即蝉衣。性味甘寒，轻扬善祛风热。发痘疹，下胞胎，出声音。蚱蝉∶治小儿惊痫夜
杀疳去热。俱去翅、足用。
性味咸寒，通经逐水，利大小便。去翅、足用。性急下趋，虚人忌之。
一名蜚虫。性味苦寒，善攻积血，遍行经络；力能堕胎，虚人忌之。
性味甘凉，生用则性凉而泻热解毒；熟则性温而润燥补中。肠滑均忌。蜜煎导法，通
肠虚闭。黄蜡∶甘淡微温，涩肠止利，并能解毒护心。
酸涩咸寒，涩肠敛汗，止嗽化痰。百药煎∶功近五倍，但经酿造，尤能化热解毒，
顽痰，为久嗽痰结劫药。
甘咸性平，入肝、肾、命门，涩精固肾，治遗浊带下，止小儿夜尿。炙熟用。
即僵蚕。咸辛性平，入肺、肝、胃而祛风化痰，散结行经。为中风失音、痧疹不透
炒去丝用。
即斑蝥。辛寒有毒，直入精溺之窍。内服破石淋，下 犬毒；外治蚀死肌，敷恶癣疮
去头足，糯米粉炒熟用。孕妇大忌。
甘辛有毒，攻毒祛风。治惊痫搐搦，口眼 斜，去足焙用。尾∶名蝎梢，其力尤紧。
即蚂蟥。咸平苦毒，破血攻积。极难制化，炒枯黄，再炒灰尽，细研入水，不转黄色
方可用。生蟥入腹，咂血腹痛，令人黄瘦；急以田泥调水，饮之必下。
即蝉蜕。性味甘寒，质地轻扬，善于祛除风热。用于发痘疹、下胞胎、开声音。蚱蝉：治疗小儿惊痫，夜间杀疳虫以退热。均去除翅、足后使用。
水蛭：性味咸寒，通经逐水，利大小便。去除翅、足后使用。其性急骤下行，体虚者忌用。
蜚虫（虻虫）：一名蜚虫。性味苦寒，善于攻逐积血，通行经络；力量足以堕胎，体虚者忌用。
白蜜：性味甘凉，生用时性凉而能泻热解毒；熟用时性温而能润燥补中。肠滑泄泻者均忌用。蜜煎导法，用于通治肠道虚闭。黄蜡：甘淡微温，涩肠止泻，并能解毒护心。
百药煎：酸涩咸寒，涩肠敛汗，止咳化痰。功效接近五倍子，但经过酿造，更能化热解毒，化解顽痰，是治疗久嗽痰结的劫剂。
沙苑子：甘咸性平，入肝、肾、命门经，涩精固肾，治疗遗浊带下，止小儿夜尿。炙熟后使用。
即僵蚕。咸辛性平，入肺、肝、胃经，祛风化痰，散结行经。用于治疗中风失音、痧疹不透。炒去丝后使用。
即斑蝥。辛寒有毒，直入精窍溺窍。内服破石淋，下犬毒；外治蚀死肌，敷恶癣疮。去头足，用糯米粉炒熟后使用。孕妇大忌。
全蝎：甘辛有毒，攻毒祛风。治疗惊痫搐搦，口眼歪斜。去足焙干后使用。尾：名为蝎梢，其力更紧。
即蚂蟥。咸平苦毒，破血攻积。极难制化，炒至枯黄，再炒成灰尽，细研后入水，不转黄色方可使用。生蟥入腹，吸吮血液致腹痛，令人黄瘦；急用田泥调水饮用，必能排出。
That is, Cicada Slough (Chantui). Its nature is sweet and cold; light and ascending, it excels at dispelling wind-heat. It is used to erupt carbuncles and rashes, expel the placenta, and open the voice. Locust Cicada (Zhechan): treats infantile convulsions and epilepsy; kills intestinal parasites at night to reduce heat. Both are used after removing wings and feet.
Leech (Shuizhi): Nature is salty and cold; unblocks collaterals and drives out water, promotes urination and defecation. Used after removing wings and feet. Its action is urgent and downward; contraindicated in deficient persons.
Horsefly (Feichong/Ningchong): Also known as Feichong. Nature is bitter and cold; excels at attacking accumulated blood and circulating through collaterals; its force is sufficient to induce abortion, contraindicated in deficient persons.
Honey (Bai Mi): Nature is sweet and cool. When raw, it is cool and clears heat and detoxifies; when cooked, it is warm, moistens dryness, and tonifies the middle. Contraindicated in cases of loose bowels. Honey suppository method is used to treat deficiency-type intestinal constipation. Beeswax (Huang La): Sweet, bland, and slightly warm; astringes intestines and stops diarrhea, and can also detoxify and protect the heart.
Mylabris (Banmao): Sweet and pungent, toxic; detoxifies and reduces swelling, washes sores and kills parasites. Used after slight roasting.
Wulingzhi: Nature is sweet and warm; generates flesh, stops bleeding, alleviates pain, and benefits deficiency; it is a specialized medicine for external diseases.
Baiyaojian: Sour, astringent, salty, and cold; astringes intestines, arrests sweating, stops cough, and transforms phlegm. Its efficacy is close to that of Galla Chinensis (Wubeizi), but having undergone fermentation, it particularly resolves heat and detoxifies, transforms stubborn phlegm, and serves as a potent remedy for chronic cough with phlegm accumulation.
Shayuanzi: Sweet and salty, neutral in nature; enters the Liver, Kidney, and Mingmen channels; astringes essence and secures the Kidneys, treats seminal emission, turbid urine, and leukorrhea, and stops nocturnal enuresis in children. Used after roasting.
That is, Silkworm (Jiangcan). Salty and pungent, neutral in nature; enters the Lung, Liver, and Stomach channels to dispel wind and transform phlegm, dissipate nodules, and promote circulation. Used for stroke-induced aphonia and incomplete eruption of scarletina. Used after stir-frying to remove silk threads.
That is, Faba Bean (Can Dou). Stir-fried and eaten to kill parasites; also treats malnutrition and emaciation. Silkworm Cocoon (Can Jian): Sweet and warm; clears fire and relieves thirst.
Qianghuo: Pungent and sweet, warm in nature; dispels wind and overcomes dampness, regulates bi-syndrome and treats sha-toxin, used after slight roasting.
That is, Mylabris (Banmao). Pungent and cold, toxic; directly enters the orifices of essence and urine. Internally taken to break up lithiasis and expel dog poison; externally applied to escharotic dead tissue and applied to malignant tinea and sores. Remove head and feet, stir-fry with rice flour until cooked. Greatly contraindicated in pregnancy.
Scorpion (Quanxie): Sweet and pungent, toxic; attacks toxin and dispels wind. Treats convulsions and spasms due to fright and epilepsy, and deviation of mouth and eyes. Remove feet and bake before use. Tail: named Xie Shao (Scorpion tail tip); its force is even stronger.
That is, Leech (Mahong). Salty, neutral, bitter, and toxic; breaks blood and attacks accumulation. Extremely difficult to process; stir-fry until withered and yellow, then again until charred to ash, finely ground, and added to water; only usable if the water does not turn yellow. If live leech enters the abdomen, sucking blood causes abdominal pain and leads to sallow emaciation; urgently administer water mixed with field mud to drink, which will surely expel it.