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（一名蛎蛤）味咸，气平、微寒。无毒。系咸水结成，居海旁不动。（天生万物皆有牝
牡
，惟蛎是咸水结成块，然不动阴阳之道何从而生？经言牡者，非指为雄，正犹牡丹之牡同一
义也。）小乃 ，大则崭岩。（始生不如拳石，四面渐长，二三丈者如山崭岩。）口向上如
房相连，肉藏中随房渐长。（每一房有蚝肉一块，肉之大小随房渐长。）海潮辄至，房口悉开
。涌入小虫，合以克腹。海人欲取其肉，凿房火迫得之。（以锥凿房，用烈火迫开，方得挑
取其肉。）入药拯 ，除甲并口。采 如粉之处，得左顾大者尤良。（左顾之说诸注不同。
一
云∶取蛎向南视之，口斜向东者是。一云∶头尖者是，俱无证据，惟大者为上。）火 微红
，杵罗细末。宜蛇床、牛膝、甘远（甘草、远志，）恶吴茱、麻黄、辛夷。入少阴肾经，以
贝
母为使。能软积癖，总因味咸。茶清引消结核疽，柴胡引去胁下硬。同大黄泻热， 肿即平
；同熟 益精，尿遗可禁。麻黄根共作散，敛阴汗如神；川杜仲共煎汤，固盗汗立效。髓疽
日深嗜卧，泽泻和剂频调。又单末蜜丸水吞，令面光时气不染。摩宿血，消老痰。闭塞鬼交
精遗，收涩气虚带下。肉炙令沸，去壳食佳。海族之中，亦为上品。美颜色，细肌肤，
补虚
劳，调血气。若和姜醋生啖，酒后烦渴亦驱。
牡蛎（又名蛎蛤）：味道咸，气性平、微寒。无毒。由咸水凝结而成，栖息在海边静止不动。（自然界万物都有雌雄之分，唯独牡蛎是咸水凝结成的块状物，然而它并不移动，阴阳之道如何从中产生？经文说“牡”，并非指雄性，正如牡丹中的“牡”字含义相同。）小的像拳头大小的石头，大的则像山崖一样陡峭险峻。（刚出生时不如拳头大的石头，四面逐渐生长，长到二三丈高就像山崖一样陡峭。）口朝上像房屋一样相连，肉藏在里面随着房屋结构逐渐长大。（每一个房室有一块蚝肉，肉的大小随房室逐渐变大。）海潮一到，房口全部张开。小虫涌入，合拢以覆盖腹部。海边的人想要获取它的肉，就凿开房室用火逼迫取出。（用锥子凿开房室，用烈火逼迫打开，才能挑取其中的肉。）入药使用需去除甲壳和口部。采集像粉质部分的地方，得到向左顾盼的大个的尤其好。（关于“左顾”的说法各注家不同。一种说法是：看牡蛎面向南方时，口斜向东的是。另一种说法是：头尖的是，都没有证据，只有大个的为上品。）火煅至微红，捣碎过筛成细末。适宜与蛇床子、牛膝、甘草、远志配伍，忌吴茱萸、麻黄、辛夷。入少阴肾经，以贝母为引经使药。能软化积聚癖块，全因味咸之故。茶清送服可消散结核疽，柴胡引导可去除胁下硬结。同大黄一起泻热，肿胀即可平息；同熟地黄一起益精，遗尿可以禁止。麻黄根共同做成散剂，收敛阴虚盗汗如神效；川杜仲共同煎汤，固摄自汗立竿见影。髓疽日久嗜睡，泽泻调和药剂频繁调理。又单独研末蜜丸用水吞服，令面色光泽且不受时气邪毒感染。磨除陈旧瘀血，消除老痰。闭塞鬼交导致的精液遗泄，收涩气虚导致的带下病。肉烤至沸腾，去壳食用佳。在海族之中，也是上品。美化颜色，细腻肌肤，补虚劳，调血气。若配合姜醋生吃，酒后烦渴也能驱除。
Oyster Shell (Muli, 牡蛎)
(Also known as Lige, 蛎蛤): Flavor salty, nature neutral and slightly cold. Non-toxic. Formed by the concretion of saline water, residing motionless by the seaside. (All things born from nature have male and female aspects; however, Oyster Shell is formed into blocks by saline water yet remains immobile. How can the Dao of Yin and Yang arise from this? The term "Mu" (Male) in the classic does not refer to masculinity, but carries the same meaning as "Mu" in Peony (Mudan, 牡丹).) Small ones resemble fist-sized stones, while large ones are steep and rugged like cliffs. (Initially smaller than a fist-sized stone, they grow gradually on all sides, reaching heights of two or three zhang, resembling steep cliffs.) The openings face upward, connected like rooms, with flesh hidden inside growing progressively with the structure of these rooms. (Each room contains a piece of oyster meat, the size of which grows proportionally with the room.) When sea tides arrive, all openings open wide. Small insects surge in, and the shells close to cover the abdomen. Fishermen wishing to harvest the meat drill into the rooms and use fire to force them open. (Drilling into the rooms with an awl and using fierce fire to force them open allows for the extraction of the meat.) For medicinal use, the shell and the operculum are removed. Collect parts that appear powdery; those that are large and "look to the left" are particularly excellent. (Interpretations of "looking to the left" vary among commentators. One view states: facing south, those with openings slanting eastward are correct. Another view states: those with pointed heads are correct. Neither has definitive evidence; only large specimens are considered superior.) Calcine until slightly red, pound into fine powder, and sieve. It is compatible with Cnidium Fruit (Shechuangzi, 蛇床子), Achyranthes Root (Niuxi, 牛膝), Licorice Root (Gancao, 甘草), and Polygala Root (Yuanzhi, 远志). It is incompatible with Evodia Fruit (Wuzhuyu, 吴茱萸), Ephedra Stem (Mahuang, 麻黄), and Magnolia Bud (Xinyi, 辛夷). It enters the Shaoyin Kidney Meridian, with Fritillaria Bulb (Beimu, 贝母) as the guiding agent. It can soften accumulations and masses, primarily due to its salty flavor. Taken with tea infusion to dissipate tubercles and carbuncles; guided by Bupleurum Root (Chaihu, 柴胡) to remove hardness under the hypochondrium. Combined with Rhubarb (Dahuang, 大黄) to purge heat, swelling subsides immediately; combined with Prepared Rehmannia Root (Shudihuang, 熟地黄) to benefit essence, urinary incontinence can be controlled. Combined with Ephedra Root and Stem (Mahuanggen, 麻黄根) made into a powder, it miraculously consolidates yin and stops night sweats; combined with Eucommia Bark (Chuduzhong, 川杜仲) decocted as soup, it instantly secures spontaneous sweating. For deep-seated medullary abscesses with lethargy, Alisma Rhizome (Zexie, 泽泻) is used in adjusted formulas for frequent regulation. Alternatively, taken alone as fine powder mixed with honey and swallowed with water, it brightens the complexion and prevents infection by seasonal miasma. It resolves old blood stasis and eliminates chronic phlegm. It obliterates seminal emissions caused by demonic intercourse and astringes leukorrhea due to qi deficiency. The meat roasted until boiling, then shelled and eaten, is beneficial. Among marine creatures, it is also a premium item. It beautifies the complexion, refines the skin, tonifies deficiency and exhaustion, and regulates blood and qi. If eaten raw with ginger and vinegar, it dispels post-drinking thirst and irritability.