腹下黄，世谓之黄鳝。此尤动风气，多食令人霍乱，屡见之。向在京师，邻舍一郎官
，因食黄鳝，遂至霍乱吐利，几至委顿。又有白鳝，稍粗大，色白，二者皆亡鳞。大者长尺
余。其形类蛇，但不能陆行，然皆动风
。江陵府西有湖曰西湖，每岁夏秋沮河水涨，即湖水满溢，冬即复涸，土人于干土下掘得之
。每及二三尺，则有往来鳝行之路，中有泥水。水涸又下，水至复出。
鲫鱼开其腹，内药，烧之，治齿。
取干皮兼刺用，刺作刷，治纰帛绝佳。此物兼治胃逆，开胃气有功，从虫从胃有理焉
。胆治鹰食病。世有养者，去而复来，久亦不去。当缩身藏足之时，人溺之即开。合穿山甲
等分，烧存性，治痔。入肉豆蔻一半，末之，空肚热米饮调二钱服。隐居所说，跳入虎耳及
仰腹受啄之事，《唐本》注见摈，亦当然。
蜥蜴也，今人但呼为蜴蜥。大者长七八寸，身有金碧色。仁庙朝，有一蜥蜴在右掖
门西浚沟庙中，此真是蜥蜴也，郑状元有诗。有樵者于涧下行，见一蜥蜴自石罅中出，饮水
讫而入。良久，凡百十次，尚不已。樵者疑不免，翻石视之，有冰雹一二升。樵人讶而去，
行方三五里，大雨至。良久，风雹暴作。今之州县依法用此祈雨。经云∶治五癃，破石淋，
利水道。亦此义乎。
腹部呈黄色，世人称之为黄鳝。这种鱼特别容易引发风邪之气，多吃会导致霍乱，这种情况屡见不鲜。从前我在京城时，邻居一位郎官，因为吃了黄鳝，竟然导致霍乱，出现呕吐和腹泻，几乎到了精神萎靡、身体虚弱的地步。还有白鳝，体型稍粗大，颜色为白色，这两种鱼都没有鳞片。大的长度超过一尺。它们的形状像蛇，但不能在陆地上行走，然而它们都会引发风邪。江陵府西边有一个湖叫西湖，每年夏秋季节沮河河水上涨，湖水就会满溢，到了冬天湖水又会干涸，当地人在干涸的泥土下挖掘就能找到它。每挖到二三尺深，就能看到鳝鱼往来经过的路径，里面有泥水。水退去后鳝鱼会向下钻，水涨上来时又会出现。
将鲫鱼剖开腹部，填入药物，然后烧制，可以治疗牙齿疾病。
取石龙子的干燥皮肤连同刺一起使用，其刺制成刷子，处理丝织品非常绝佳。这种动物还能兼治胃气上逆，对开通胃气有功效，从字形上看，“虫”旁加“胃”是有道理的。其胆汁用于治疗鹰类因进食不当引起的疾病。世间有人饲养石龙子，放走后它又会回来，时间久了也不离开。当它缩身藏足的时候，人用尿液浇它它就会张开。与穿山甲等量混合，烧至存性（保留药性），用于治疗痔疮。加入一半量的肉豆蔻，研成粉末，空腹时用热米汤调服二钱。陶隐居所说的石龙子跳入虎耳以及仰腹接受啄食的事情，《唐本草》的注释中已经予以摒弃，这也确实是理所当然的。
这就是蜥蜴，现在人们只称呼它为“蜴蜥”。大的长度七八寸，身上有金碧色的光泽。仁宗皇帝时期，有一只蜥蜴出现在右掖门西边的疏浚沟渠的庙宇中，这确实是蜥蜴，郑状元为此写过诗。有一个砍柴的人在涧下行路，看见一只蜥蜴从石头缝隙中出来，喝完水后又进去。过了很久，总共有一百多次，仍然没有停止。砍柴的人怀疑它不会免于某种灾祸，翻开石头查看，发现里面有一两升冰雹。砍柴人惊讶地离开，走了大约三五里路，大雨就降临了。过了很久，狂风和冰雹突然大作。现在的州县依法使用这种方法来祈雨。经书说：治疗五种癃闭，破除石淋，通利水道。也是这个意思吧。
The belly is yellow, and the world calls it *Monopterus albus* (Yellow Eel). This creature particularly stirs up wind-pathogenic qi; excessive consumption causes Huoluan (cholera-like syndrome with vomiting and diarrhea), a phenomenon frequently observed. Previously, when I was in the capital, a neighbor who was a Langguan (an official title) ate yellow eel and subsequently suffered from Huoluan, experiencing vomiting and diarrhea, nearly reaching a state of collapse and prostration. There is also the white eel (*Anguilla japonica*), which is slightly thicker and larger, with a white color. Both species lack scales. The larger ones are over one chi long. Their shape resembles that of a snake, but they cannot walk on land; nevertheless, both can induce wind. West of Jiangling Prefecture lies a lake named West Lake. Every year during summer and autumn, when the water level of the Ju River rises, the lake water overflows; by winter, it dries up. Local people dig in the dry soil to find them. At a depth of two or three chi, there are paths where eels have passed back and forth, containing mud and water. When the water recedes, they burrow deeper; when water returns, they emerge.
If Crucian Carp (*Carassius auratus*) is slit open at the abdomen, filled with herbs, and roasted, it treats dental diseases.
Use the dried skin along with its spines. The spines, made into brushes, are excellent for processing silk fabrics. This animal also treats rebellious stomach qi and has merit in opening gastric qi; the character composition of "insect" plus "stomach" implies rationale. Its gallbladder treats diseases caused by eagles eating improperly. In the world, some keep them as pets; if released, they return, and after a long time, they do not leave. When it shrinks its body and hides its feet, pouring human urine on it makes it open. Mixed in equal parts with *Pholidota Scaly Pangolin Scales* (Chuan Shan Jia), calcined to retain its properties, it treats hemorrhoids. Mix with half the amount of *Myristica Seed* (Rou Dou Kou), powder it, and take two qian mixed with hot rice drink on an empty stomach. Regarding Tao Hongjing's account of leaping into a tiger's ear and receiving pecks on its belly, the annotations in *Tang Bencao* have rejected these stories, which is indeed reasonable.
This is the lizard (*Gekko gecko*), now commonly called "Yixi". The large ones are seven or eight cun long, with golden-green colors on their bodies. During the reign of Emperor Renzong, a lizard appeared in the temple near the moat west of Youye Gate; this was truly a lizard, and Zhuangyuan Zheng wrote a poem about it. A woodcutter walking along a stream saw a lizard emerging from a crevice in a rock, drinking water, and then re-entering. After a long while, this happened more than a hundred times without stopping. The woodcutter suspected it would not escape disaster, turned over the stone, and found one or two sheng of hail inside. The woodcutter left in amazement. After walking three or five li, heavy rain fell. After a long while, violent wind and hail suddenly erupted. Currently, prefectures and counties use this method according to law to pray for rain. The classic states: "Treats five types of strangury, breaks stone strangury, benefits the water passages." Does this also imply this meaning?