\r龙骨\pq143a1.bmp\r
性入东方。治肝脏魂无所附。功昭灵异。疗惊风螈痉难痊。敛疮口以止遗。甘平性涩
。固崩淋而辟魅。重镇能收。（龙骨。一云龙蜕骨。鹿蜕角。蛇蜕皮。蟹脱壳。则龙骨是所
蜕之骨。一云出山谷间。是死龙。又云山谷间所生嫩石。得龙交感之气而生。其形相似。有
角齿三说。未知孰是。味甘涩。性平质重。舐之粘舌不脱。入肝肾大肠。镇虚固脱。是其本
功。一切外内诸治。皆从四字脱化而来。龙为灵物。故又能安神辟魅耳。龙为东方之神。故
专入肝。肝藏魂。故魂不归肝者。治之以龙骨。）
\r牡蛎\pq143a.bmp\r
味属咸寒。退热潜阳生可贵。性多涩固。疗崩敛汗 相宜。兼之燥湿软坚。瘰 结痰
皆易散。且又益阴补水。骨蒸遗滑尽能瘳。（牡蛎。出海中。形如大螃。其壳只有一片。而
无对偶。故为之牡。咸寒入肾。能益阴潜阳。退虚热。软坚痰。 之则燥而兼涩。又能固下
焦。除湿浊。敛虚汗。具咸寒介类之功。有重镇摄下之意。外用内用。均可推想耳。）
\r龟板\pq143.bmp\r
补肾水。退骨蒸。咸寒之力。通任脉。潜虚阳。介类之功。胎产崩淋。能调能顺。症
瘕痔漏。可导可宣。（龟板。龟有数种。大抵以水龟为良。龟为北方之神。色黑味甘咸。性
寒。能入肾经。其首常藏在腹。故又通任脉。能导引胎息。故灵而多寿。以龟板为柔中之刚
。有解脱之义。故能破症瘕。治难产。至于崩淋痔漏阴蚀等证。皆任脉为病。肾阴不足所致
也。总之壮肾水。退骨蒸。通任脉。潜虚阳。其主治不离乎此。煎胶更良。）
龙骨
药性归于东方。主治肝脏之魂无所依附之证。功效显著灵异，治疗惊风抽搐痉挛难以痊愈之症。收敛疮口以止遗泄，味甘性平而质地涩滞。固摄崩漏带下及淋证，并驱避邪魅。其质重镇，具有收敛固脱之功。（关于龙骨的由来，一说为龙蜕下的骨，鹿蜕下的角，蛇蜕下的皮，蟹脱下的壳，那么龙骨就是龙所蜕下的骨头；另一说认为产于山谷之间，是死去的龙；又一说认为是山谷间生长的嫩石，因得到龙交感之气而生，形状相似。这三种说法，不知哪种正确。龙骨味甘涩，性平，质地沉重，舔舐时粘舌不脱落。入肝、肾、大肠经。镇虚固脱是其基本功效，一切内外各种治疗方法，皆从“固脱”二字演化而来。龙为灵物，故又能安神驱邪。龙为东方之神，故专入肝经。肝藏魂，所以魂不归肝者，用龙骨治疗。）
牡蛎
味道属咸寒。退热潜阳，生机可贵。药性多具涩敛固摄之效，治疗崩漏、收敛汗出适宜。兼能燥湿软坚，瘰疬结痰皆易消散。且又能益阴补水，骨蒸潮热、遗精滑泄均能治愈。（牡蛎，出产于海中，形状像大螃蟹。其壳只有一片，而没有对偶，所以称为“牡”。味咸性寒，入肾经，能益阴潜阳，退除虚热，软化坚硬之痰。煅制后则干燥兼有涩性，又能固摄下焦，除湿浊，收敛虚汗。具备咸寒介类药物的功效，有重镇摄纳下元之意。外用内服，均可由此推想。）
龟板
补肾水，退骨蒸。凭借咸寒之力，通达任脉，潜降虚阳，发挥介类药物的功效。对于胎产、崩漏带下，能调理使之顺遂。对于症瘕积聚、痔漏，可疏导宣通。（龟板，龟有多种，大致以水龟为佳。龟为北方之神，色黑，味甘咸，性寒。能入肾经。其头常藏在腹中，所以又能通达任脉。能导引胎息，因此灵动而长寿。将龟板视为柔中之刚，有解脱之义，故能破除症瘕，治疗难产。至于崩漏、带下、痔漏、阴蚀等证，都是任脉为病，由肾阴不足所致。总之，壮肾水，退骨蒸，通任脉，潜虚阳，其主要主治不离于此。煎制成胶服用效果更佳。）
Longgu (Fossilized Bones)
The medicinal property enters the East. It treats conditions where the Hun (Ethereal Soul) of the Liver has no attachment. Its efficacy is manifest and spiritual, treating convulsions and spasms due to wind-stroke that are difficult to cure. It astringes wound openings to stop leakage, with a sweet flavor, neutral nature, and astringent quality. It consolidates metrorrhagia and menorrhagia, as well as strangury, and repels malevolent influences. Its heavy weight enables it to gather and secure. (Regarding Longgu, one theory states it is the shed bone of a dragon, just as deer shed horns, snakes shed skin, and crabs shed shells; thus, Longgu is the bone shed by the dragon. Another theory claims it comes from valleys between mountains and is the bone of a dead dragon. Yet another theory suggests it is tender stone growing in valleys, generated by receiving the qi of dragon interaction, resembling the shape. Among these three theories, it is unknown which is correct. Longgu tastes sweet and astringent, is neutral in nature, and heavy in texture. When licked, it sticks to the tongue and does not fall off. It enters the Liver, Kidney, and Large Intestine meridians. Calming deficiency and securing collapse is its fundamental function. All internal and external treatments derive from these four characters: "securing collapse." The dragon is a spiritual creature, hence it can also calm the spirit and repel evil influences. The dragon is the deity of the East, hence it specifically enters the Liver meridian. The Liver stores the Hun; therefore, for those whose Hun does not return to the Liver, Longgu is used for treatment.)
Muli (Oyster Shell)
The taste is salty and cold. It reduces heat and submerges yang, preserving vital energy. Its nature is often astringent and consolidating, suitable for treating metrorrhagia and menorrhagia, and stopping sweating. Additionally, it dries dampness and softens hardness, making scrofula and phlegm nodules easy to dissipate. Furthermore, it benefits yin and supplements water, curing steaming bone disorder, seminal emission, and spermatorrhea. (Muli is produced in the sea, shaped like a large crab. Its shell consists of only one piece without a pair, hence it is called "Mu" (male). Salty and cold, it enters the Kidney meridian, benefiting yin and submerging yang, reducing deficient heat, and softening hard phlegm. When calcined, it becomes dry and astringent, further consolidating the Lower Jiao, eliminating damp turbidity, and arresting deficient sweating. It possesses the efficacy of salty-cold bivalve/mollusk substances, carrying the intention of heavy sedation and grasping the lower origin. Both external and internal uses can be inferred from this.)
Guiban (Tortoise Plastron)
It tonifies Kidney Water and reduces steaming bone disorder. Through its salty and cold power, it unblocks the Ren Mai (Conception Vessel) and submerges deficient yang, exerting the efficacy of bivalve/mollusk substances. For gestation, childbirth, metrorrhagia, and menorrhagia, it can regulate and smooth. For masses and growths, hemorrhoids, and fistulas, it can guide and diffuse. (Guiban comes from turtles, which have several species, generally preferring water turtles. The turtle is the deity of the North, black in color, with a sweet and salty taste, and cold nature. It enters the Kidney meridian. Its head is often hidden in the abdomen, thus it also unblocks the Ren Mai. It can guide fetal breath, hence it is spiritual and long-lived. Guiban is regarded as rigid within flexibility, possessing the meaning of liberation, thus it can break down masses and treat dystocia. As for conditions such as metrorrhagia, leukorrhea, hemorrhoids, and genital erosion, they are all diseases of the Ren Mai caused by insufficiency of Kidney Yin. In summary, strengthening Kidney Water, reducing steaming bone disorder, unblocking the Ren Mai, and submerging deficient yang constitute its main indications. Preparing it into gelatin yields even better results.)