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味甘，气平。无毒。一云有小毒。系至阴物，生深泽中。种类有三，黄白及赤。（兖
州谓赤鲤为玄驹，白鲤为白骥，黄鲤为黄骓，皆取马名，以仙人所乘也。）形质虽大小不等
，首
尾并三十六鳞。阴极阳复之征，故能神变飞越。（江湖渔者尝云∶每获此鱼虽止三十六鳞，
即无三十六斤，只缘飞化之早，不及诸鱼之长大也。）修治须去黑血及脊背上两筋，（有毒故
也。）或砍碎和米粉煮羹，或切片同蒜 作脍，或烧灰末糜汤。随病所宜，依方应用。消水
肿脚病满下气，大腹肿满亦佳；治怀孕身肿安胎，黄胆消渴尤妙。驱冷气 癖气块，横阙伏
梁；止下痢肠 来红，咳逆喘嗽。天行病后忌食，（再发即死。）腹有宿症禁尝。若服天门冬
，切勿过口颡，因其性相犯故也。（误食中毒，浮萍可解。）鱼子食忌同猪肝，
鱼 食忌同豆
耳脓可滴，疮 堪涂。
久服不厌其多，强悍且益志气。骨烧灰主阴蚀，脑煮粥除暴聋。齿疗石淋，
皮主瘾疹。血涂
身表丹毒，肠治腹内疮痍。脂理小儿惊痫，鳞止产妇腹痛。鲭鱼状
似鲤 ，但背正青；其
种多出南方，可取作 。治香港脚验，去湿痹灵。忌葵藿葫荽，切不宜同啖。若服二术，亦戒
沾唇。 胆取汁滴眼中，眼痛即愈；阴干（腊月收干。）咽津喉内，喉痹立苏。
头中枕蒸令气
通，日曝干可克琥珀。心腹痛亦治，酒器皿堪为。眼睛收之，主能夜视。鲈鱼香
美，张翰
尝思，和肠胃，益肾骨肝筋∶鲥鱼甘肥，进贡每用，补虚劳，发疳疾痼疾。鲟鱼
发诸药毒，
造 尤不益人。大人食致心腹卒疼，小儿食结症瘕发嗽。服丹石人食，血热疮作；同
干笋煮
食，瘫痪风生。子杀腹内小虫，且令肢体肥泽。
鲤鱼
味甘，气平。无毒。一说有小毒。属于至阴之物，生长在深泽之中。种类有三种：黄、白、赤。（兖州人称红鲤鱼为玄驹，白鲤鱼为白骥，黄鲤鱼为黄骓，都借用马的名字，因为传说是仙人所骑乘的。）形体虽然大小不一，但头和尾巴加起来共有三十六片鳞片。这是阴极阳复的象征，所以它能神奇变化、飞越。（江湖上的渔夫曾说：每次捕获这种鱼，虽然只有三十六片鳞片，也就没有三十六斤重，只因为它化龙飞升得太早，来不及像其他鱼那样长大。）
修治时需要去掉黑血以及脊背上的两条筋（因为有剧毒）。或者砍碎后与米粉一起煮羹，或者切片同蒜做成生鱼脍，或者烧成灰末用米汤送服。根据病情适宜之处，依照方剂应用。能消除水肿、脚气引起的胀满和下气，治疗大腹肿满也很好；治疗怀孕期间身体浮肿以安胎，治疗黄疸、消渴尤为奇妙。驱除冷气、癖气形成的气块，治疗横膈下的伏梁病；止住下痢便血，治疗咳嗽气逆喘息。流行病（天行病）痊愈后忌食（再吃就会死亡）。腹部有陈旧性疾病者禁止食用。如果正在服用天门冬，千万不要吃鲤鱼头，因为它们的药性相互冲突。（误食中毒，可用浮萍解毒。）鲤鱼子食用时忌与猪肝同食，鲤鱼胆食用时忌与豆耳脓同食。鲤鱼胆可滴入耳朵，疮疡可涂抹。
长期服用不厌其多，能使身体强悍且增强意志和气力。鱼骨烧成灰主治阴部蚀疮，鱼脑煮粥可去除突发耳聋。鱼齿治疗石淋，鱼皮主治瘾疹。鱼血涂身表可治丹毒，鱼肠治疗腹内疮疡。鱼脂调理小儿惊痫，鱼鳞止住产妇腹痛。
鲭鱼形状类似鲤鱼，但背部正青色；其种类多出在南方，可以取来作为食物。治疗香港脚（足癣/脚气）有效，祛除湿痹灵验。忌食葵菜、豆类、胡荽，切不宜同吃。如果正在服用苍术和白术，也戒绝沾唇。鲭鱼胆取汁滴入眼中，眼痛立即痊愈；阴干（腊月收集晾干）后咽津液于喉内，喉痹立刻苏醒。
鲟鱼头部枕在枕上蒸令气通，日晒干燥后可以替代琥珀。治疗心腹痛也有效，酒器器皿可以作为装饰。眼睛部位收存起来，主要功能是让人夜间视物清晰。
鲈鱼香味鲜美，张翰曾思念它，能调和肠胃，益肾、骨、肝、筋；鲥鱼甘甜肥美，进贡时常使用，补虚劳，但会引发疳疾和顽固疾病。鲟鱼会激发各种药物的毒性，制作成鲞（干鱼）尤其不利于人。大人食用导致心腹突然疼痛，小儿食用结成症瘕并引发咳嗽。服用丹石类药物的人食用，会导致血热疮发作；同干笋一起煮食，会产生瘫痪风。鲟鱼子杀死腹内小虫，并且使肢体肥润光泽。
Carp (Cyprinus carpio)
Taste is sweet, nature is neutral. Non-toxic. Some say slightly toxic. It belongs to the substance of extreme Yin, living in deep marshes. There are three types: yellow, white, and red. (In Yanzhou, the red carp is called Xuanju [Black Horse], the white carp is called Baiji [White Horse], and the yellow carp is called Huangzhui [Yellow Horse]; all names are borrowed from horses, as it is said to be ridden by immortals.) Although their sizes vary, the head and tail together possess thirty-six scales. This is a sign of Yang returning after Yin reaches its extreme, thus enabling it to transform magically and fly. (Fishermen on rivers and lakes once said: When catching this fish, although it has only thirty-six scales, it weighs no more than thirty-six jin, solely because it transforms into a dragon too early, not having enough time to grow large like other fish.)
Preparation requires removing the black blood and two tendons on the back of the spine (due to toxicity). Alternatively, chop it up and boil with rice flour to make soup, slice it and mix with garlic to make raw fish slices (Kuai), or burn it to ash and take with rice gruel. Apply according to the disease's suitability and follow prescriptions. It reduces edema and fullness caused by leg swelling and qi stagnation; it is also good for treating abdominal distension and swelling. It treats pregnancy-related body swelling to calm the fetus, and is particularly wonderful for treating jaundice and Xiao Ke (wasting-thirst syndrome). It drives out cold qi and Pi Qi (accumulated masses), treats Fu Liang (subdiaphragmatic masses); stops dysentery with intestinal bleeding, and treats cough, counterflow qi, and wheezing. It is forbidden to eat after recovering from epidemic febrile diseases (Tian Xing Bing) (eating it again will cause death). Those with chronic conditions in the abdomen must avoid tasting it. If taking Tianmendong (Asparagus cochinchinensis root), do not eat the carp head, due to conflicting natures. (If poisoned by mistake, floating duckweed [Fuping] can resolve it.) Carp roe should not be eaten with pig liver; carp bile should not be taken with bean ear pus. Carp bile can be dripped into the ear; it can be applied to sores.
Long-term consumption is never excessive; it strengthens the physique and benefits willpower and Qi. Burned carp bone ash treats genital ulcers; boiled carp brain porridge removes sudden deafness. Carp teeth treat Shi Lin (stone strangury); carp skin treats Yin Zhen (urticaria). Carp blood applied to the body surface treats Dan Du (erysipelas); carp intestine treats internal abdominal sores. Carp fat regulates pediatric convulsions and epilepsy; carp scales stop postpartum abdominal pain.
Mullet (Qing Yu) resembles carp but has a distinctly green back; its species mostly come from the south and can be used as food. It is effective for treating Hong Kong Foot (tinea pedis/foot qi) and spiritual for dispelling damp-bi syndrome. Forbidden to eat with sunflower leaves, beans, coriander, and perilla; strictly avoid eating them together. If taking Aozhu (Atractylodes macrocephala) and Baizhu (Atractylodes lancea), also avoid contact with lips. Mullet gallbladder juice dripped into the eyes cures eye pain immediately; dried in the shade (collected and dried in the twelfth lunar month) and swallowed with saliva, it instantly revives throat obstruction (Hou Bi).
Sturgeon (Xun Yu) head, when placed on a pillow, steamed until qi circulates, and then sun-dried, can substitute for amber. It also treats heart and abdominal pain; wine vessels made from it serve as ornaments. Preserved sturgeon eyes enable night vision.
Perch (Lu Yu) is fragrant and delicious; Zhang Han once longed for it. It harmonizes the stomach and intestines, benefits the kidneys, bones, liver, and tendons. Hilsa shad (Shi Yu) is sweet and fatty, often used for tribute; it tonifies deficiency and fatigue but triggers Gan Ji (childhood malnutrition syndrome) and chronic stubborn diseases. Sturgeon induces toxicity of various medicines; making it into dried fish (Xiang) is particularly detrimental to humans. Adults eating it suffer sudden heart and abdominal pain; children eating it develop Zhixia (abdominal masses) and cough. Those taking Danshi (cinnabar and realgar pills) who eat it suffer from heat-in-blood sores; cooking it with dried bamboo shoots generates Paralysis Wind. Sturgeon roe kills small worms inside the abdomen and makes the limbs plump and lustrous.