\r鳖甲\pq144a1.bmp\r
性本咸寒。入肝达络。功行瘀癖。退热潜阳。（鳖甲色青入肝。咸寒无毒。通经络。
散瘀血。为厥阴血分之药。凡水族介类之属。皆能益阴潜阳。咸寒之性则同。其所入之处又
各不同耳。）
\r鲫鱼\pq144a.bmp\r
属土相宜于脾胃。因味甘以性温。利水不及于鲤乌。能动风而发毒。（鲫鱼味甘性温
。喜偎泥。故属土。和脾养胃。是以凡病后虚弱之人。惟鲫鱼可食。水族之类。皆能利水。
鱼腥之类。均可发风。亦事之常理也。至于外敷消肿毒者。一则取其土能解毒。一则取动能
消散耳。）
\r珍珠\pq144.bmp\r
得太阴精气以生。清热益阴专解毒。具甘淡咸寒之性。镇心定悸可疗狂。治惊痫之痰
迷。入肝明目。生肌肉而翳退。泽面涂容。（珍珠出大蚌中。感太阴月魄精华而生。故有中
秋无月蚌无胎之说。甘咸寒无毒。益阴解毒。是其本功。虽阴精之气结成。而质禀坚刚。性
含灵宝。故能镇心坠痰。安魂定魄。至于退翳膜。治痘疮。生肌泽面。皆取其灵宝咸寒润泽
之力耳。）
入肝经治血分之 。带下崩中。经方有考。去湿浊味咸温兼涩。虫疳下痢。审证随
施。点眼则去翳摩星。贴疮可燥脓收水。（乌贼骨一名海螵蛸。乃乌贼鱼中之骨也。味咸性
温。乃肝经血分药。虽系血药。而其质又燥。故能治女人崩带淋浊。一切下部虫疳淫 之疾
。内经虽云治血枯。然观其经文全旨。毕竟非肝经之血枯。是肝经之湿浊。故又能点目翳。
燥脓疮。自可想见其功用耳。）
鳖甲
性质本为咸味、寒性。入肝经并通达经络。功效在于消除瘀血积聚和痞块，退热并潜降阳气。（鳖甲颜色青黑而入肝，味咸性寒且无毒，能疏通经络，消散瘀血，是厥阴经血分的药物。凡是水族介壳类生物，都具有滋养阴液、潜降阳气的功能，其味咸性寒的特性是相同的，只是所作用的部位各不相同罢了。）
鲫鱼
属性属土，适宜于脾胃。因为味道甘甜所以性质温和。利水作用不如鲤鱼和乌鱼。但能引动内风并诱发毒邪。（鲫鱼味甘性温，喜欢依偎在泥中，所以属性属土，能调和脾胃、养护胃气。因此，凡是病后身体虚弱的人，只有鲫鱼可以食用。水族鱼类大多能利水，带有腥味的鱼类都能引发风邪，这也是常理。至于外用敷贴以消肿解毒，一是取其土性能解毒，二是取其动性能消散。）
珍珠
吸收太阴（肺/月）的精气而生。清热益阴专门用于解毒。具有甘、淡、咸、寒的性质。镇心安神、定悸动可用于治疗狂躁之症。治疗惊痫引起的痰迷心窍。入肝经可明目，促进肌肉生长并使翳膜消退，润泽面部修饰容颜。（珍珠产于大蚌之中，感应太阴月亮的精华而生，所以有“中秋无月则蚌无胎”的说法。味甘咸性寒且无毒，益阴解毒是其基本功效。虽然由阴精之气凝结而成，但质地坚硬刚强，本性蕴含灵宝之气，所以能镇心安神、坠化痰涎，安魂定魄。至于退去翳膜、治疗痘疮、生肌泽面，都是取其灵宝之气以及咸寒润泽的力量。）
入肝经治疗血分病变。带下病和崩漏，在经方中有考证。去除湿浊，味咸性温兼有涩味。治疗虫疳和下痢，需审察证候随症施治。点眼则可去除翳膜如摩星般明亮，贴敷疮口可燥湿排脓收敛水分。（乌贼骨又名海螵蛸，是乌贼鱼体内的骨骼。味咸性温，属于肝经血分的药物。虽然是血分药，但其质地又干燥，所以能治疗妇女崩漏、带下、淋浊等下部虫疳淫秽的疾病。《内经》虽提到治疗血枯，但纵观经文全意，终究不是肝经的血枯，而是肝经的湿浊，所以又能点眼去翳，燥湿排脓治疗疮疡，其功用由此可以想见。）
Biejia (Tartaric Shell)
Its nature is salty and cold. It enters the Liver channel and reaches the collaterals. Its function is to resolve blood stasis and masses, reduce fever, and subdue yang. (Biejia has a bluish-black color and enters the Liver; it is salty, cold, and non-toxic. It unblocks meridians and dissipates blood stasis, serving as a medicine for the Blood aspect of the Jueyin channel. All creatures belonging to the aquatic shellfish class can nourish Yin and subdue Yang; their salty and cold nature is the same, though the specific areas they enter differ.)
Jiyu (Crucian Carp)
Its attribute belongs to Earth, making it suitable for the Spleen and Stomach. Because its flavor is sweet, its nature is warm. Its diuretic effect is inferior to that of Liyu (Common Carp) and Wuyu (Black Fish). However, it can stir up wind and provoke toxins. (Jiyu has a sweet flavor and warm nature, preferring to nestle in mud, thus its attribute belongs to Earth. It harmonizes the Spleen and nourishes the Stomach. Therefore, for those who are weak after illness, only Jiyu is suitable for consumption. Aquatic fish generally promote urination; fish with a fishy odor can trigger wind, which is also a common principle. As for external application to reduce swelling and detoxify, one reason is its Earth attribute's ability to detoxify, and the other is its dynamic nature's ability to dissipate.)
Zhenzhu (Pearl)
It is born from absorbing the essence and qi of Taiyin (Lung/Moon). It clears heat, benefits Yin, and specializes in detoxification. It possesses the properties of sweet, bland, salty, and cold. It calms the Heart, settles palpitations, and can treat manic disorders. It treats phlegm confusion caused by convulsive epilepsy. Entering the Liver channel, it brightens the eyes, generates flesh, and causes nebulae to recede, moisturizing the face and enhancing appearance. (Pearls are produced within large mussels, formed by sensing the essence of the Taiyin moon. Hence, there is a saying: "If there is no moon on Mid-Autumn Day, the mussel has no fetus." Sweet, salty, cold, and non-toxic, benefiting Yin and detoxifying is its fundamental function. Although formed from Yin essence qi, its substance is hard and rigid, and its nature contains spiritual treasure qualities. Thus, it can calm the Heart, settle phlegm, stabilize the soul, and anchor the spirit. Regarding removing nebulae, treating smallpox lesions, generating flesh, and moisturizing the face, all rely on the power of its spiritual treasure quality and salty-cold moistening properties.)
[Oushejiao / Cuttlebone]
Enters the Liver channel to treat diseases of the Blood aspect. For leukorrhea and metrorrhagia, examinations exist in classic formulas. [It removes damp-turbidity; its flavor is salty, nature is warm, and it is astringent. It treats insect-related malnutrition and dysentery; treatment should follow syndrome differentiation.] Applied to the eyes, it removes nebulae like polishing stars; applied to sores, it dries pus and collects fluids. (Oushejiao, also known as Haipiaoxiao, is the bone inside the cuttlefish. Its flavor is salty and nature is warm; it is a medicine for the Blood aspect of the Liver channel. Although it is a Blood medicine, its texture is dry, so it can treat women's metrorrhagia, leukorrhea, strangury, turbidity, and all lower-orifice diseases involving insects, malnutrition, and foul discharges. Although the *Neijing* mentions treating blood deficiency, reviewing the full context of the text, it ultimately refers not to Liver blood deficiency, but to Liver damp-turbidity. Thus, it can also be used to apply to the eyes to remove nebulae and dry pus in sores; its functions can be inferred from this.)