诸家所论备矣，然终不敢舍诗之意。尝析窠而视之，果有子如半粟米
大，其色白而微黄。所负虫亦在其中，乃青菜虫，却在子下，不与虫相着。又非叶虫及草上
青虫，应是诸虫皆可也。陶隐居所说近之矣。人取此房研细，醋调，涂蜂虿。
多在棘枝上，故又名棘刚子。研其间虫汁，灌小儿，治（原缺）。
鼠妇此湿生虫也，多足，其色如蚓，背有横纹蹙起，大者长三四分。在处有之，砖瓷
及下湿处多，用处绝少。
常在大暑前后飞出，是得大火之气而化，故如此明照也。今人用者少。《月令》虽曰“
腐草所化”，然非阴湿处终无。
多在故书中，久不动帛中或有之，不若故纸中多也。身有浓粉，手搐之则落。亦啮毳
衣，用处亦少。其形稍似鱼，其尾又分二歧，世用以灭瘢痕。
自死者良，然亦应候而鸣。此物有毒，昔有病腹大，夜间蚯蚓鸣于身，有人教用
盐水浸之而愈。崇宁末年，陇州兵士暑月中在 厅前，跣立厅下，为蚯蚓所中，遂不救。
后
数日，又有人被其毒，博识者教以先饮盐汤一杯，次以盐汤浸足，乃愈。今入药，当去土，
了微炙。若治肾脏风下疰病，不可阙也，仍须盐汤送。王荆公所谓“ 壤太牢俱有味，可能
蚯蚓独清廉”者也。
此虫当立夏后，至夜则鸣，《月令》谓之蝼蝈鸣者是矣。其声如蚯蚓，此乃是五技而
无一长者。
各家论述已经完备，但我始终不敢舍弃《诗经》中的意旨。我曾剖开蚁巢观察，果然发现有如半粒粟米大小的卵，颜色白而微黄。背负的幼虫也在其中，那是青菜虫，位于卵的下方，不与卵相接触。这又不是食叶虫或草上的青虫，应该是各种虫子都可以产卵于此。陶弘景所说的说法比较接近事实。人们取这种蚁房研磨成细粉，用醋调和，涂抹于蜂蝎叮咬处。
蝼蛄多栖息在荆棘枝条上，所以又名棘刚子。将其体内的虫汁研磨出来，给小儿灌服，可治疗（原文缺失）。
鼠妇是这种湿生的昆虫，足多，颜色像蚯蚓，背部有横向的皱纹隆起，大的长约三四分。到处都有，砖瓦瓷器下及潮湿处更多，但实际使用极少。
蝼蛄常在大暑节气前后飞出，这是得大火之气而化生，所以如此明亮照耀。现在人使用的很少。《礼记·月令》虽然说是“腐草所化”，然而如果不是阴湿之处终究不会有。
蠹鱼多在旧书中，长久不动的丝织品中或许也有，但不如旧纸张中多。身上有浓密的粉末，用手搐动就会掉落。也啃食毛织衣物，用处也少。其形状稍像鱼，尾巴又分为两歧，世人用来消除瘢痕。
自死的蚯蚓药效好，但也应候时而鸣叫。此物有毒，过去有人患腹部肿大病，夜间听到蚯蚓在身上鸣叫，有人教他用盐水浸泡而痊愈。崇宁末年，陇州的士兵在暑月赤脚站在厅堂下，被蚯蚓所伤，最终未能救活。后来几天，又有人被其毒害，博识的人教他先喝一杯盐汤，然后用盐水浸足，才痊愈。现在入药时，应当去除泥土，略微炙烤。如果治疗肾脏风邪下注之病，不可缺少的，仍须用盐汤送服。王荆公所谓“壤太牢俱有味，可能蚯蚓独清廉”说的就是它。
蝼蛄这种昆虫应当在立夏之后，到了夜晚就会鸣叫，《月令》称之为蝼蝈鸣就是指这个。它的声音像蚯蚓，但这其实是拥有五种技能却没有一项专长者。
The discussions by various schools are complete, yet I dare not abandon the meaning from the *Classic of Poetry* (Shijing). I once dissected an ant nest to observe it, and indeed found eggs about half the size of a millet grain, white in color with a slight yellow tint. The larvae carried within were also present; these were cabbage worms, located beneath the eggs, not adhering to them. They were neither leaf-eating insects nor green worms on grass; rather, it seems various insects could lay eggs here. The description by Tao Hongjing is close to the truth. People take this ant nest, grind it into fine powder, mix it with vinegar, and apply it to bee or scorpion stings.
It often inhabits thorny branches, hence also named Jigangzi (Thorn-hard Seed). Grinding the insect juice from within and administering it orally to children treats [text missing].
*Porcellio scaber* (Woodlouse) is a damp-dwelling insect, possessing many legs, its color resembling that of an earthworm, with transverse wrinkled ridges on its back. The larger ones measure three to four *fen* in length. It is found everywhere, particularly under bricks, porcelain, and in damp places, yet its medicinal use is extremely rare.
It often emerges around the time of Major Heat (*Dashu*), transforming through the Qi of the Great Fire, thus shining so brightly. Nowadays, few people use it. Although the *Monthly Ordinances* (*Yueling*) state it transforms from "rotten grass," without a yin and damp environment, it ultimately does not exist.
It is mostly found in old books; silk fabrics left undisturbed for long periods may have them, but not as abundantly as in old paper. Its body is covered with dense powder that falls off when brushed by hand. It also gnaws woolen garments, and its medicinal use is scarce. Its shape somewhat resembles a fish, and its tail bifurcates into two branches; the world uses it to eliminate scars.
Those that die naturally are superior, yet they should also cry out according to the season. This creature is toxic. In the past, someone suffered from abdominal distension; hearing earthworms crying on his body at night, he was instructed to soak in salt water and recovered. At the end of the Chongning era, soldiers in Longzhou stood barefoot under the hall during the hot summer months and were injured by earthworms, eventually dying without rescue. A few days later, another person was poisoned by them. A knowledgeable person advised drinking a cup of salt water first, then soaking the feet in salt water, after which he recovered. When used in medicine now, the soil must be removed, and it should be slightly roasted. If treating Kidney Wind with downward pouring pathogenic factors, it cannot be omitted, and must still be taken with salt water. Wang Jinggong's words, "Soil and grand sacrifices both have flavor, how can earthworms alone be incorruptible?" refer to this.
This insect should begin crying at night after Start of Summer (*Lixia*), which is what the *Monthly Ordinances* call the "crying of the mole cricket." Its sound resembles that of an earthworm; this creature possesses five skills but excels in none.