补虚寒
酸而咸温。暖脾益胃，脾胃暖则腰肾受荫矣。补虚寒，助阳事（两肾、阴茎尤胜）。黄
者补脾，黑者补肾。畏杏仁。忌蒜（道家以为地厌。黄犬血，酒服二碗，治肠痈）。
补虚劳
甘热属火。补虚劳，益气血，壮阳道，开胃健力，通气发疮（仲景治虚羸蓐劳，有当归
羊血汤。《十剂》曰∶补可去弱，人参、羊肉之属是也。东垣曰∶人参补气，羊肉补形。凡
味同羊肉者，皆补血虚，阳生则阴长也）。
羊肝，苦寒（苏颂曰温）色青。补肝而明目（肝以泻为补。羊肝丸，治目疾加黄连）。
胆，苦寒。点风泪眼，赤障白翳（腊月入蜜胆中，纸套笼住，悬檐下，待霜出，扫取点
眼。又入蜜胆中蒸之，候干，研为膏，每含少许，或点之。名二百味草花膏，以羊食百草，
蜂采百花也。时珍曰∶肝窍开于目，胆汁减则目暗。目者，肝之外候，胆之精华也，故诸胆
皆治目病）。
胫骨，入肾而补骨。烧灰擦牙良（时珍曰∶羊胫骨灰可以磨镜，羊头骨可以消铁。误吞
铜钱者，胫骨三钱，米饮下）。
解金银、丹石、砒硫一切诸毒。
乳，甘温。补肺肾虚，润胃脘、大肠之燥。治反胃消渴，口疮舌肿（含漱），蜘蛛咬伤
（有浑身生丝者，饮之瘥）。
肉、肝，青 羊良；胆，青羯羊良；乳，白 羊良。骨 用。反半夏、菖蒲。忌铜器（
牡羊曰 、曰羝，去势曰羯。子曰羔，羔五月曰 ）。
【补虚寒】
味道酸、咸，性温。能温暖脾胃，脾胃温暖后，腰部和肾脏也会受到滋养。用于补充虚寒之证，辅助性功能（对两肾和阴茎的功效尤为显著）。黄毛羊的羊肉主要补脾，黑毛羊的羊肉主要补肾。杏仁会使羊肉失效（或产生不良反应）。忌与大蒜同食（道家认为大蒜是“地厌”，即地面的厌恶之物）。用黄犬的血，以酒送服两碗，可以治疗肠痈。
【补虚劳】
味道甘，性热，五行属火。能补充虚损劳伤，益气养血，壮阳道，开胃增力，通气并促使疮疡发透（张仲景治疗身体虚弱消瘦及产后劳损，有用当归羊血汤。《十剂》说：补法可以去虚弱，人参、羊肉这类药物就是代表。李东垣说：人参补气，羊肉补形。凡是味道与羊肉相同的药材，都能补血虚，因为阳气生发则阴血随之增长）。
羊肝，味苦，性寒（苏颂说是温性），颜色青。能补肝并明目（肝脏以疏泄为补益原则。羊肝丸，治疗眼疾时加入黄连）。
羊胆，味苦，性寒。可用于点治迎风流泪的眼睛，以及赤障白翳等眼病（腊月将蜜装入羊胆中，用纸套罩住，悬挂在屋檐下，待霜出现后，扫取霜状物点眼。或者将蜜装入羊胆中蒸制，候干后研成膏，每次含服少许，或点入眼中。名为二百味草花膏，因为羊吃百草，蜂采百花。李时珍说：肝窍开于目，胆汁减少则视力昏暗。眼睛是肝的外候，也是胆的精华所在，所以各种动物的胆都用于治疗眼病）。
羊胫骨，入肾经并能补骨。烧成灰后擦牙效果很好（李时珍说：羊胫骨灰可以用来磨镜子，羊头骨可以溶解铁器。误吞铜钱的人，服用三钱胫骨，米汤送下）。
【解金银、丹石、砒硫一切诸毒】
羊乳，味甘，性温。能补肺肾之虚，滋润胃脘和大肠的干燥。治疗反胃、消渴、口疮舌肿（含漱）、蜘蛛咬伤（若全身生出丝状物者，饮用后可痊愈）。
肉、肝，青羊最好；胆，青羯羊最好；乳，白羊最好。骨，老羊的为好。半夏、石菖蒲与羊相克。忌用铜器烹煮（公羊叫牂或羝，去势的叫羯。小羊叫羔，五个月大的羔羊叫羍）。
[To Tonify Deficiency and Cold]
Taste: Sour, salty. Nature: Warm. It warms the Spleen and benefits the Stomach; when the Spleen and Stomach are warm, the lower back and Kidneys receive nourishment. It tonifies deficiency-cold and assists sexual function (the effect on the two Kidneys and penis is particularly superior). Yellow-haired sheep meat primarily tonifies the Spleen, while black-haired sheep meat primarily tonifies the Kidney. It is incompatible with Apricot Kernels (Xingren). Garlic should be avoided (Daoists consider garlic a "disgusting thing of the earth"). Drinking two bowls of blood from a yellow dog mixed with wine can treat intestinal abscess (Changyong).
[To Tonify Deficiency and Exhaustion]
Taste: Sweet. Nature: Hot. Element: Fire. It tonifies deficiency-exhaustion, benefits Qi and Blood, strengthens the Yang pathway, opens the appetite, enhances strength, promotes the flow of Qi, and helps to vent sores (Zhang Zhongjing used Danggui Yangxue Tang [Angelica Sinensis and Mutton Blood Decoction] to treat emaciation due to postpartum exhaustion. *Shi Ji* states: "Tonification removes weakness; substances like Ginseng and mutton belong to this category." Li Dongyuan stated: "Ginseng tonifies Qi, mutton tonifies Form." Any substance with a flavor similar to mutton can tonify Blood deficiency, as when Yang arises, Yin grows.)
Sheep Liver: Taste bitter, nature cold (Su Song said it was warm), color green. It tonifies the Liver and improves vision (The Liver is benefited by purging/dredging. Yanggan Wan [Sheep Liver Pill], when treating eye diseases, adds Coptis Rhizome [Huanglian]).
Sheep Gallbladder: Taste bitter, nature cold. It can be applied to eyes suffering from wind-tearing, red obstructions, and white nebulae (In the twelfth lunar month, honey is placed into the gallbladder, covered with paper, and hung under the eaves until frost forms; the frost is then swept off for eye application. Alternatively, honey is added to the gallbladder, steamed, dried, and ground into a paste; a small amount is held in the mouth or applied to the eyes. This is named Erbaiwei Caohua Gao [Two Hundred Herbs and Flowers Ointment], because sheep eat hundred herbs and bees gather hundred flowers. Li Shizhen said: The Liver orifices open to the Eyes; if Gallbladder juice decreases, vision becomes dim. The Eyes are the external manifestation of the Liver and the essence of the Gallbladder; therefore, all animal gallbladders treat eye diseases).
Sheep Tibia: Enters the Kidney channel and tonifies bones. Burned to ash and rubbed on teeth is effective (Li Shizhen said: Sheep tibia ash can polish mirrors, and sheep skull bone can dissolve iron. For those who accidentally swallowed copper coins, take three qian of tibia ash, taken down with rice water).
[To Resolve Poisons of Gold, Silver, Cinnabar, Stone, Arsenic, Sulfur, and All Other Toxins]
Sheep Milk: Taste sweet, nature warm. It tonifies Lung and Kidney deficiency, moistens dryness in the Stomach cavity and Large Intestine. It treats regurgitation, Xiao Ke [Wasting and Thirsting Syndrome], mouth ulcers, and tongue swelling (used for gargling), and spider bites (if threads grow all over the body, drinking it leads to recovery).
For meat and liver, Qingyang [Green/Black Sheep] is best; for gallbladder, Qingjieyang [Castrated Black Sheep] is best; for milk, Baiyang [White Sheep] is best. For bones, Lao yang [Old Sheep] is used. Banxia [Pinellia Tuber] and Changpu [Acorus Rhizome] are antagonistic to sheep. Copper vessels should be avoided (Male sheep are called Zhang or Di; castrated ones are called Jie; young sheep are called Gao; five-month-old lambs are called Da).