陈所安今见录∶近有一种不肖奸徒，辄于攒殡左右，勾贿寄户（寄户者，以产赁人厝棺，
杭
人呼为开寄场），每有七日内之出厝棺木，到场即被昏夜启棺，窃取人蚜，货与方术家及走
医，为夹棍药，并治跌打，绝邪疟等用。予初不解人蚜为何物，后询唐博士与宜，博士家有
老仆来升曾见之，云∶凡人死七日外，遍身肌肉腐如浆，心气散漫，蒸为人蚜，形如九龙虫
而小，色赤如血，光滑异常，男女皆有，入药男棺者佳，其取之法∶用大钻于棺和头前钻一
大孔，以香糟涂孔外，内虫闻糟气，皆从孔出，其虫虽有甲而不能飞，用手搦投入小瓶中，
烧酒浸，阴阳瓦上焙干用。
按∶人死血肉腐为虫，或为蛆，或为蚜，形各不一，或云二物并生，或云一物先后互化；
又
物理小识∶虹为淫气。方士于东海见虹处掘地得虫，红色，得之入术用。
媚药，益帏箔，同紫稍花。功力更大。
本草纲目拾遗十卷，乾隆间吾杭赵恕轩先生所着利济十二种之一也；十二种者，医林集
腋、
养素园传信方、祝由录验、囊露集、本草话、串雅、花药小名录、升降秘要、摄生间览、药
性元解、奇药备考及是编也。全目及总序，备载于是编卷首。鲍氏汇刻书目，亦载十二种之
目。但有传钞本，皆未刻。至嘉庆末年，传钞本则只有是编与串雅二种，其十种已不传；且
是编每药品下论列各条，颠倒错乱，眉目不晰。余因访知杭医连翁楚珍藏其稿本，假阅，乃
先生手辑未缮清本者，初稿纸短，续补之条，皆粘于上方，粘条殆满，而未注所排序次，故
传钞错乱耳。余乃按其体例，以稿本校正排比传钞本之误，然后各条朗若列眉，还其旧观。
原稿本仍归返连翁。迨庚申寇乱，翁家原稿本亡失，串雅亦佚，余编缮此本，幸携带仅存，
得存先生遗着之一，亦足宝重矣。余又闻雍干间杭人汪君怀着有草药纲目一书，裒然大部，
与濒湖纲目等，其稿未传钞，访诸其族人，皆未见，想已湮没失传，恨未得其书，与李氏、
赵氏鼎峙，为本草之大全也，惜哉。同治甲子秋日，钱唐张应昌仲甫氏撰。
陈所安现在记录道：近来有一种品行不端的奸诈之徒，常在聚集停柩的地方附近，勾结贿赂寄放棺木的户头（所谓“寄户”，是指租赁他人场地停放棺木的人，杭州人称之为“开寄场”）。每当有在七日内出殡暂厝的棺木到达现场，就会被他们在昏暗中撬开棺盖，窃取人体内的“人蚜”，卖给江湖术士和游方医生，作为制作夹棍药、治疗跌打损伤以及驱除邪气疟疾等病症的药物。
起初我不明白“人蚜”是什么东西，后来向唐博士询问并请教他，唐博士家有一位名叫来升的老仆人曾经见过这种东西。他说：凡是人死后超过七天，全身肌肉腐烂如浆液状，心气散漫，蒸腾化为“人蚜”。这种虫形状像九龙虫但体型更小，颜色红得像血，异常光滑，男女尸体中都有。入药时以从男尸棺中取得的为佳。其取法为：用大钻子在棺木头部前方钻一个大孔，用香糟涂抹在孔外，里面的虫子闻到糟的气味，都会从孔中爬出来。这些虫子虽然有甲壳但不能飞行，用手捏住投入小瓶中，用烧酒浸泡，放在阴阳瓦上焙干后使用。
按语：人死后血肉腐烂化为虫，有的变成蛆，有的变成蚜，形状各不相同。有人说这两种虫同时存在，也有人说是一种虫先后相互转化。
《物理小识》记载：虹是淫邪之气。方士在东海看到虹出现的地方挖掘地面，得到一种红色的虫，获得后用于炼丹制药。作为媚药，能增强帷帐中的情欲功效，与紫稍花同用，功力更大。
《本草纲目拾遗》共十卷，是清代乾隆年间杭州赵恕轩先生所著《利济十二种》中的一种。所谓“十二种”，包括《医林集腋》、《养素园传信方》、《祝由录验》、《囊露集》、《本草话》、《串雅》、《花药小名录》、《升降秘要》、《摄生间览》、《药性元解》、《奇药备考》以及本书。全书目录及总序，都详细记载在本卷之首。鲍氏汇刻的书目中，也记载了这十二种的名称。但当时只有传抄本，都没有刊刻。到了嘉庆末年，传抄本只剩下本书和《串雅》两种，其余十种已经失传；而且本书每种药品下列举的各条内容，颠倒错乱，条理不清。我于是探访得知杭州医生连楚翁珍藏着该书的稿本，借来阅读，发现那是先生亲手编辑但未誊写清本的初稿。因为初稿纸张较短，后续补充的内容都粘贴在上方，粘贴的纸条几乎满了，但没有注明排序次序，所以导致传抄时出现错乱。我于是按照其体例，以稿本校正并排比传抄本的错误，然后各条内容清晰明了，恢复了原貌。原稿本仍归还给连翁。等到庚申年发生寇乱，连翁家的原稿本遗失，《串雅》也佚失了，我编纂缮写的这个版本，幸好随身携带仅存下来，得以保存先生遗著的一种，也足以珍重了。我又听说雍正、乾隆年间，杭州人汪怀着有一部《草药纲目》，篇幅宏大，可与李时珍的《纲目》相提并论，但其稿本未流传抄写，向他的族人打听，都没见过，想必已经湮没失传。遗憾未能得到这本书，使其能与李氏、赵氏的著作鼎足而立，成为本草学的大全，可惜啊。同治甲子年秋天，钱塘张应昌仲甫撰写跋文。
Chen Suo'an records in the present: Recently, there has emerged a kind of unscrupulous and deceitful rogue who, near places where coffins are gathered for temporary interment, colludes with and bribes the "depositors" (the "depositors" refer to those who rent space from others to store coffins; people in Hangzhou call this "opening a deposit yard"). Whenever a coffin scheduled for temporary interment within seven days arrives at the site, it is pried open by them in the dark night, and "human aphids" (Renya) are stolen from inside. These are sold to quacks and itinerant doctors to be used as ingredients for "clubbing medicine" (Jia Gun Yao), for treating bruises and fractures, and for expelling evil malaria, among other uses.
At first, I did not understand what "human aphid" was. Later, I asked Dr. Tang for clarification. An old servant of Dr. Tang's named Lai Sheng had seen such an insect. He said: When a person dies and more than seven days have passed, the muscles of the whole body rot into a pulp-like state, the heart qi scatters, and through steaming/fermentation, "human aphids" are generated. These insects resemble the Nine-Dragon Worm (Jiulong Chong) but are smaller in size, red in color like blood, and exceptionally smooth. They occur in both male and female corpses. For medicinal use, those obtained from male coffins are considered superior. The method of extraction is as follows: Use a large drill to bore a big hole at the head end of the coffin. Smear fragrant fermented rice lees (Xiang Zao) on the outside of the hole. The insects inside, smelling the odor of the lees, will crawl out from the hole. Although these insects have shells, they cannot fly. Pick them up by hand and put them into small bottles, soak them in distilled liquor (Shao Jiu), and bake them dry on Yin-Yang tiles (Yin Yang Wa) for use.
Note: After death, human flesh and blood rot into insects; some become maggots, while others become aphids. Their shapes vary. Some claim that both types coexist, while others argue that they are the same insect transforming sequentially.
*Wuli Xiaoshi* (Small Knowledge of Physical Principles) records: "Rainbows" (Hong) are manifestations of lewd qi. Alchemists dug into the ground where rainbows appeared in the East Sea and found a red insect. Obtained and processed through alchemical methods, it serves as an aphrodisiac. It enhances sexual potency within the bedroom curtains and, when used together with *Zixiao Hua* (Flower of Purple Caulis), its efficacy is even greater.
*Bencao Gangmu Shiyi* (Supplement to Compendium of Materia Medica), consisting of ten volumes, is one of the "Twelve Works of Liji" authored by Mr. Zhao Shuxuan of Hangzhou during the Qianlong reign of the Qing Dynasty. The "Twelve Works" include *Yilin Jiye*, *Yangsu Yuan Chuang Xin Fang*, *Zhuyou Luyan*, *Nanglu Ji*, *Bencao Hua*, *Chuan Ya*, *Huayao Xiaoming Lu*, *Shengjiang Mi Yao*, *Shesheng Jianlan*, *Yaoxing Yuanjie*, *Qiyao Beikao*, and this book itself. The complete table of contents and general preface are recorded in detail at the beginning of this volume. The bibliography compiled by the Bao family also lists the titles of these twelve works. However, only manuscript copies existed at that time, none were printed. By the late Jiaqing reign, only this book and *Chuan Ya* remained in manuscript form; the other ten works had been lost. Moreover, the entries under each drug in this book were disordered and confusing. I subsequently learned that Doctor Lian Chu of Hangzhou treasured the original manuscript draft. I borrowed it for reading and discovered it was a rough draft edited by the author himself but not yet transcribed into a clean copy. Because the initial paper was short, supplementary notes were pasted above. The pasted strips were nearly full, but no sequence numbers were noted, leading to confusion in subsequent manuscript copies. I therefore followed its structural principles, used the draft to correct and arrange the errors in the manuscript copies, so that each entry became clear and distinct, restoring its original order. The original manuscript was returned to Master Lian. During the turmoil of the Gengshen year (likely referring to the Taiping Rebellion or similar conflict), Master Lian's family lost their original manuscript, and *Chuan Ya* was also lost. Fortunately, my compiled and transcribed version survived because I carried it with me, preserving one of the author's posthumous works, which is worthy of great value. I also heard that during the Yongzheng and Qianlong reigns, a Hangzhou native named Wang Huaihuai wrote a book titled *Caoyao Gangmu* (Compendium of Herbal Materia Medica). It was voluminous and comparable to Li Shizhen's *Gangmu*. However, its manuscript was never copied or circulated. Inquiries among his clan members yielded no results, suggesting it had already vanished and been forgotten. It is regrettable that I could not obtain this book to stand alongside the works of Li and Zhao as a comprehensive encyclopedia of materia medica. What a pity! Written by Zhang Yingchang (courtesy name Zhongfu) of Qiantang in the autumn of the Jiazi year of the Tongzhi reign.