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气微寒。有毒。品类极多，在处俱有。能牵丝网，巧不如蚕。凡入医方，须知选择。
网布檐角者妙，腹大黑色者佳。收取无时，制服凭证。大人狐疝偏痛、睾丸或时上下者，宜
研散调；小儿大腹丁奚、行步三年 蹶者，须煨熟啖。久疟寒热可断，干呕霍乱能驱。蛇虺
咬捣汁涂，蜈蚣咬用活吸。疔肿作膏敷退，瘿核渍酒饮消。丝网疗健忘，又能使人巧。
七夕
取食，方获奇功。系瘤赘烂消，缠痔 脱落。（此用花蜘蛛丝尤妙。）
\r木虻\pj469.bmp\r
味苦，气平、微寒。有毒。见啖牛马，腹有血者为良；收取阴干，去净翅足炒用。逐
瘀血血闭，寒热酸 ；能止两目赤疼， 伤泪出。 蜚虻亦能飞者，其形大似蜜蜂。
气味不
殊，麻黄单恶。通血脉九窍喉痹，破积血症瘕痞坚。寒热亦驱，瘀血更逐。
\r白僵蚕\pj470.bmp\r
\r蚕蛾\pj470a.bmp\r
味咸、辛，气平。升也，阴中阳也。属火，有土与木，得金气僵而不化。无毒。一
说∶性温，有小毒。在人家蚕箔中，取僵直自死者。勿令中湿，犯则弃之。（中湿有毒故勿
用。）务择白色成条，炒去丝绵及子。恶茯苓、萆 ，暨桔梗、桑蛸（桑螵蛸。）逐风湿殊功
，口噤失音者必用；拔疔毒极效，肿突几危者急敷。（为末敷之。）主小儿惊痫夜啼，治妇人
崩中赤白。止阴痒，去三虫。灭黑 及诸疮瘢痕，面色令好；散风痰并结滞痰块，喉痹使用
。（丹溪云∶治喉痹取其火中清化之气，以从治相火散浊逆结滞之痰耳。）驱分娩罢余疼，解
伤寒后阴易。 茧内变化，名原蚕蛾。气温味咸，略有小毒。盖原释再字，乃重养晚
蚕。入
药务择雄蛾，以其敏于生育。折去翅足，微火炒黄。合散为丸，随宜使用。强阴道（阴痿必
用。）交接不倦，益精气禁固难来。敷诸疮灭瘢，止尿血暖肾。 蚕沙即屎，其性亦湿。
治湿痹瘾疹瘫风，主肠鸣热中消渴。 又有蚕退，用宜烧灰。多治血风，甚益女妇。
止带漏
崩中，赤白痢疾；除肠风下血，吐衄鼻洪。疔肿取灰敷，牙疳加麝贴。牙宣灰擦龈上，口疮
灰敷患间。又治邪祟风癫，灰调酒下立愈。《本经》又曰∶近世医家多用蚕退纸，（是初出
蚕壳在纸上者。）东方诸医惟用蚕蜕皮。（此蚕欲老眠，起所蜕皮也。）二用较之，东人为正
。须微炒过，堪入散丸。蚕茧烧研酒调，立使肿痈透孔。一茧一孔，功同茅针。若煎
汤液服
之，杀虫止泻立效。缫丝汤瓮贮，埋土内年深。消渴病来，急宜取饮。引清气上朝口
舌，降
相火下泄膀胱，因属火有金之用故也。
蜘蛛
气味微寒，有毒。种类极多，到处都有。能牵引结网，精巧程度不如蚕。凡是入药方使用，必须知道选择。
在屋檐角上结网的蜘蛛效果好，腹部大且黑色的为佳。收取没有固定时间，炮制加工需凭经验。治疗成人狐疝（腹股沟斜疝）偏侧疼痛、睾丸有时上下移动者，适宜研成散剂调服；治疗小儿大腹丁奚（一种以腹部胀大、形体消瘦为特征的慢性营养不良性疾病）、行走困难步履蹒跚者，须煨熟后食用。久疟疾的寒热症状可以截断，干呕霍乱能够驱除。被毒蛇咬伤捣汁涂抹，被蜈蚣咬伤用活蜘蛛吸附。疔疮肿毒制成膏药敷贴可消退，瘿核（甲状腺肿大或颈部肿块）浸泡酒中饮用可消除。蛛丝治疗健忘，又能使人变得灵巧。七夕节取食，方能获得奇效。系缚瘤赘使其腐烂脱落，缠绕痔疮使其脱落。（此处使用花蜘蛛的丝尤其妙。）
木虻
味苦，气平、微寒。有毒。见到吸食牛马血液的，腹部有血者为良；收取后阴干，去掉翅膀和足部炒用。驱逐瘀血、闭经，缓解寒热酸痛；能止两目赤痛，外伤流泪。蜚虻也是能飞的，其形状大似蜜蜂。气味不相上下，但麻黄单恶（注：原文此处可能有误或指特定品种，通常木虻即虻虫，此处依原文直译）。通利血脉九窍喉痹，破除积血症瘕痞块坚硬。寒热也能驱除，瘀血更被驱逐。
白僵蚕
蚕蛾
味咸、辛，气平。主升，属于阴中之阳。属火，兼有土与木的特性，得金气而僵硬不化。无毒。一说：性温，有小毒。在家养蚕的箔盘中，选取僵硬直立自死的。不要让它们受潮，一旦受潮则弃之不用。（因为受潮后有毒所以不用。）务必选择白色成条的，炒去丝绵及卵。畏忌茯苓、萆薢，以及桔梗、桑螵蛸。驱逐风湿有特殊功效，口噤失音者必用；拔除疔毒极有效，肿胀突起几乎危急者急敷。（研末外敷。）主治小儿惊痫夜啼，治疗妇人崩漏赤白带下。止阴痒，去除三虫。灭黑斑及各种疮痕瘢痕，使面色变好；疏散风痰并结滞的痰块，喉痹使用。（丹溪说：治疗喉痹是取其火中清化之气，以从治相火，消散浊逆结滞之痰罢了。）驱除分娩后的余疼，解除伤寒后阴阳易病。蚕茧内变化而成，名为原蚕蛾。气温味咸，略有小毒。“原”解释为“再”，乃重养晚蚕。入药务必选择雄蛾，因为它们善于生育。折断翅膀和足部，微火炒黄。合散为丸，随宜使用。强阴道（阳痿必用。）性交不倦，益精气固摄难至之精。敷诸疮灭瘢，止尿血暖肾。蚕沙即蚕屎，其性亦湿。治疗湿痹瘾疹瘫风，主治肠鸣热中消渴。又有蚕退皮，适宜烧灰使用。多治血风，甚有益妇女。止带漏崩中，赤白痢疾；除肠风下血，吐衄鼻洪。疔肿取灰敷，牙疳加麝香贴。牙宣灰擦龈上，口疮灰敷患间。又治邪祟风癫，灰调酒下立愈。《本经》又说：近世医家多用蚕退纸，（是初出蚕壳在纸上者。）东方诸医惟用蚕蜕皮。（此蚕欲老眠，起所蜕皮也。）二用较之，东人为正。须微炒过，堪入散丸。蚕茧烧研酒调，立使肿痈透孔。一茧一孔，功同茅针。若煎汤液服之，杀虫止泻立效。缫丝汤瓮贮，埋土内年深。消渴病来，急宜取饮。引清气上朝口舌，降相火下泄膀胱，因属火有金之用故也。
Spider
Qi is slightly cold. Toxic. There are many species, found everywhere. It can spin webs, but its skill is inferior to that of silkworms. Whenever used in medical prescriptions, selection is necessary.
Those spinning webs at the eaves are excellent; those with large, black abdomens are good. Collection has no fixed time; processing relies on experience. For adults suffering from Huhan (inguinal hernia) with unilateral pain and testicles moving up and down intermittently, it should be ground into powder and taken with liquid. For children suffering from Dingxi abdominal distension (a chronic malnutrition characterized by abdominal swelling and emaciation) and walking difficulties, it must be roasted thoroughly and eaten. It can interrupt the chills and fever of chronic malaria and dispel dry retching and cholera-like vomiting. For snake bites, crush and apply juice; for centipede bites, use a live spider to suck out the toxin. For carbuncles and sores, apply as a plaster to reduce swelling; for goiters (thyroid enlargement or neck masses), soak in wine and drink to eliminate them. Spider silk treats forgetfulness and can also enhance dexterity. Consuming it on the Qixi Festival (7th day of the 7th lunar month) yields miraculous effects. Tying tumors causes them to rot and fall off; wrapping hemorrhoids causes them to detach. (Using silk from flower spiders is particularly effective.)
Robber Fly (Mumeng)
Taste is bitter, Qi is neutral and slightly cold. Toxic. Those seen sucking blood from cattle and horses, with blood in their abdomen, are superior. Collect them, shade-dry, remove wings and legs, and stir-fry before use. It expels blood stasis and amenorrhea, alleviates chills, fever, and soreness; it can stop redness and pain in both eyes, and tearing due to trauma. Feimeng (another type of fly) can also fly; its shape is large like a honeybee. The taste and Qi are not significantly different, though there are distinctions regarding Mahuang (Ephedra). It unblocks blood vessels, orifices, and throat obstruction (houbi); it breaks up accumulated blood, zhengjia masses (abdominal masses), and hard痞块 (fixed lumps). It also drives away chills and fever and further expels blood stasis.
White Silkworm (Baijiangcan)
Silkworm Moth (Can'e)
Taste is salty and pungent, Qi is neutral. It ascends; it is Yang within Yin. It belongs to Fire, possessing attributes of Earth and Wood, and becomes stiff without decomposing due to Metal Qi. Non-toxic. One theory states: Nature is warm, slightly toxic. Found in household silkworm trays, select those that have died stiffly and upright. Do not let them become damp; if damp, discard them. (Because damp ones become toxic and should not be used.) Must select white, strip-shaped specimens, stir-fry to remove silk floss and eggs. Adversely interacts with Fuling (Poria), Bibo (Dioscorea hypoglauca), Jie Geng (Platycodon root), and Sangpiaoxiao (Mantis egg case). It has special efficacy in expelling wind-dampness; it is essential for cases of jaw lock and loss of voice; it is extremely effective in extracting carbuncle toxins; for severe swelling that is nearly critical, apply urgently. (Grind into powder and apply externally.) It primarily treats pediatric convulsions and night crying; it treats women's metrorrhagia and leukorrhea (red and white discharge). It stops genital itching and eliminates three parasites. It removes dark spots and scars from various sores, improving complexion; it disperses wind-phlegm and stagnant phlegm nodules; it is used for throat obstruction. (Danxi said: Treating throat obstruction utilizes its qi of clearing transformation within fire, to treat ministerial fire and dissipate turbid,逆 (rebellious), stagnant phlegm.) It drives away residual pain after childbirth and resolves Yin-Yang Yi disease (post-febrile sexual transmission syndrome) following Shanghan (Cold Damage). Changing inside the cocoon, it is named Yuan Can'e (Original Silkworm Moth). Qi is warm, taste is salty, slightly toxic. "Yuan" explains as "again," referring to rearing late-season silkworms. For medicinal use, strictly select male moths because they are keen on reproduction. Break off wings and legs, stir-fry lightly until yellow. Combine into powders or pills, use as appropriate. Strengthens the penis (essential for impotence); prevents fatigue during intercourse, benefits essence and qi, and secures difficult-ejaculating semen. Applied to sores to remove scars, stops hematuria, and warms the Kidney. Can Sha (silkworm feces) is silkworm dung; its nature is also damp. It treats damp-bi (painful obstruction), urticaria, and flaccidity due to wind; it primarily treats borborygmus, heat in the middle jiao, and xiaoke (wasting-thirst). There is also Can Tui (silkworm slough/molt), which is suitable for burning to ash. It mostly treats blood-wind, greatly benefiting women. It stops leukorrhea, metrorrhagia, red and white dysentery; it removes intestinal wind bleeding, epistaxis, and hematemesis. Ash applied to carbuncles; mixed with musk for gum ulcers (yagan). Ash rubbed on gums for periodontal recession; ash applied to mouth sores. It also treats evil influences, wind-epilepsy; mixed with wine and taken orally for immediate cure. Ben Jing adds: Modern physicians often use Can Tui Zhi (silkworm paper), (which is the skin shed by newly hatched silkworms on paper). Eastern physicians only use Can Tui Pi (silkworm slough). (This is the skin shed when the silkworm prepares to sleep and molt). Comparing the two uses, the Eastern method is correct. It must be lightly stir-fried before being added to powders or pills. Burned cocoon, ground and mixed with wine, immediately causes abscesses to perforate. One cocoon creates one hole, efficacy similar to Maozhen (cattail pollen/tip). If decocted into liquid and taken, it instantly kills parasites and stops diarrhea. Stored in jars of silk-reeling water, buried deep in soil for years. When xiaoke (wasting-thirst) strikes, take it urgently to drink. It guides clear qi to ascend and visit the mouth and tongue, descends ministerial fire to drain into the bladder, because it belongs to Fire yet possesses the function of Metal.