有毒 石生
银屑主安五脏定心神止惊悸除邪气久服轻身长年（名医所录）【地】（衍义曰）所产之地
已
备生银条下屑义与金屑之义同焉然银屑经言有毒生银经言无毒释者漏略不言盖生银已发生于
外无蕴郁之气故无毒矿银尚蕴蓄于石中郁结之气未泄故有毒也【时】（采）无时【用】经
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者良【质】类沙而白亮【色】白【味】辛【性】平散【气】气之薄者阳中之阴【臭】朽【主】
定心志去惊痫【反】恶锡【制】磨锉为屑用【治】（疗）（药性论云）主小儿颠疾狂走（别录
云）
妊娠猝腰背痛如折用水煮服之破冷除风
有毒附朱砂银 石生
生银主热狂惊悸发痫恍惚夜卧不安谵（音詹）语邪气鬼崇服之明目镇心安神定志小儿诸
热
丹毒并以水磨服功胜紫雪（名医所录）【名】（宝藏论云） 夫银有一十七种 至药银 山泽
银
草砂银 母砂银 黑铅银 以上五种是真银堪入药用 白锡银 曾青银 土碌银 丹阳银
生铁银 生铜银 硫黄银 砒霜银 雄黄银 雌黄银 钥石银 真水银银 以上十二种是假
银不入药用【地】（图经曰）出饶州乐平诸坑生银矿中状如硬锡文理粗错自然者真今坑中所
得
乃在土石中渗溜成条状若丝发土人谓之老翁须似此者极难得方书用生银必得此乃真尔（别录
云）银生洛平卢氏县褐色石打破内即白生于铅坑中形如笋子此有变化之道亦曰自然牙亦曰生
铅又曰自然铅可为利术不堪食铅内银性有毒可用结砂子一种朱砂银冷无毒畏石亭脂磁石铁及
忌诸血有延年益色镇心安神止惊悸辟邪治中恶蛊毒心热煎烦忧忘虚劣之功故附于此（衍义
曰）
其生银即是不自矿中出而特然自生者又谓之老翁须亦取像而言之耳【时】（采）无时【用】
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理粗错自然生者佳【质】状如硬锡【色】白【味】辛【性】寒散【气】气之薄者阳中之阴【臭】
朽【主】镇心安神【反】畏石亭脂磁石【制】（雷公云）金银铜铁气凡使在药中用时即浑安
置
于药中借气生药力而已若以金银铜铁入于药中用之俱消人脂也【治】（疗）（日华子云）治小
儿
冲恶热毒烦闷水磨服（别录云）身有赤疵常以银揩令热不久渐渐消除【禁】其性戾服之伤肝
有毒。生于石中。
银屑：主治安五脏、定心神、止惊悸、除邪气。久服可轻身延年。（出自《名医所录》）【产地】（《本草衍义》说）出产的地点。
已详细记载于“生银条”下的“屑”字条目中，其含义与金屑相同。然而，关于银屑，《本草经》言其有毒，而生银则言无毒。注释者疏漏未加说明。大概是因为生银已经发生在外，没有蕴郁之气，所以无毒；而矿银尚蕴蓄在石头中，郁结之气未泄，所以有毒。【采集时间】随时可采。【炮制】经过炼制者为佳。【质地】类似沙粒，洁白光亮。【颜色】白色。【味道】辛。【药性】平。【气味厚薄】气味淡薄，属于阳中之阴。【气味】朽味。【主治】安定心志，去除惊痫。【相反】畏忌锡。【制剂】磨锉成屑使用。【治疗】（《药性论》说）主治小儿癫疾狂走。（《名医别录》说）妊娠期间突然发生的腰背痛如折断感，用水煮后服用，可破冷除风。
有毒，附着于朱砂的银。生于石中。
生银：主治热狂、惊悸、发痫、恍惚、夜间卧睡不安、谵语（音詹）、邪气鬼祟。服用后可明目、镇心安神、定志。小儿各种热症、丹毒，均以水磨后服用，功效胜过紫雪散（出自《名医所录》）。【名称】（《宝藏论》说）银有一十七种：至药银、山泽银、草砂银、母砂银、黑铅银，以上五种是真银，可以入药；白锡银、曾青银、土碌银、丹阳银、生铁银、生铜银、硫黄银、砒霜银、雄黄银、雌黄银、钥石银、真水银银，以上十二种是假银，不入药用。【产地】（《本草图经》说）产于饶州乐平各坑的生银矿中，形状像硬锡，纹理粗糙交错自然者为真品。如今坑中所获得的，是在土石中渗流形成的条状，像丝发一样，当地人称之为“老翁须”。像这样的极难得到，方书中使用的生银必须得到这种才是真的。（《名医别录》说）银产于洛平卢氏县，褐色石头打破后里面是白色的，生于铅矿中，形状像笋子。这有变化之道，也称为自然牙，也称生铅，又称自然铅，可用于利术（推测为某种疗法或药物用途），不可食用。铅内的银性有毒，可以用来结砂子。有一种朱砂银，性冷无毒，畏忌石亭脂、磁石、铁及诸血，有延年益色、镇心安神、止惊悸、辟邪、治中恶蛊毒、清心热、解烦躁、忘忧、补虚劣的功效，所以附记于此。（《本草衍义》说）这种生银就是不是从矿中出来而是特别自然生成的，又称为老翁须，也是取象比喻而言。【采集时间】随时可采。【炮制】纹理粗糙交错自然生成者为佳。【质地】形状像硬锡。【颜色】白色。【味道】辛。【药性】寒。【气味厚薄】气味淡薄，属于阳中之阴。【气味】朽味。【主治】镇心安神。【相反】畏忌石亭脂、磁石。【制剂】（雷公说）金银铜铁之气，凡是在药中使用时，就整体安置在药中，借其气来生药力罢了。如果将金银铜铁直接入药使用，都会消耗人的脂肪。【治疗】（《日华子本草》说）治疗小儿冲恶热毒烦闷，水磨后服用。（《名医别录》说）身上有红色斑点，常用银擦拭使其发热，不久便渐渐消除。【禁忌】其性乖戾，服用会伤肝。
Toxic. Grows in stones.
Silver Shavings (Yin Xie): Mainly treats calming the five Zang organs, stabilizing the mind and spirit, stopping palpitations and fright, and eliminating pathogenic factors. Long-term use can lighten the body and prolong life. (Recorded by Famous Physicians) [Origin] (According to *Bencao Yan Yi*): The place of production.
Already detailed under the entry for "Shavings" in the "Raw Silver Strip" section; its meaning is the same as that of Gold Shavings. However, while the *Classic of Materia Medica* states that Silver Shavings are toxic, Raw Silver is stated to be non-toxic. Commentators omitted this explanation. It is likely because Raw Silver has already manifested externally and lacks pent-up Qi, thus being non-toxic; whereas mineral silver remains stored within the stone, with its pent-up Qi not yet released, thus being toxic. [Collection Time]: Anytime. [Processing]: Those refined through smelting are superior. [Texture]: Resembles sand, bright white. [Color]: White. [Flavor]: Acrid. [Nature]: Neutral. [Qi Thickness]: Thin Qi, Yin within Yang. [Odor]: Rotten. [Main Actions]: Stabilizes the will, eliminates epilepsy and fright. [Incompatibility]: Averse to Tin. [Preparation]: Ground and filed into shavings for use. [Therapy]: (According to *Yao Xing Lun*): Mainly treats pediatric epilepsy with manic running. (According to *Mingyi Bielu*): For sudden lower back pain resembling a fracture during pregnancy, decoct with water and take; it breaks cold and expels wind.
Toxic, attached to Cinnabar Silver. Grows in stones.
Raw Silver: Mainly treats heat-induced mania, palpitations, epilepsy onset, trance-like states, restlessness at night, delirious speech (Zhan), pathogenic factors, and demonic influences. Ingestion improves vision, calms and anchors the heart and mind, and stabilizes the will. For various childhood fevers and erysipelas, grind with water and administer; its efficacy surpasses that of Zi Xue Powder (Purple Snow Decoction). (Recorded by Famous Physicians) [Names]: (According to *Bao Zang Lun*): There are seventeen types of silver: Zhi Yao Silver, Shan Ze Silver, Cao Sha Silver, Mu Sha Silver, and Hei Qian Silver; these five are true silver suitable for medicinal use. Bai Xi Silver, Zeng Qing Silver, Tu Lu Silver, Dan Yang Silver, Sheng Tie Silver, Sheng Tong Silver, Liu Huang Silver, Pi Shuang Silver, Xiong Huang Silver, Ci Huang Silver, Yao Shi Silver, and Zhen Shui Yin Silver; these twelve are false silver and not used medicinally. [Origin]: (According to *Bencao Tujing*): Produced in raw silver mines in various pits of Leping, Raozhou. It resembles hard tin; those with rough, naturally interlaced textures are genuine. What is currently obtained from pits seeps through earth and stone into thread-like strands, resembling hair, locally called "Old Man's Beard." Such specimens are extremely rare; formularies specify that genuine Raw Silver must be of this type. (According to *Mingyi Bielu*): Silver is produced in Lushi County, Luoping. Breaking open brownish stones reveals white interior; it forms in lead mines, shaped like bamboo shoots. This involves transformational principles, also known as Natural Tooth, or Raw Lead, or Natural Lead. It can be used for Li Shu (a specific therapeutic method) but is inedible. Silver contained within lead is toxic in nature but can be used to form cinnabar-like grains. One type is Cinnabar Silver, which is cold and non-toxic; it is incompatible with Ting Li Shi (Lithospermum), Ci Shi (Magnetite), Iron, and various blood-invigorating substances. It has benefits of prolonging life, enhancing complexion, calming and anchoring the heart and mind, stopping palpitations, expelling evil, treating severe poisoning and gu poison, clearing heart heat, relieving irritability, alleviating sorrow and forgetfulness, and tonifying deficiency and weakness. Thus, it is appended here. (According to *Bencao Yan Yi*): This Raw Silver refers to that which does not emerge from ore but occurs spontaneously, hence also called "Old Man's Beard," named by analogy. [Collection Time]: Anytime. [Processing]: Those with rough, naturally interlaced textures are preferred. [Texture]: Resembles hard tin. [Color]: White. [Flavor]: Acrid. [Nature]: Cold. [Qi Thickness]: Thin Qi, Yin within Yang. [Odor]: Rotten. [Main Actions]: Calms and anchors the heart and mind. [Incompatibility]: Averse to Ting Li Shi (Lithospermum) and Ci Shi (Magnetite). [Preparation]: (According to Lei Gong): The Qi of gold, silver, copper, and iron, when used in medicines, should be placed whole within the herbal mixture to borrow their Qi to enhance the medicinal power. If metals are directly ingested with herbs, they consume human fat. [Therapy]: (According to *Ri Hua Zi Ben Cao*): Treats pediatric shock, evil influences, heat toxins, irritability, and stuffiness; grind with water and take. (According to *Mingyi Bielu*): For red spots on the body, frequently rub with silver until warm; gradually eliminate them over time. [Contraindications]: Its nature is perverse; ingestion damages the Liver.