《素问》曰∶咸走血。故东方食鱼盐之人多黑色，走血之验，故可知矣。病嗽及水者
，宜全禁之。北狄用以淹尸，取其不坏也。至今如此。若中蚯蚓毒，当以盐洗沃，亦宜汤化
饮汁。其烧剥金银，熔汁作药，仍须解州池盐为佳。齿缝中多血出，常以盐汤嗽，即已。益
齿走血之验也。
合他药，涂大风疾。别有法，阴证伤寒，指甲面色青黑，六脉沉细而疾；心下
胀满、结硬，躁渴，虚汗不止，或时狂言，四肢逆冷，咽喉不利，腹疼，亦须佐他药兼之。
《图经本草》已有法，惟出解州者良。
坚重，椎破如金色者佳。
有赤、白两等。有赤地淡白点如桃花片者。有淡白地、有淡赤点、如桃花片者。人
往往镌磨为器用，今人亦罕服食。
其色如硫黄，《本经》第五卷中已着。今出陕、华间，于黄石中间，有淡白点，以
此得花之名。今惠民局花乳石散者是。此物陕人又能镌为器。《图经》第二卷中，易其名为
花蕊石，是却取其色黄也。更无花乳之名，虑岁久为世所惑，故书之。
治翳目，今人用为点眼箸。有一等红油色，有细纵纹可爱。又一种如铅丹色，无纵纹
为下。入药用红油色者。尝见一本高尺许，两枝直上，分十余歧，将至其颠，则交合连理，
仍红润有纵纹，亦一异也。波斯国海中，有珊瑚洲。海人乘大舶，堕铁网水底。珊瑚所生磐
石上，白如菌，一岁而黄，三岁赤，枝干交错，高三四尺。铁发其根系网，舶上绞而出之。
失时不取则腐。
《素问》说：咸味入血分。所以居住在东方以鱼和盐为食的人，肤色多偏黑，这是咸味走血分的验证，由此可以知晓。患有咳嗽及水肿病的人，应当完全禁止食用食盐。北方游牧民族用它来浸泡尸体，是为了防止尸体腐烂，至今仍然如此。如果中了蚯蚓的毒，应当用盐水清洗冲洗，也适宜将盐溶化在汤中饮用。如果是烧熔金银制作成药，仍须选用解州池盐为佳。牙齿缝隙中经常出血，常用盐水漱口，即可痊愈。这也是益齿、走血分的验证。
配合其他药物，涂抹治疗大风疾（麻风病）。另有治疗方法用于阴证伤寒，症状表现为指甲和面色青黑，六脉沉细而快；心下胀满、结块坚硬，烦躁口渴，虚汗不止，有时胡言乱语，四肢厥冷，咽喉不利，腹痛，也必须佐以其他药物兼治。《图经本草》中已有相关方法，只有出自解州的盐才良善。
质地坚硬沉重，敲碎后呈现金色者佳。
珊瑚有赤、白两种。有的底色红，带有淡白色的斑点，像桃花瓣一样。有的底色淡白，带有淡红色的斑点，也像桃花瓣一样。人们往往将其雕刻打磨成器物使用，现在人也很少服用食用。
其颜色像硫黄，《本经》第五卷中已有记载。现在产于陕西、华州之间，在黄石中间，有淡白色的斑点，因此得名“花乳石”。现在惠民局使用的花乳石散就是这种药。陕西人还能将其雕刻成器物。《图经本草》第二卷中，将其改名为花蕊石，这是取它黄色的意思。再没有“花乳”这个名字了，担心年代久远被世人迷惑，所以记录下来。
治疗目生翳膜，现在人用作点眼药棒。有一种是红油色，有细长的纵纹，看起来很可爱。又有一种像铅丹的颜色，没有纵纹，品质较差。入药使用的是红油色的。曾见过一株高约一尺，两枝向上生长，分出十余个分支，接近顶端时，枝条交错连理，仍然红润且有纵纹，这也是一种奇异之处。波斯国海中，有珊瑚洲。海人乘坐大船，将铁网沉入水底。珊瑚生长在磐石上，白色如菌类，一年变黄，三年变红，枝干交错，高三四尺。铁网钩住珊瑚根系将其拉出，在船上绞起取出。错过时机不采摘就会腐烂。
The *Suwen* (Plain Questions) states: Salty flavors enter the blood. Therefore, people in the East who eat fish and salt often have dark complexions; this is evidence of salty flavors entering the blood, which can be known from this. For those suffering from cough and edema, salt should be strictly prohibited. Northern nomads use it to preserve corpses, taking advantage of its ability to prevent decay; this practice continues to this day. If poisoned by earthworms, one should wash with salt water, or dissolve salt in hot water and drink it. When smelting gold and silver for medicinal use, pool salt from Jiezhou is still considered the best. If blood frequently oozes from the gum margins, rinsing the mouth with salt water will cure it. This is also evidence of salt benefiting teeth and entering the blood.
When combined with other herbs, it can be applied topically to treat Feng disease (leprosy). There is another method for treating Yin-pattern Cold Damage, characterized by cyanosis of the fingernails and complexion, deep, fine, and rapid pulses throughout all six positions; distension and hardness below the heart, irritability and thirst, unremitting deficiency sweating, occasional delirious speech, cold limbs, throat discomfort, and abdominal pain. In such cases, it must be used as an adjuvant with other herbs. The *Tujing Bencao* (Illustrated Classic of Materia Medica) already records methods for this, noting that only salt from Jiezhou is of good quality.
It is hard and heavy; pieces that reveal a golden color when broken are superior.
There are red and white varieties. Some have a red base with pale white spots resembling peach blossom petals. Others have a pale white base with pale red spots, also resembling peach blossom petals. People often carve and polish them into utensils, but nowadays few consume them medicinally.
Its color resembles sulfur; it was recorded in Volume 5 of the *Benjing* (Classic of Materia Medica). It is currently produced in the Shaanxi and Huazhou regions. Within yellow stones, there are pale white spots, which gives it the name "Flower Milk Stone" (Huaru Shi). The Huaru Shi San (Flower Milk Stone Powder) used in the Huimin Bureau is made from this material. People in Shaanxi also carve it into utensils. In Volume 2 of the *Tujing*, its name was changed to Huarui Shi (Flower Corundum Stone), likely due to its yellow color. The name "Hua Ru" (Flower Milk) is no longer used; fearing confusion over time, I record this here.
It treats eye nebulae (cataracts/opacities); nowadays it is used as an applicator for eye drops. One variety has a red-oil color with fine longitudinal striations, which is aesthetically pleasing. Another variety resembles the color of lead tetroxide (Qian Dan) and lacks longitudinal striations, making it inferior. The red-oil variety is used for medicine. I once saw a specimen about one chi tall, with two branches growing straight up, dividing into more than ten offshoots. Near the apex, the branches interlocked and fused, remaining red and glossy with longitudinal striations, which is also a unique characteristic. In the seas of Persia, there are Coral Reefs. Fishermen sail large ships and drop iron nets to the seabed. Coral grows on bedrock, appearing white like fungi in the first year, turning yellow in the second, and red in the third. Its branches and trunks intertwine, reaching three to four chi in height. The iron hooks catch the root system, and the net is winched up onto the ship. If not harvested in time, it will rot.