气味咸寒，无毒。主明目益气，起阴，主恶血注下，辟蛊毒恶鬼不祥，常不魇寐。
（羚，古字作 ，今字作羚，俗写从省笔也。羚羊出建平、宜都、梁州、真州、洋州、
商洛
诸蛮山中，及秦陇西域皆有，其形似羊而大青色，夜宿独栖，以角挂树，身不着地，为防鸷
兽之患，可谓灵矣。故字从鹿从灵，省文作 。性慈不喜争斗，虽有伪斗，亦往解散。其角
长尺余，有节特起环绕，如人手指握痕，得二十四节者尤有神力。两角者多。一角者更胜，
角内有天生木胎。西域有金刚石，状如紫石英，百炼不消，金铁莫能击，唯绵裹羚羊角扣之
，则自然冰泮。又，貘骨奸僧伪充佛牙，他物亦不能破，用此角击之亦碎，皆性相畏耳。）
羚羊角气味咸寒，禀水气也。角心木胎，禀木气也。禀水气而资养肝木，故主明目。先
天
之气，发原于水中，从阴出阳。羟羊角禀水精之气，故能益肾气而起阴。肝气不能上升，则
恶血下注。羟羊角禀木气而
助肝，故去恶血注下。羚羊乃神灵解结之兽，角有二十四节，以应天之二十四气，故辟蛊毒
恶鬼不祥，而常不魇寐也。
气味咸温，无毒。主治青盲，明目，止惊悸寒泄。久服安心益气，轻身，杀疥虫。
入山烧之，辟恶鬼虎野狼。
（羊之种类，南北少别，皆孕四月而生。其目无神，其性善斗，敌不避强，在畜属火，
故易繁而性热，喜燥恶湿。
食钩吻而肥，食仙茅而肪，食仙灵脾而生，食闹羊花而死。物理之宜忌不可测也。 羊一作
羊，乃羊之牡者，其角以
青色羚羊者为良。）
羚羊角气味咸寒， 羊角气味咸温。是羚羊禀水气，而羚羊禀火气也。故《内经》谓∶
羊为火
畜。主治青盲明目者，阳光盛而目明也。止惊悸、寒泄者，火之精为神，神宁则惊悸止，火
胜则寒泄除也。心为火脏，故久服安心。益气者，益阳气也。阳气盛，则轻身，而阴类之疥
虫可杀矣。夫 羊属火，其角至明，入山则阴寒气多，故烧之而恶鬼虎野狼可辟，亦敌，不避
强之义。
【气味与功效】味咸，性寒，无毒。主治明目益气，起阴，主恶血注下，辟蛊毒恶鬼不祥，常不魇寐。
（“羚”古字写作“羱”，今字写作“羚”，俗写从省笔也。羚羊产于建平、宜都、梁州、真州、洋州、商洛等地的蛮族山中，以及秦陇西域皆有，其形似羊而大青色，夜宿独栖，以角挂树，身不着地，为防鸷兽之患，可谓灵矣。故字从鹿从灵，省文作“羱”。性慈不喜争斗，虽有伪斗，亦往解散。其角长尺余，有节特起环绕，如人手指握痕，得二十四节者尤有神力。两角者多。一角者更胜，角内有天生木胎。西域有金刚石，状如紫石英，百炼不消，金铁莫能击，唯绵裹羚羊角扣之，则自然冰泮。又，貘骨奸僧伪充佛牙，他物亦不能破，用此角击之亦碎，皆性相畏耳。）
羚羊角味咸性寒，禀水气也。角心木胎，禀木气也。禀水气而资养肝木，故主明目。先天之气，发原于水中，从阴出阳。羚羊角禀水精之气，故能益肾气而起阴。肝气不能上升，则恶血下注。羚羊角禀木气而助肝，故去恶血注下。羚羊乃神灵解结之兽，角有二十四节，以应天之二十四气，故辟蛊毒恶鬼不祥，而常不魇寐也。
【气味与功效】味咸，性温，无毒。主治青盲，明目，止惊悸寒泄。久服安心益气，轻身，杀疥虫。入山烧之，辟恶鬼虎野狼。
（羊的种类，南北略有不同，皆孕四月而生。其目无神，其性善斗，敌不避强，在畜属火，故易繁而性热，喜燥恶湿。食钩吻而肥，食仙茅而肪，食仙灵脾而生，食闹羊花而死。物理之宜忌不可测也。 羊一作 羝羊，乃羊之牡者，其角以青色羚羊者为良。）
羚羊角味咸性寒， 羝羊角味咸性温。是羚羊禀水气，而 羝羊禀火气也。故《内经》谓∶ 羊为火畜。主治青盲明目者，阳光盛而目明也。止惊悸、寒泄者，火之精为神，神宁则惊悸止，火胜则寒泄除也。心为火脏，故久服安心。益气者，益阳气也。阳气盛，则轻身，而阴类之疥虫可杀矣。夫 羝羊属火，其角至明，入山则阴寒气多，故烧之而恶鬼虎野狼可辟，亦敌，不避强之义。
[Odor and Flavor] Salty, cold in nature, non-toxic. It primarily treats brightening the eyes and benefiting qi, raising yin, treating downward flow of foul blood, repelling gu poison, evil spirits, and inauspiciousness, and preventing nightmares during sleep.
(Note: The ancient character for "ling" is written as "yuan", while the modern character is "ling"; the vulgar writing abbreviates it. Antelope are found in the mountains inhabited by various tribes in Jianping, Yidu, Liangzhou, Zhenzhou, Yangzhou, Shangluo, as well as in Qinlong and Western Regions. They resemble sheep but are larger and dark greenish-blue. At night, they roost alone, hanging their horns on trees so that their bodies do not touch the ground, to guard against predators. This can be considered spiritual. Hence, the character consists of 'deer' and 'spirit', abbreviated as 'yuan'. Their nature is kind and they dislike fighting; even if forced into a fake fight, they tend to disperse. Their horns are over a chi long, with distinct rings encircling them like finger grip marks. Those with twenty-four segments possess particularly divine power. Two-horned ones are common. One-horned ones are superior, containing a natural wooden core within the horn. In the Western Regions, there is diamond stone, resembling purple quartzite, which does not melt after hundred refinings and cannot be struck by gold or iron. However, if wrapped in cotton and struck with antelope horn, it naturally melts like ice. Furthermore, tapir bones were falsely passed off as Buddha teeth by deceitful monks; other materials cannot break them, but striking them with this horn also shatters them. All are due to mutual aversion of natures.)
Antelope horn is salty and cold, inheriting water qi. The wooden core at the center of the horn inherits wood qi. By inheriting water qi to nourish liver wood, it primarily brightens the eyes. Innate qi originates from water, emerging from yin to yang. Antelope horn inherits the essence of water, thus it can benefit kidney qi and raise yin. When liver qi fails to ascend, foul blood flows downward. Antelope horn inherits wood qi and assists the liver, thus removing downward-flowing foul blood. The antelope is a beast of spiritual knot-untying; its horn has twenty-four segments, corresponding to the twenty-four solar terms of heaven. Thus, it repels gu poison, evil spirits, and inauspiciousness, and prevents nightmares during sleep.
[Odor and Flavor] Salty, warm in nature, non-toxic. It primarily treats blindness (qingmang), brightens the eyes, stops palpitations and fright, and halts cold diarrhea. Long-term use calms the mind, benefits qi, lightens the body, and kills scabies mites. Burning it when entering the mountains repels evil spirits, tigers, wolves, and wild beasts.
(The types of sheep vary slightly between north and south, all giving birth after four months of gestation. Their eyes lack spirit, and their nature is fond of fighting; they do not avoid strong opponents. Among livestock, they belong to fire, hence they reproduce easily and have a hot nature, preferring dryness and disliking dampness. They become fat eating Gelsemium elegans (Gouwen), store fat eating Curculigo orchoides (Xianmao), thrive eating Epimedium (Xianlingpi), and die eating Rhododendron molle (Naoyanghua). The suitability and taboos of physical properties are unpredictable. 'Di' is another name for 'diyang', referring to male sheep. Their horns are best when from the blue-green antelope.)
Antelope horn is salty and cold, inheriting water qi, whereas di sheep horn is salty and warm, inheriting fire qi. Thus, the *Neijing* states: Sheep are fire animals. Treating blindness and brightening the eyes is because abundant sunlight leads to clear vision. Stopping palpitations and cold diarrhea occurs because the essence of fire is spirit; when spirit is calm, palpitations cease, and when fire prevails, cold diarrhea is eliminated. The heart is the fire organ, thus long-term use calms the mind. Benefiting qi refers to benefiting yang qi. When yang qi is abundant, the body feels light, and yin-type scabies mites can be killed. Since di sheep belongs to fire, and its horn is extremely bright, entering the mountains involves much yin-cold qi. Thus, burning it repels evil spirits, tigers, wolves, and wild beasts, which also aligns with the meaning of not avoiding strength in confrontation.