味甘，气平。属金，阳也。无毒。出自松脂所化，入土千岁才成。初如桃胶，久渐坚
硬。西戎多产，色淡澈光。南郡亦生，色深重浊。（嵌首饰澈光为奇，入药剂重浊不计。）手
摩热可拾草芥，汤煮软俨若饧糖。遇物即粘，如是方妙。今市家多煮鸡蛋及青鱼枕造成，不
可不细详尔。入药研末，用汤调吞。利水道，通五淋，定魂魄，安五脏。破症结瘀血，杀鬼
魅精邪。止血生肌，明目摩翳。治产后血晕及儿枕疼，疗延烂金疮并胃脘痛。 又种 者，
名异产同。状似玄玉而轻，质亦松脂化出。历二千载，方得成形。安神补心益佳，生肌破血
尤善。不堪造器，见风拆开。小儿带之，谓能辟恶。
（谟）按∶丹溪云∶古方用琥珀利小便，以燥脾土有功。盖脾能运化，肺得下降，故小
便可通
也。若血少而小便不利者用之，反致燥急之患，不可不谨。《别说》又云∶茯苓、琥珀皆自
松出，而所禀各异，茯苓生成俱阴，琥珀生于阳而成于阴，故皆治荣而安心利水，其效同也
味辛。无毒。择系松烟造成，摩入药剂主治。烟细才效，烟粗不灵。其桐油烟、石油烟
并粟草灰伪为者，俱不可以治病也。止血果捷，因黑胜红。故天行热毒，鼻衄下血数升，水
摩滴入；若产后血晕崩中，卒暴来红，摩醋服之。游丝缠眼中，摩鸡血速点；客忤中腹内，
摩地浆顿吞。下死胎而逐胎衣，合金疮以生肤肉。
味甘，气平。属金，阳也。无毒。出自松脂所化，入土千岁才成。初如桃胶，久渐坚硬。西戎多产，色淡澈光。南郡亦生，色深重浊。（嵌首饰澈光为奇，入药剂重浊不计。）手摩热可拾草芥，汤煮软俨若饧糖。遇物即粘，如是方妙。今市家多煮鸡蛋及青鱼枕造成，不可不细详尔。入药研末，用汤调吞。利水道，通五淋，定魂魄，安五脏。破症结瘀血，杀鬼魅精邪。止血生肌，明目摩翳。治产后血晕及儿枕疼，疗延烂金疮并胃脘痛。 又种者，名异产同。状似玄玉而轻，质亦松脂化出。历二千载，方得成形。安神补心益佳，生肌破血尤善。不堪造器，见风拆开。小儿带之，谓能辟恶。
（谟）按∶丹溪云∶古方用琥珀利小便，以燥脾土有功。盖脾能运化，肺得下降，故小便可通也。若血少而小便不利者用之，反致燥急之患，不可不谨。《别说》又云∶茯苓、琥珀皆自松出，而所禀各异，茯苓生成俱阴，琥珀生于阳而成于阴，故皆治荣而安心利水，其效同也
味辛。无毒。择系松烟造成，摩入药剂主治。烟细才效，烟粗不灵。其桐油烟、石油烟并粟草灰伪为者，俱不可以治病也。止血果捷，因黑胜红。故天行热毒，鼻衄下血数升，水摩滴入；若产后血晕崩中，卒暴来红，摩醋服之。游丝缠眼中，摩鸡血速点；客忤中腹内，摩地浆顿吞。下死胎而逐胎衣，合金疮以生肤肉。
Taste is sweet, nature is neutral. It belongs to Metal and is Yang in nature. It is non-toxic. It originates from the transformation of pine resin and takes a thousand years in the soil to form. Initially it resembles peach gum, but gradually becomes hard over time. It is widely produced in Western regions, with a pale color, clear transparency, and luster. It also grows in Nanjun, with a deep color, heavy texture, and turbidity. (For inlaying jewelry, clear transparency and luster are considered rare; for medicinal use, heavy texture and turbidity are disregarded.) When rubbed by hand, heat generated allows it to pick up straw and grass; when boiled in water, it softens like maltose syrup. It sticks to objects upon contact, which is its excellent quality. Currently, many market vendors create fake products by boiling eggs and using the stones from green fish heads, so one must examine them carefully. For medicinal use, it is ground into powder and taken with warm water. It promotes urination, treats the five types of strangury (five forms of painful urinary disorders), stabilizes the soul and spirit, and calms the five Zang organs. It breaks up masses and stasis, eliminates evil spirits and pathogenic factors. It stops bleeding, generates flesh, brightens the eyes, and removes corneal opacities. It treats postpartum blood dizziness and "child pillow" pain, heals chronic ulcers from metal wounds, and alleviates epigastric pain. Another variety has a different name but same origin. Its shape resembles dark jade but is lighter, and its substance also derives from pine resin. It takes two thousand years to take shape. It is particularly good for calming the mind, nourishing the heart, generating flesh, and breaking blood stasis. It cannot be used to make vessels, as it cracks when exposed to wind. Children wearing it is said to ward off evil.
(Mo) notes: Danxi stated that ancient formulas used Hu Po (Amber) to promote urination because it benefits the Spleen Earth by drying dampness. Since the Spleen can transform and transport, and the Lung Qi descends, urination can thus be unblocked. However, if used for patients with blood deficiency and difficulty in urination, it may instead cause dryness and urgency, so caution is required. The book *Bie Shuo* also states that Fu Ling (Poria) and Hu Po (Amber) both originate from pine trees but have different endowments. Fu Ling is entirely Yin in its generation and formation, while Hu Po is born in Yang and formed in Yin. Therefore, both treat the Ying (Nutrient) level, calm the mind, and promote urination, with similar effects.
Taste is pungent. It is non-toxic. Select ink made from pine soot, grind it into medicated preparations for treatment. Only fine smoke is effective; coarse smoke is ineffective. Those faked with tung oil smoke, petroleum smoke, or millet straw ash cannot be used to treat diseases. It stops bleeding effectively because black overcomes red. Thus, for epidemic heat toxins causing nasal bleeding or lower body hemorrhage of several sheng (units of volume), grind it in water and drip it in. For postpartum blood dizziness or metrorrhagia with sudden profuse bleeding, grind it in vinegar and take it orally. For filaments entangling the eyes, grind it with chicken blood and apply quickly. For abdominal invasion by alien qi, grind it in earth slurry and swallow immediately. It expels dead fetus and afterbirth, and unites metal wounds to generate skin and flesh.