食物宜忌云∶又名家乡肉，出浦江者最佳。 药鉴云∶家乡肉，金华属邑俱有之，秋即腌，
给客贩入省城市卖。其肉皮白，肉红鲜，气香美，不似他处腌猪肉色少鲜泽也。但一入杭城
店，便加消卤投缸中浸透，然后出售；盖不尔，则肉味淡，反不美，而秋时尚暖，不渍透消
卤，不易腐臭也。肉为消渍，食之恐乏补益，不似火腿冬腌陈久者为佳。然今店中所售火腿
，均以家乡肉腿风干，至次年皮上起绿衣，充陈火腿卖，人多不察，若疗病作食饵，须真金
华腿方有效也。
味咸甘，性平。 陈芝山云∶补虚开胃。 百草镜云∶平肝运脾，和血生津。 药鉴云∶
滋
肾健足力。
敏按∶芝山所言，乃未经杭肆卤渍之肉，故能补虚；若经卤渍透，便能烁肺，凡肺痿阴
虚咳
嗽者，恐非所宜，产妇虚劳须补者亦忌。其肥肉得消卤，入腹即成痰，体肥作痰者，亦不宜
多食；倘食之作痰，杏仁研食可解。
附∶治箭镞不出方 家宝方∶用陈年腌肉，去皮，取红活美好者，同其肥细切锉浓，将
象牙
末及人所退爪甲为末，共为研细，拌入所锉肉内，再为匀锉，令其合一，浓傅箭镞周遭，约
一饭顷，其镞即自迸脱，竟有迸至二、三尺远者。
百草镜云∶ 黑研用，治食积及痢。
治痢 救生苦海∶用陈火腿骨二根，炭火 灰，筛过，加上白糖一两，米汤饮或滚水或
酒调
服，无不效。 又方∶治赤白痢。陈火腿骨灰、陈皮、炙草各一两，为末，蜜丸如绿豆大，
空心服一钱，白痢用姜，赤痢用白汤送下。神锦方∶生火腿骨焙燥，研极细末，无灰酒送下
，即止。医林集秘∶用陈火腿骨 灰六两，饭锅巴 灰五两，砂仁炒三两，南山楂炒五两，
共为末，每服三钱。久痢，人参汤下；红痢，红糖汤下；白痢，白糖汤下；粪痢，炒焦白术
三钱煎汤服；霍乱吐泻，藿香汤下。
噤口痢 笔诛萃∶火腿骨 一两，莲肉二两，木香七钱，乌梅三钱，醋糊为丸，桐子大，
每
服七丸，蜒蝣汤下。
大人小儿积食，诸药不能消者 不药良方∶陈年火腿骨 黑色，研末三钱，用火腿一斤，
煮
熟去汁上肥油，取清汤一碗，将末送下。
鼠咬 救生苦海∶陈火腿骨烧灰，香油和傅。
小儿腊梨疮 贩翁医要∶陈火腿骨烧灰，如痒加矾少许，麻油调傅；不生发，用老姜擦。
《食物宜忌》记载：家乡肉，出产于浦江的质地最佳。
《药鉴》记载：家乡肉，金华所属各县都有出产，秋季腌制后，供给客商运入省会城市售卖。这种肉皮色白，肉质红鲜，气味香美，不像其他地方腌制的猪肉色泽稍显暗淡。但是一旦进入杭州城的店铺，便加入消卤投入缸中浸泡透彻，然后出售；如果不这样做，肉质味道淡，反而不好吃，而且秋季天气尚暖，若不浸透消卤，肉不易腐败变质。肉经过消卤浸泡，食用恐怕缺乏补益作用，不如冬季腌制、陈放久远的火腿为佳。然而如今店铺所售的火腿，都是用家乡肉的腿风干制成，到第二年皮上长出绿衣，冒充陈年火腿售卖，人们大多不加察觉，若用于治疗疾病或作为食疗，必须使用真正的金华火腿才有效。
味咸、甘，性平。
赵学敏按语：陈芝山所说的功效，是指未经过杭州店铺卤水浸泡的肉，所以能补虚；如果经过卤水浸透，便会灼伤肺阴，凡是患有肺痿、阴虚咳嗽的人，恐怕不适合食用，产妇若有虚劳需要进补者也应禁忌。肥肉遇到消卤，进入腹部即生成痰，体质肥胖多痰的人，也不宜多吃；倘若吃了生痰，研碎杏仁食用可以解毒。
附方：治疗箭头无法取出的方法
家宝方：用陈年腌肉，去皮，选取红润鲜活美好的部分，连同其肥肉一起细切锉碎，将象牙末和人退下的爪甲磨成粉，共同研磨细腻，拌入锉碎的肉内，再次均匀锉碎，使其混合一致，浓敷在箭头周围，大约一顿饭的时间，箭头就会自行迸脱脱落，甚至有迸出二三尺远的情况。
治疗痢疾
《救生苦海》：用陈火腿骨两根，炭火灰，筛过后，加上白糖一两，用米汤饮用，或用滚水或酒调服，无不奏效。
又一方：治疗赤白痢。陈火腿骨灰、陈皮、炙甘草各一两，磨成粉末，蜂蜜丸如绿豆大小，空腹服用一钱，白痢用姜汤送下，赤痢用白开水送下。
《神锦方》：生火腿骨焙干，研成极细粉末，无灰酒送下，痢疾即止。
《医林集秘》：用陈火腿骨灰六两，饭锅巴灰五两，砂仁炒制三两，南山楂炒制五两，共同磨成粉末，每次服用三钱。久痢，用人参汤送下；红痢，用红糖汤送下；白痢，用白糖汤送下；粪痢，用炒焦的白术三钱煎汤服用；霍乱吐泻，用藿香汤送下。
《笔诛萃》：火腿骨一两，莲肉二两，木香七钱，乌梅三钱，醋糊为丸，梧桐子大，每次服用七丸，蜒蝣汤送下。
大人小儿积食，诸药不能消除者
《不药良方》：陈年火腿骨烧至黑色，研成粉末三钱，用火腿一斤，煮熟去掉上面的肥油，取清汤一碗，将粉末送下。
《救生苦海》：陈火腿骨烧成灰，香油调和外敷。
小儿腊梨疮
*Food Taboos and Preferences* records: Also known as "Hometown Meat," the best quality comes from Pujiang.
*Yao Jian* (Medicinal Mirror) records: Hometown Meat is produced in all counties under Jinhua's jurisdiction. It is pickled in autumn and supplied to merchants for transport to the provincial capital for sale. The meat has white skin, bright red flesh, and a fragrant, delicious aroma, unlike pickled pork from other regions which lacks such vibrant luster. However, once it enters shops in Hangzhou city, it is added with "Xiao Lu" (a brine solution containing alum or similar additives to preserve and whiten) and soaked thoroughly in vats before being sold; otherwise, the meat would taste bland and inferior. Moreover, since autumn weather is still warm, if not thoroughly soaked in this brine, the meat would not be resistant to spoilage. Meat treated with this brine is feared to lack nourishing benefits, unlike ham pickled in winter and aged for a long time, which is superior. Yet, currently, the ham sold in shops is made by air-drying legs of Hometown Meat. By the following year, green mold grows on the skin, and it is passed off as aged ham. Most people do not notice this. If used for treating diseases or as dietary therapy, only genuine Jinhua Ham is effective.
Taste: Salty, Sweet. Nature: Neutral.
Chen Zhishan states: It tonifies deficiency and opens the appetite.
*Bai Cao Jing* (Mirror of Hundred Herbs) states: It soothes the Liver, promotes Spleen function, harmonizes Blood, and generates fluids.
*Yao Jian* (Medicological Mirror) states: It nourishes the Kidney and strengthens leg strength.
Zhao Xuemin's commentary: The effects mentioned by Chen Zhishan refer to meat that has not been soaked in the Hangzhou shop's brine, thus it can tonify deficiency. However, if soaked through with brine, it may scorch Lung Yin. Therefore, it is likely unsuitable for those suffering from Lung Abscess (Fei Wei) or cough due to Yin Deficiency. It should also be avoided by postpartum women who are deficient and require tonification. Fatty meat encountering the brine turns into Phlegm upon entering the abdomen; thus, obese individuals prone to Phlegm should not eat it in excess. If consumption leads to Phlegm formation, crushed Almond (Xing Ren) can resolve it.
Appendix: Prescription for Extracting Arrowheads
*Jia Bao Fang* (Family Treasure Formula): Use aged pickled meat, remove the skin, and select the red, fresh, and fine parts. Chop them finely together with the fat. Mix with powdered Ivory (Xiang Ya) and powdered human toenails/claws. Grind everything into a fine powder, blend it evenly into the chopped meat, and grind again to ensure uniformity. Apply this paste thickly around the arrowhead. After approximately the time it takes to finish a meal, the arrowhead will spontaneously dislodge and eject, sometimes flying two or three chi away.
*Bai Cao Jing* (Mirror of Hundred Herbs) records: Used when ground black, it treats Food Stagnation and Dysentery.
Treating Dysentery
*Jiu Sheng Ku Hai* (Sea of Bitterness in Salvation): Use two pieces of aged Ham Bone. Burn them to ash, sift the ash, add one qian of White Sugar, and take with Rice Decoction, boiling water, or wine. This is invariably effective.
Another prescription: For Red and White Dysentery. Take Ash of Aged Ham Bone, Peel of Tangerine (Chen Pi), and Honey-fried Licorice Root (Zhi Gan Cao), each one liang. Grind into powder, form pills the size of mung beans using honey. Take one qian on an empty stomach. For White Dysentery, swallow with Ginger Decoction; for Red Dysentery, swallow with plain boiled water.
*Shen Jin Fang* (Divine Brocade Formula): Roast raw Ham Bone until dry, grind into an extremely fine powder, and take with unadulterated liquor (Wu Hui Jiu). Dysentery will stop immediately.
*Yi Lin Ji Mi* (Secrets Collected from the Medical Forest): Use six liang of Ash of Aged Ham Bone, five liang of Ash of Scorched Rice Crust (Fan Guo Ba), three liang of Stir-fried Amomum Fruit (Sha Ren), and five liang of Stir-fried Southern Hawthorn (Nan Shan Zha). Grind all into powder. Take three qian per dose. For chronic dysentery, take with Ginseng Decoction; for bloody dysentery, take with Brown Sugar Decoction; for white dysentery, take with White Sugar Decoction; for fecal dysentery, take with decoction of three qian of Stir-fried Atractylodes Macrocephala Rhizome (Bai Zhu); for Cholera with vomiting and diarrhea, take with Agastache Decoction (Huo Xiang Tang).
Anorexic Dysentery (Jin Kou Li - Dysentery where the patient cannot eat)
*Bi Zhu Cui*: One qian of Ham Bone, two liang of Lotus Seed (Lian Rou), seven qian of Costus Root (Mu Xiang), three qian of Smoked Plum (Wu Mei). Make pills with vinegar paste, sized like paulownia seeds. Take seven pills per dose, swallowed with Polytela Sangonis Larva Decoction (Yan You Tang).
For adults and children with Food Stagnation that cannot be resolved by various medicines
*Bu Yao Liang Fang* (Good Prescription Without Medicine): Take aged Ham Bone, burn until black, and grind into three qian of powder. Take one jin of Ham, boil until cooked, remove the floating fat/oil, and collect one bowl of clear broth. Swallow the powder with this broth.
Rat Bite
*Jiu Sheng Ku Hai* (Sea of Bitterness in Salvation): Burn aged Ham Bone to ash, mix with Sesame Oil, and apply externally.
Infant "La Li" Sores (A type of skin ulcer/eczema in infants)
*Fan Weng Yi Yao* (Medical Essentials from a Peddler): Burn aged Ham Bone to ash. If itchy, add a small amount of Alum (Fan), mix with Sesame Oil, and apply externally. If granulation does not occur, rub with old Ginger.