\r僵蚕\pq150.bmp\r
辛散风邪。咸可豁痰入肺部。温行肝络。轻能治上利咽喉。备宣疏攻托之能。疗惊通
乳。有结化痹开之效。消肿除疳。蚕砂燥湿并祛风。性味辛温兼治渴。（僵蚕系蚕之病风者
。虽死后僵而不腐。故为治风之药。味辛咸。性温属火。故能散结气。开顽痰。以其得清化
之气。可从治上焦头目风热。入肺部。治喉风喉痹等疾。又行肝胃两经。虽病僵之物。究属
蠕动之品。凡一切乳痈痰沥之证。皆可用以攻托宣行。○蚕砂即蚕矢。晚者良。即二蚕也。
味辛甘。性温燥。祛风胜湿。两者兼优。熨风痹。洗瘾疹。香油调涂烂弦风眼。皆有效验。
至本经云治消渴一证。或取蚕之但食不饮耳。）
\r斑蝥\pq151a.bmp\r
直走精宫。腐肉堕胎毒至猛。专行血室。通淋逐积味辛寒。治疯犬之毒邪。达下窍而
攻泻。（斑蝥生豆叶上。八九月间取之。捕获时尾后有恶气射出。臭不可当。辛咸性寒有大
毒。走达下窍。至精溺之处。能蚀下败物。如血块烂肉粉片之属。从小便而出。故本经称其
能破石淋。极能堕胎腐胎。至于拔瘰 根。治疯犬毒。服后能使病根从小便出。虽有方法。
然终未免假借大毒之物。只可外用。蚀死肌。溃痈肿。搽疯涂癣。却有奇功。不堪内服耳。
）
僵蚕
具有辛味以疏散风邪。咸味能豁痰，药性入肺经。温性能通行肝经经络。质地轻扬能治疗上部疾病，疏通咽喉。具备宣散、疏利、攻逐、托毒的功效。可治疗惊风，通利乳汁，有化解郁结、开通痹阻的效果。能消肿，消除疳积。蚕砂（蚕的粪便）能燥湿并祛风。其性味辛温，兼治口渴。（僵蚕是感染风邪而病的蚕。虽然死后僵硬但不腐烂，因此作为治疗风证的药物。味道辛、咸，性质温，属火，所以能消散结气，开通顽痰。因为它禀受清化之气，可以治理上焦头目的风热，进入肺经，治疗喉风、喉痹等疾病。又行于肝、胃两经。虽然是病僵之物，终究属于蠕动类的虫品。凡是一切乳痈、痰涎壅滞的证候，都可以用它来攻逐托毒、宣通气机。○蚕砂即蚕矢，陈久的为好，指二眠后的蚕所排出的粪便。味道辛、甘，性质温燥。能祛风胜湿，两者功效兼备优良。用于熨治风痹，清洗瘾疹，用香油调涂治疗烂弦风眼，都有疗效。至于《神农本草经》记载它能治疗消渴一证，或许是取蚕只吃桑叶不饮水的特性罢了。）
斑蝥
直走精室，腐蚀肌肉、堕胎，毒性极为猛烈。专行血室，通淋利尿，驱逐积滞，味道辛寒。治疗疯狗咬伤的毒邪，通达下窍而攻泻。（斑蝥生长在豆叶上，八九月间采集。捕获时尾部会射出恶臭气体，气味难闻。味道辛、咸，性质寒，有大毒。走窜通达下窍，到达精气和小便之处，能腐蚀下部的败坏物质，如血块、烂肉、粉屑之类，从小便排出。所以《神农本草经》称它能破除石淋，极能堕胎、腐胎。至于拔除瘰疬根蒂，治疗疯狗咬伤，服用后能使病根从小便排出。虽然有这种方法，但终究难免借助大毒之物，只可外用。腐蚀死肌，溃破痈肿，搽治疯犬咬伤或涂抹癣疾，却有奇功，不堪内服。）
Bombyx Batryticatus (Jiangcan)
Pungent in flavor to disperse wind pathogens. Salty in flavor to resolve phlegm, entering the Lung meridian. Warm in nature to circulate through the Liver meridians. Light in texture to treat upper-body conditions and benefit the throat. Possesses the abilities to diffuse, unblock, attack, and expel toxins. Treats convulsions and promotes lactation; has the effect of resolving stagnation and opening obstructions. Reduces swelling and eliminates malnutrition syndromes (Gan syndrome). Silkworm feces (Can Sha) dry dampness and dispel wind. Its flavor is pungent and warm, additionally treating thirst. (Bombyx Batryticatus refers to silkworms that have contracted wind-pathogen illness. Although stiff after death without rotting, it serves as a herb for treating wind disorders. With pungent and salty flavors and warm nature belonging to Fire, it can dissipate stagnant Qi and open stubborn phlegm. Endowed with clear-transforming Qi, it addresses wind-heat in the head and eyes of the Upper Jiao, enters the Lung meridian, and treats diseases such as throat wind and throat bi. It also traverses the Liver and Stomach meridians. Though a stiffened creature, it ultimately belongs to crawling insects. For all conditions involving breast abscesses or phlegm-fluid retention, it can be used to attack, expel, diffuse, and circulate. ○ Can Sha, also known as Can Shi, is better when aged, referring to feces from silkworms after their second molt. Flavor: pungent and sweet; Nature: warm and drying. Dispels wind and overcomes dampness, excelling in both aspects. Used for moxibustion/warming therapy on wind-bi, washing for urticaria, and mixed with sesame oil for application on marginal blepharitis, all showing efficacy. As stated in the *Shennong Bencao Jing* regarding its treatment of Xiao Ke (wasting-thirst syndrome), this may be derived from the observation that silkworms eat but do not drink.)
Mylabris (Banmao)
Directly travels to the essence palace; corrodes flesh and induces abortion, with extremely potent toxicity. Exclusively acts on the Blood chamber, unblocks strangury, drives out accumulation, with a pungent and cold flavor. Treats venom from mad dogs, reaches the lower orifices to attack and purge. (Mylabris grows on bean leaves and is harvested between August and September. When captured, a foul-smelling gas is emitted from the tail, which is unbearable. Pungent and salty in flavor, cold in nature, with great toxicity. It travels to the lower orifices, reaching areas of essence and urine, where it can corrode decaying matter such as blood clots, rotten flesh, and powdery debris, excreting them via urine. Thus, the *Shennong Bencao Jing* states it can break stone strangury and is highly effective in inducing abortion and corroding fetal tissue. Regarding extracting the root of scrofula and treating mad dog bites, ingestion allows the pathogenic root to exit via urine. Although methods exist, relying on such highly toxic substances is risky; it should only be used externally. It corrodes dead tissue, ulcerates carbuncles and swellings, and applied for mad dog bites or tinea, yielding miraculous results, but is unsuitable for internal use.)