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斑蝥（出神农本经）主寒热鬼疰蛊毒鼠 恶疮疽蚀死肌破石癃（以上朱字神农本经）疥
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积伤人肌堕胎（以上黑字名医所录）【名】龙尾 晏青 发 斑蚝（音刺） 龙苗 斑菌 盘
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甲上黄黑斑文乌腹尖喙如巴豆大就叶上采之古方书多有用此其字或作斑蝥亦作斑蚝也【时】
〔生〕四月五月〔采〕七八月露中取【收】阴干【用】身【色】黄黑斑文【味】辛【性】寒
散【气】气之薄者阳中之阴【主】鼠 淋沥【助】马刀为之使【反】畏巴豆丹参空青恶肤青
豆花【制】〔衍义曰〕凡使须在糯米中炒待米色黄为度去翅足用【治】〔疗〕〔药性论云〕消
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之即根出又治沙虱毒以二枚一枚为末服之一枚烧令烟绝研末敷之立瘥及妊娠或已不活欲下胎
者烧末服一枚即下【合治】以半两微炒为末合蜜调敷干癣积年生痂搔之黄水出每逢阴雨即痒
者○以一两去翅足用粟米一升同炒令米焦黄去米不用细研入干薄苛末四两同研令匀合乌鸡子
清丸如绿豆大空心腊茶下一丸加至五丸每日减一丸减至一丸后每日服五丸治大人小儿瘰 内
消【禁】妊娠不可服为能溃人肉治淋药多用极苦人尤宜斟酌凡入药不可令生生即吐泻人
有毒 化生
芫青主蛊毒风疰鬼疰堕胎（名医所录）【地】〔图经曰〕本经不载所出州土今处处有之其
形颇与斑蝥相类但纯青绿色背上有一道黄文尖喙三四月芫花发时乃生多就花上采之〔雷公
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蝥背上一画黄一画黑嘴尖处一小点赤在豆叶上居食豆叶汁亭长形黑黄在蔓叶上居食蔓胶汁地
胆额上有大红一点身黑用各有处【时】〔生〕三月四月〔采〕三月四月取【收】曝干【用】
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米小麻子相拌同炒待米黄黑出去麻子等去头及翅足更以乱发裹之挂于东壁角上一宿去毒至明
取用【治】〔疗〕〔陶隐居云〕治鼠 疮【禁】妊娠不可服
有毒，化生。
斑蝥（出自《神农本草经》）。主治寒热、鬼疰、蛊毒、鼠瘘、恶疮、疽蚀、死肌、破石癃（以上为朱字，引自《神农本草经》）、疥癣、血积、伤人肌肤、堕胎（以上为黑字，名医所记录）。【名称】龙尾、晏青、发斑、蚝（音刺）、龙苗、斑菌、盘蛩、龙甲。背部有黄黑斑纹，腹部乌黑，喙尖，大小如巴豆。在叶上采集。古方书中多有使用此药，其字或写作“斑蝥”，也写作“斑蚝”。【时节】〔生长〕四月、五月。〔采收〕七月、八月，于露中采取。【收藏】阴干。【药用部位】全虫身。【色泽】黄黑斑纹。【味道】辛。【性质】寒。【气味厚薄】气之薄者，阳中之阴。【主治】鼠瘘、淋沥。【使药】以马刀为使药。【相反/畏恶】畏巴豆、丹参、空青；恶肤青、豆花。【炮制】〔《衍义》曰〕凡入药，须在糯米中炒至米色变黄为度，去翅足后使用。【治疗】〔疗〕〔《药性论》云〕消除瘰疬，使其根出；又治沙虱毒，取两枚，一枚研末内服，一枚烧至烟尽，研末外敷，立即可愈。以及妊娠期间胎儿已死欲下胎者，烧成末服用一枚即能排出。【合治】取半两微炒为末，与蜜调匀敷于干癣，积年生痂，搔之有黄水流出，每逢阴雨天气即瘙痒者。○取一两，去翅足，用粟米一升同炒至米焦黄，去米不用，细研，加入干薄苛末四两，同研均匀，与乌鸡蛋清和丸，如绿豆大。空心时腊茶送下一丸，加至五丸，每日减一丸，减至一丸后，每日再服五丸。治疗大人小儿瘰疬，内消。【禁忌】妊娠不可服用，因其能溃烂人肉。治疗淋证药物多用极苦之人尤宜斟酌。凡入药不可令生用，生用即致吐泻。
有毒，化生。
芫青。主治蛊毒、风疰、鬼疰、堕胎（名医所记录）。【产地】〔《图经》曰〕《本经》不载其所出州土，如今处处都有。其形状颇与斑蝥相似，但纯青绿色，背上有黄色一道纹路，喙尖。三月、四月芫花开放时乃生出，多在花上采集。〔雷公云〕芫蝥背上一道黄、一道黑，嘴尖处有一小点赤色，居住在豆叶上，食用豆叶汁液；亭长形黑黄，居住在蔓叶上，食用蔓胶汁液；地胆额上有大红一点，身体黑色，各有用途不同。【时节】〔生长〕三月、四月。〔采收〕三月、四月采取。【收藏】曝干。【药用部位】全虫身。【炮制】与小米、麻子相拌同炒，待米呈黄黑色，去掉麻子等，去头及翅足，更以乱发包裹，挂在东壁角上一宿，去毒，至明天取出使用。【治疗】〔疗〕〔陶隐居云〕治疗鼠瘘疮。【禁忌】妊娠不可服用。
Toxic, generated from transformation.
Mylabris (originating from *Shennong Bencao Jing*). Mainly treats chills and fever, Gui Zhu (ghostly affliction), Gu Du (poisonous worm disease), Shu Lou (scrofula), malignant sores, ulcerative carbuncles, necrotic tissue, breaking of stone strangury (above in red characters, from *Shennong Bencao Jing*), scabies, tinea, blood accumulation, damaging muscle and skin, inducing abortion (above in black characters, recorded by famous physicians). [Names] Long Wei (Dragon Tail), Yan Qing, Fa Ban, Hao (pronounced Ci), Long Miao, Ban Jun, Pan Qiong, Long Jia. Features yellow and black mottled patterns on the back, black abdomen, pointed beak, size similar to *Crocus Sativus* (actually referring to Croton seed/Ba Dou in context of size comparison, but literal translation: Ba Dou). Harvested from leaves. Ancient formularies frequently use this herb; the character is sometimes written as "Ban Mao" or also as "Ban Hao". [Seasons] [Growth] April, May. [Harvest] July, August, collected in dew. [Storage] Dried in shade. [Medicinal Part] Whole body. [Color] Yellow and black mottled patterns. [Taste] Acrid. [Nature] Cold. [Qi Thickness] Thin Qi, Yin within Yang. [Main Actions] Treating Shu Lou, dribbling strangury. [Assistant Herb] Ma Dao (Scrofula) acts as assistant. [Incompatibilities] Feared by Ba Dou (*Crotonis Fructus*), Danshen (*Salviae Miltiorrhizae Radix et Rhizoma*), Kong Qing (*Azurite*); Disliked by Fu Qing, Dou Hua. [Processing] [*Yanyi* states]: When used, stir-fry in glutinous rice until the rice turns yellow, then remove wings and feet for use. [Treatment] [Therapy] [*Yaoxing Lun* states]: Eliminates Luo Li (scrofula), causing the root to emerge; also treats Sha Si Du (sand tick poison). Take two insects, one ground into powder for internal administration, one burned until smoke ceases, ground into powder for external application, effect is immediate. For pregnant women with a dead fetus intended for expulsion, burn into powder, take one dose to expel. [Combined Therapy]: Take half liang, lightly stir-fried into powder, mixed with honey and applied to dry tinea characterized by crusts formed over years, oozing yellow fluid when scratched, itching exacerbated during rainy weather. ○ Take one liang, remove wings and feet, stir-fry together with one sheng of millet until millet is scorched yellow, discard millet, grind finely, add four liang of Gan Bo Ke (dried mint/herb) powder, mix uniformly, combine with white of quail egg to form pills the size of mung beans. Administer one pill on an empty stomach with aged tea, increase to five pills, decrease by one pill daily until reaching one pill, then administer five pills daily. Treats adult and pediatric Luo Li, resolving internally. [Contraindications] Forbidden during pregnancy as it can ulcerate human flesh. For treating strangury, herbs are often extremely bitter; those with extreme bitterness should exercise caution. Do not use raw in prescriptions; raw usage causes vomiting and diarrhea.
Toxic, generated from transformation.
Lytta vesicatoria (Variegated Blister Beetle). Mainly treats Gu Du, Feng Zhu (windy ghostly affliction), Gui Zhu, inducing abortion (recorded by famous physicians). [Origin] [*Tujing* states]: *Bencao Jing* does not record its native provinces; now found everywhere. Its shape is quite similar to Mylabris, but purely greenish-blue, with a single yellow stripe on the back, pointed beak. Born in March and April when Yuan Hua (*Daphne Genkwa*) blooms, mostly harvested from flowers. [Lei Gong says]: Lyta has one yellow and one black stripe on the back, a small red dot at the tip of the beak, resides on bean leaves feeding on bean leaf juice; Ting Zhang is black-yellow, resides on vine leaves feeding on vine gum juice; Di Dan has a large red dot on the forehead and black body, each having specific uses. [Seasons] [Growth] March, April. [Harvest] Collected in March, April. [Storage] Sun-dried. [Medicinal Part] Whole body. [Processing] Mix with millet and hemp seeds, stir-fry together until millet turns yellow-black, remove hemp seeds etc., remove head, wings, and feet, wrap in tangled hair, hang on the corner of the east wall overnight to remove toxicity, use the next morning. [Treatment] [Therapy] [Tao Yingju says]: Treats Shu Lou sores. [Contraindications] Forbidden during pregnancy.