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寒，无毒。主解岭南百药毒。俚人刺其血饮，以解诸药毒。大如帽，似龟，甲中有纹
。生岭南海畔山水间。（今附）
臣禹锡等谨按陈士良云∶玳瑁，身似龟，首觜如鹦鹉。肉，平。主诸风毒，行气血，去
胸
膈中风痰，镇心脾，逐邪热，利大小肠，通妇人经脉。甲壳亦似肉，同疗心风邪，解烦热。
日
华子云∶破症结，消痈毒，止惊痫等疾。
图经曰∶玳瑁，生岭南山水间，今亦出广南。盖龟类也。唯腹、背甲皆有红点斑纹，其
大者
有如盘。入药须生者乃灵，带之亦可以辟蛊毒。凡遇饮食有毒，则必自摇动，死者则不能，
神
矣。昔唐嗣薛王之镇南海，海人有献生玳瑁者，王令揭取上甲二小片，系于左臂，欲以辟毒
。玳瑁甚被楚毒，复养于使宅后池，伺其揭处复生，还遣送旧处，并无伤矣。今人多用杂龟
筒作器皿，皆杀取之。又经煮拍，生者殊不易得。顷有自岭表罢官，得生玳瑁畜养且久，携
以北归，北人多有识者。又有一种 ，亦玳瑁之类也。其形如笠，四足缦胡无指，其甲有
黑珠，纹彩亦好，但薄而色浅，不任作器，唯堪贴饰耳。今人谓之 皮，不入药用。
陈藏器云∶大如扇，似龟，甲有纹，余并同。杨氏产乳∶疗中蛊毒。生玳瑁以水磨如浓
饮，
服一盏即解。
衍义曰∶玳瑁，治心经风热，生者入药，盖性味全也。既入汤火中，即不堪用，为器物
者矣
，与生熟犀其义同。
玳瑁（Tortoise Shell of Eretmochelys）
性寒，无毒。主治解除岭南地区的各种药物中毒。当地百姓刺取它的血液饮用，用以解除各类药物毒素。其体型大如帽子，外形像龟，背甲上有花纹。产于岭南海边山水之间。（附录内容）
臣禹锡等人谨按陈士良的说法：玳瑁，身体像龟，头部和嘴像鹦鹉。其肉质平性。主治各种风毒，通行气血，去除胸膈部位的风痰，镇安心脾，驱除邪热，通利大小肠，疏通妇女经脉。其甲壳也类似肉质，同用于治疗心风邪气，解除烦热。
《图经》记载：玳瑁，产于岭南山水间，现在也出产于广南。它属于龟类。只有腹部和背部的甲壳都有红点斑纹，大的如同盘子。入药必须用活体才有效，佩戴它也可以辟除蛊毒。凡是遇到饮食中有毒物，它就会自动摇动，死去的则不能，真是神奇啊。从前唐代嗣薛王镇守南海时，海边有人进献活玳瑁，薛王让人取下上面甲壳的两小片，系在左臂上，想要用来辟毒。玳瑁遭受了极大的痛苦，后来被饲养在官邸后面的池塘里，等待它被取甲的地方重新生长出来，便又遣送回到原来的地方，并没有受伤。现在的人多将玳瑁与龟筒混合制作成器皿，都是杀取后制成的。又经过煮制拍打，活体非常难得得到。不久前有位从岭南罢官的人，得到活玳瑁饲养了很久，携带着向北回归，北方人多有认识它的。又有一种玳瑁，也是玳瑁之类。形状像斗笠，四足无爪，其甲壳上有黑珠般的斑点，纹理色彩也很好，但甲壳薄且颜色浅，不适合制作器皿，只适合贴饰而已。现在的人称之为玳瑁皮，不入药用。
陈藏器说：大如扇子，像龟，甲壳有花纹，其余都相同。杨氏产乳方：治疗中蛊毒。用活玳瑁用水磨成浓汁饮用，服下一盏即可解毒。
《衍义》说：玳瑁，治疗心经风热，活体入药，是因为其性味完整。一旦投入汤火之中，就不堪使用了，变成了器物，这与生犀和熟犀的道理相同。
Eretmochelys (Tortoise Shell of Eretmochelys)
Cold in nature, non-toxic. Primarily resolves various drug poisonings in the Lingnan region. Local people pierce its blood for drinking to resolve various drug toxins. It is as large as a hat, resembles a turtle, and has patterns on its shell. It lives in the mountains and waters by the sea in Lingnan. (Appendix content)
Minister Yuxi and others respectfully cite Chen Shiliang: Eretmochelys, the body resembles a turtle, the head and beak resemble a parrot. The flesh is neutral in nature. It primarily treats various wind poisons, promotes the circulation of Qi and Blood, eliminates wind-phlegm in the chest and diaphragm, calms the Heart and Spleen, expels pathogenic heat, unblocks the Large and Small Intestines, and regulates the menses in women. Its shell also resembles flesh and is used similarly to treat wind-evil affecting the Heart and relieve irritability and heat.
Rihuazi states: It breaks up accumulations, dissipates carbuncle toxins, and stops disorders such as convulsions and epilepsy.
Tu Jing records: Eretmochelys lives in the mountains and waters of Lingnan and is now also produced in Guangnan. It belongs to the turtle family. Only the plastron and carapace have red spotted patterns; the larger ones are like plates. For medicinal use, only live specimens are effective; carrying it can also ward off gu poison. Whenever there is toxic food or drink, it will automatically tremble, whereas dead ones cannot, which is truly miraculous. In the past, when the Tang Prince Si governed Lingnan, a local person offered a live Eretmochelys. The Prince ordered two small pieces of the upper shell to be removed and tied to his left arm to ward off poison. The Eretmochelys suffered greatly, was then kept in the pond behind the official residence, waited for the area where the shell was removed to regenerate, and was subsequently sent back to its original habitat without injury. Nowadays, people often mix Eretmochelys with turtle shells to make vessels, killing them for this purpose. They are also boiled and beaten, making live specimens extremely rare. Recently, an official who resigned from Lingnan raised a live Eretmochelys for a long time and brought it north. Many people in the North recognized it. There is another type of Eretmochelys, also belonging to this category. Its shape is like a bamboo hat, with four webbed feet lacking claws, and its shell has black pearl-like spots with good texture and color, but the shell is thin and pale in color, unsuitable for making vessels, and only suitable for decoration. People nowadays call it Eretmochelys skin and do not use it medicinally.
Chen Cangqi states: As large as a fan, resembling a turtle, with patterns on the shell; otherwise identical. Yang Shi Chan Ru formula: Treats gu poisoning. Grind a live Eretmochelys with water into a thick liquid and drink one cup to resolve the poison.
Yan Yi states: Eretmochelys treats wind-heat in the Heart Meridian. Live specimens are used for medicine because their nature and flavor remain intact. Once subjected to boiling water or fire, they become unusable as medicine and turn into artifacts, which is the same principle as raw versus processed Rhinoceros Horn (Xijiao).