味苦，平。主惊痫，寒热热盛狂痉，除邪逐鬼。生平泽。
《吴普》曰∶牛黄，味苦，无毒。牛出入呻（《御览》作鸣吼）者，有之。夜有光（《御
览》作夜视有光），走（《御览》有牛字）角中；牛死，入胆中，如鸡子黄（《后汉书》延笃
传
注）。
《名医》曰∶生晋地。于牛得之，即阴干百日，使时躁，无令见日月光。
味甘，微寒。主风痹不仁，筋急，五脏腹中积聚，寒热羸瘦，头疡白秃，面 。久服，
强志、不饥、轻身。生山谷。
《名医》曰∶生雍州，十一月取。
案∶《说文》云∶熊兽似豕，山居，冬蛰。
味甘，平。主伤中劳绝，腰痛，羸瘦，补中益气，女人血闭无子，止痛、安胎。久服，
轻身、延年。一名鹿角胶。
《名医》曰∶生云中，煮鹿角作之。
案∶《说文》云∶胶，昵也，作之以皮。《考工记》云∶鹿胶青白，牛胶火赤。郑云∶
皆谓煮，用其皮，或用角。
味甘，平。主心腹内崩，劳极，洒洒如疟状，腰腹痛，四肢酸疼，女子下血，安胎。久
服，轻身、益气，一名傅致胶。
《名医》曰∶生平东郡，煮牛皮作之。出东阿。
案∶二胶，《本经》不着所出，疑《本经》但作胶，《名医》增白字、阿字，分为二条
上兽，上品六种。旧同。
味甘，微温。主女人崩中漏下，赤白沃，补虚温中，止血，通神，杀毒，辟不祥。头∶
主杀鬼，东门上者尤良，肪∶主耳聋。肠∶主遗溺。 裹黄皮∶主泄利。尿白∶主消渴，
伤寒寒热。黑雌鸡∶主风寒湿痹，五缓六急，安胎。翮羽∶主下血闭。鸡子∶主除热，火疮
痫痉，可作虎魄神物。鸡白蠹∶肥脂。生平泽。
《吴普》曰∶丹鸡卵，可作琥珀（《御览》）。
《名医》曰∶生朝鲜。
案∶《说文》云∶鸡，知时畜也。籀文作鸡。肪，肥也。肠，大小肠也。 ，鸟 ；
，鸟胃也。 ，粪也。羽茎也。翮羽，鸟长毛也。此作 ，省文。尿即 字古文，从，亦
假音字也。
【牛黄】
味苦，性平。主治惊痫（因惊恐引发的癫痫发作），寒热交替且热势亢盛导致的狂躁痉挛，祛除邪气、驱除鬼魅。生长于平原沼泽地带。
《吴普》记载：牛黄，味苦，无毒。牛在进出时发出呻吟声（《太平御览》作鸣吼）的，体内会有牛黄。夜间有光芒（《太平御览》作夜间视物有光），位于牛角之中；牛死后，存在于胆中，形状像鸡蛋黄（《后汉书·延笃传》注）。
《名医别录》记载：产于晋地。从牛身上取得后，立即在阴凉处干燥一百天，使其保持燥性，不要让见到日月光线。
【熊脂】
味甘，性微寒。主治风痹导致的感觉麻木不仁，筋脉拘急，五脏及腹中的积聚肿块，寒热交替导致的身体消瘦，头部疮疡及脱发，面部黑斑。长期服用，能增强意志、减少饥饿感、使身体轻盈。生长于山谷地带。
《名医别录》记载：产于雍州，十一月采集。
按语：《说文解字》说：熊是兽类，形状像猪，居住在山中，冬季冬眠。
【鹿角胶】
味甘，性平。主治内伤劳损、精气枯竭，腰痛，身体消瘦，补益中气、益气养血，女性经血闭阻导致的不孕，止痛、安胎。长期服用，能使身体轻盈、延年益寿。又名鹿角胶。
《名医别录》记载：产于云中，煮鹿角制成。
按语：《说文解字》说：胶，是黏性的物质，用皮制作而成。《考工记》说：鹿胶呈青白色，牛胶呈火红色。郑玄注释说：都是指煮制，使用其皮，或者使用角。
【牛皮胶】
味甘，性平。主治心腹内部出血崩漏，极度疲劳，发冷发热像疟疾一样的症状，腰腹痛，四肢酸痛，女性阴道出血，安胎。长期服用，能使身体轻盈、益气。又名傅致胶。
《名医别录》记载：产于平东郡，煮牛皮制成。出自东阿。
按语：上述两种胶，《神农本草经》未注明出处，怀疑《神农本草经》原本只写“胶”，《名医别录》增加了“白”字和“阿”字，将其分为两条。以上为兽类药，属于上品六种。旧本相同。
【丹雄鸡】
味甘，性微温。主治女性子宫出血、淋漓不断，赤白带下，补虚温中，止血，通神志，解毒，辟除不祥。头：主治杀鬼邪，东门上取得的尤佳。脂肪：主治耳聋。肠：主治遗尿。包裹蛋黄的黄皮：主治腹泻痢疾。尿液白色部分：主治消渴病，伤寒寒热。黑雌鸡：主治风寒湿痹，五缓六急，安胎。翅膀羽毛：主治下血闭阻。鸡蛋：主治清热，火疮、癫痫痉挛，可制作成虎魄（琥珀）神物。鸡白虫（鸡肫内的黄色角质层）：肥脂。生长于平原沼泽。
《吴普》记载：丹鸡的卵，可以制作成琥珀（《太平御览》）。
《名医别录》记载：产于朝鲜。
按语：《说文解字》说：鸡，是知晓时辰的家畜。籀文写作“鸡”。肪，指肥肉。肠，指大小肠。䐃，鸟肉；胔，鸟胃也。𦟌，粪便也。羽茎也。翮羽，鸟的长毛。此处写作“䐃”，是省略文字。尿即“溺”字的古文，从水，也是假借音字。
[Niu Huang (Calculus Bovis)]
Bitter in taste, neutral in nature. Primarily treats epilepsy induced by fright (Jing Xian), mania and spasms caused by alternating chills and fever with excessive heat, expels evil pathogens, and drives away malevolent spirits. Grows in plains and marshes.
Wu Pu states: Niu Huang is bitter and non-toxic. It is found in cattle that groan when entering or exiting (The Taiping Yulan records this as roaring). It has a glow at night (The Taiping Yulan notes it glows when seeing at night) and is located within the horns; after the cow dies, it resides in the gallbladder, resembling an egg yolk (Note from The Book of Later Han, Biography of Yan Du).
Mingyi Bie Lu states: Produced in the Jin region. Obtained from cattle, it should be dried in the shade for one hundred days to maintain its dryness, avoiding exposure to sunlight or moonlight.
[Xiong Zhi (Bear Fat)]
Sweet in taste, slightly cold in nature. Primarily treats wind-bi syndrome causing numbness and insensitivity, tendon stiffness, accumulations and masses in the five zang organs and abdomen, emaciation due to alternating chills and fever, head sores and alopecia, and facial hyperpigmentation. Long-term consumption strengthens the will, reduces hunger, and lightens the body. Grows in mountain valleys.
Mingyi Bie Lu states: Produced in Yongzhou, harvested in the eleventh month.
Commentary: Shuowen Jiezi states: The bear is a beast resembling a pig, dwelling in mountains, hibernating in winter.
[Lujiao Jiao (Deer Antler Glue)]
Sweet in taste, neutral in nature. Primarily treats internal injury and exhaustion, lower back pain, emaciation, tonifies the middle jiao and replenishes qi and blood, treats amenorrhea leading to infertility in women, alleviates pain, and calms the fetus. Long-term consumption lightens the body and prolongs life. Also known as Lujiao Jiao.
Mingyi Bie Lu states: Produced in Yunzhong, made by boiling deer antlers.
Commentary: Shuowen Jiezi states: Glue is a viscous substance made from skin. Kaogong Ji states: Deer glue is bluish-white, ox glue is fire-red. Zheng Xuan comments: Both refer to boiling, using either their skin or their horns.
[Niujiao Jiao (Ox Horn Glue / Fuzhi Jiao)]
Sweet in taste, neutral in nature. Primarily treats internal bleeding and collapse in the heart and abdomen, extreme fatigue, chills and fever resembling malaria, lower abdominal and lumbar pain, soreness and pain in the four limbs, vaginal bleeding in women, and calms the fetus. Long-term consumption lightens the body and replenishes qi. Also known as Fuzhi Jiao.
Mingyi Bie Lu states: Produced in Pingdong Commandery, made by boiling ox hides. Originates from Dong'e.
Commentary: Regarding these two glues, Benjing does not specify their origin. It is suspected that Benjing originally only wrote "Glue," and Mingyi Bie Lu added the characters "Bai" and "A," splitting them into two entries. Above are animal-derived medicines, belonging to the Upper Grade, six items. Old editions are consistent.
[Dan Xiongji (Red Male Chicken)]
Sweet in taste, slightly warm in nature. Primarily treats metrorrhagia and leukorrhea (red and white discharge) in women, tonifies deficiency and warms the middle, stops bleeding, unblocks the spirit, detoxifies, and wards off misfortune. Head: Primarily treats expulsion of malevolent spirits; those obtained from the east gate are particularly effective. Fat: Primarily treats deafness. Intestine: Primarily treats urinary incontinence. Yellow membrane wrapping the yolk: Primarily treats diarrhea and dysentery. White urine: Primarily treats Xiao Ke (wasting-thirst syndrome) and chills/fever of Shanghan. Black female chicken: Primarily treats wind-cold-damp bi syndrome, five slackness and six urgency conditions, and calms the fetus. Wing feathers: Primarily treats lower bleeding and obstruction. Egg: Primarily clears heat, treats fire sores, epilepsy, and spasms; can be processed into Hupo (Amber) as a divine object. Jibaidu (Chicken Gizzard Lining): Fatty tissue. Grows in plains and marshes.
Wu Pu states: Eggs from red chickens can be used to make amber (Taiping Yulan).
Mingyi Bie Lu states: Produced in Korea.
Commentary: Shuowen Jiezi states: The chicken is a domesticated animal that knows the time. The seal script character is written as 'Ji'. Fang refers to fat. Chang refers to the large and small intestines. Cun refers to bird meat; Zi refers to the bird's stomach. Fen refers to feces. Yu Jing refers to feather shafts. He Yu refers to long flight feathers. Here 'Cun' is used as an abbreviated form. Niao is the ancient character for 'Ni', derived from water, and is also a phonetic loan character.