味苦，微寒，有毒。主 疮。
肉 酿作酒，疗癞疾，诸 ，心腹痛，下结气，除蛊毒。其腹中吞鼠，有小毒，
疗鼠 。
陶隐居云∶蝮蛇，黄黑色，黄颔尖口，毒最烈，虺形短而扁，毒不异于 ，中人不即疗，
多
死。蛇类甚众，惟此二种及青 为猛，疗之并别有方。蛇皆有足，五月五日取，烧地令热
，以酒沃之，居中，足出。术家所用赤连、黄颔，多在人家屋间，吞鼠子、雀雏，见腹中大
者
，破取，干之。唐本注云∶蛇屎，疗痔 ，器中养取之。皮灰，疗疔肿，恶疮，骨疽。蜕皮
，主身痒、 、疥、癣等。蝮蛇作地色，鼻反，口又长，身短，头尾相似，大毒，一名 蛇
，无二种也。山南汉、沔间足有之。臣禹锡等谨按蜀本图经云∶形粗短，黄黑如土色，白
斑，鼻反者，山南金州、房州、均州皆有之。陈藏器云∶蝮蛇，按蛇既众多，入用非一。《
本经》虽载，未能分析，其蝮蛇形短，鼻反，锦文，亦有与地同色者。着足断足，着手断手
，不尔称身糜溃。其蝮蛇七、八月毒盛时，啮树以泄其气，树便死，又吐口中涎沫于草木上
，着人身肿成疮，卒难主疗，名曰蛇漠疮。蝮所主略与虺同。众蛇之中，此独胎产，本功外
，宣城间山人，取一枚，活着器中，以醇酒一斗投之，埋于马溺处，周年以后开取，酒味犹
存，蛇已消化，有患大风及诸恶风，恶疮瘰 ，皮肤顽痹，半身枯死，皮肤手足脏腑间重疾
，并主之。不过服一升以来，当觉举身习习，服讫，服他药不复得力。亦有小毒，不可顿服
。腹中死鼠，主鼠 。脂磨着物皆透。又主癞。取一枚及他蛇亦得，烧坐上，当有赤虫如马
尾出，仍取蛇肉塞鼻中。亦主赤痢。取骨烧为黑末，饮下三钱匕，杂蛇亦得。药性论云∶蝮
蛇胆，君。治下部虫，杀虫良。蛇，主治五痔，肠风泻血。
图经文具蚺蛇胆条下。
食疗∶主诸 。肉，疗癞，诸 ；下结气，除蛊毒。如无此疾者，即不假食也。肘后方
治白
癞。大腹蛇一条，勿令伤，以酒渍之，大者一斗，小者五升，以糠火温令稍稍热。取蛇一寸
许，以腊月猪脂和敷上。梅师方治臂腕痛。取死蛇一条，以水煮取浓汁浸肿痛，冷易之。
味苦，性微寒，有毒。主治疮疡。
将蛇肉酿制成酒，可治疗癞疾（麻风病等皮肤顽疾）、各种瘘管、心腹疼痛，能下行结聚之气，去除蛊毒。其腹中吞食的鼠类，有小毒，可治疗鼠瘘（淋巴结核）。
陶隐居说：蝮蛇，体色黄黑，下颌黄色，口尖，毒性最烈；虺蛇形状短而扁，毒性不异于蝮蛇，普通人如果不立即治疗，大多会死亡。蛇的种类很多，只有这两种以及青蛇最为凶猛，治疗它们各有专门的方剂。蛇都有脚，在五月五日采集，烧烫地面，用酒浇在地上，蛇居中，脚伸出。术士所用的赤连蛇、黄颔蛇，多在人家的屋间，吞食小老鼠、小鸟雏，看到腹中大的，剖开取出，晒干。《唐本草》注解说：蛇粪，治疗痔疮，在容器中饲养收集。蛇皮灰，治疗疔肿、恶疮、骨疽。蜕下的皮，主治身体瘙痒、白癜风、疥疮、癣等。蝮蛇呈土色，鼻孔反翘，嘴巴又长，身体短，头尾相似，毒性极大，又名[缺字]蛇，没有两种之分。山南汉水、沔水之间多有出产。臣禹锡等人谨按《蜀本图经》说：形状粗短，黄黑如土色，有白斑，鼻孔反翘的，山南金州、房州、均州都有出产。陈藏器说：蝮蛇，据查蛇类众多，入药的不止一种。《神农本草经》虽然记载，未能分析清楚，这种蝮蛇形状短，鼻孔反翘，有锦绣般的纹路，也有与地同色的。碰到它断足，手碰到断手，不然身体糜烂溃烂。这种蝮蛇在七、八月毒性旺盛时，咬树以泄出其气，树便枯死，又吐出口中的涎沫到草木上，沾到人身上肿胀成疮，突然难以治疗，名叫蛇漠疮。蝮蛇的主治功效大致与虺相同。在众多蛇中，唯独它是胎生的。除主要功效外，宣城地区的山人，取一条活蝮蛇放在容器中，投入一斗纯酒，埋在马尿处，一年后打开取出，酒味尚存，蛇已消化，患有大风病及诸恶风、恶疮瘰疬、皮肤顽痹、半身枯死、皮肤手足脏腑间的重疾，都主治。不过服用不超过一升左右，应当觉得全身微微颤动，服完后，再服其他药物不再得力。也有一定毒性，不可一次性顿服。腹中的死鼠，主治鼠瘘。油脂涂抹物体都能渗透。又主治癞疾。取一条蝮蛇或其他蛇也可以，烧在坐具上，会有红色虫子像马尾一样出来，随即取蛇肉塞入鼻中。也主治赤痢。取骨头烧成黑色粉末，用水送服三钱匕大小，混杂其他蛇也可以。《药性论》说：蝮蛇胆，为君药。治疗下部虫积，杀虫效果好。蛇肉，主治五痔，肠风泻血。
《图经》详细文字在蚺蛇胆条目下。
食疗：主治各种瘘管。蛇肉，治疗癞疾，各种瘘管；下行结气，去除蛊毒。如果没有这些疾病，就不需要食用了。《肘后方》治疗白癞。大腹蛇一条，不要弄伤，用酒浸泡，大的一条用一斗酒，小的用五升酒，用糠火加热使其微微变热。取蛇身一寸许，用腊月猪脂调和敷贴。梅师方治疗臂腕痛。取死蛇一条，用水煮取浓汁浸泡肿痛处，冷了更换。
Bitter in taste, slightly cold in nature, and toxic. It primarily treats sores and ulcers.
When the snake meat is fermented into wine, it cures leprosy (skin diseases such as lepromatous leprosy), various fistulas, heart and abdominal pain, descends stagnant Qi, and eliminates gu poison. The mice swallowed by its stomach are slightly toxic and treat rat scrofula (lymphatic tuberculosis).
Tao Hongjing stated: The fangshe (Viper) is yellowish-black with a yellow chin and pointed mouth; its venom is the most potent. The hui (Horned Viper) is short and flat in shape, and its toxicity is no different from that of the fangshe. Ordinary people who do not receive immediate treatment often die. There are many types of snakes, but only these two species and the qing she (Green Snake) are fierce; each has specific formulas for treatment. Snakes have feet. They should be collected on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month. By heating the ground and pouring wine upon it, the snake positions itself in the center with its feet extended. Daoist practitioners use the chilian she (Red-banded Snake) and huanghan she (Yellow-chinned Snake), which are often found near human dwellings, swallowing young mice and bird chicks. When the abdomen is distended, it is cut open, the contents extracted, and dried. The commentary of the Tang Bencao states: Snake feces treat hemorrhoids; they can be collected by raising snakes in containers. Ash from snake skin treats dingzhong (carbuncles), malignant sores, and bone abscesses. Shed snake skin treats body pruritus, vitiligo, scabies, tinea, etc. The fangshe resembles earth color, has a reversed nostril, a long mouth, a short body, and indistinguishable head and tail; it is highly toxic and also known as [missing character] she, with no distinction between two types. It is abundant in the region between the Han and Mian rivers in Shannan. Ministers Yuxi et al., according to the Shuben Tujing, state: Those that are coarse and short, yellowish-black like earth color, with white spots and reversed nostrils, are found in Jinzhou, Fangzhou, and Junzhou in Shannan. Chen Cangqi stated: Regarding the fangshe, since there are numerous snake species used medicinally, the Ben Jing records them without detailed analysis. This fangshe is short, has a reversed nostril, brocade-like patterns, and some resemble earth color. Contact causes limb amputation or bodily erosion and ulceration. During July and August when venom is strongest, the fangshe bites trees to vent its qi, causing the trees to die. It also spits saliva onto vegetation; contact causes swelling and sores that are difficult to treat suddenly, named she mo chuang (snake desert sore). The therapeutic effects of the fangshe are roughly the same as those of the hui. Among all snakes, only this one is viviparous. Besides its main functions, mountain people in Xuancheng take one live fangshe, place it in a vessel, add one dou of pure wine, bury it in horse urine, and after one year, open it. The wine flavor remains, and the snake has digested. It treats wind disease, various evil winds, malignant sores, scrofula, skin stubborn numbness, half-body atrophy, and severe diseases of the skin, limbs, and internal organs. Taking no more than one sheng usually causes a slight trembling sensation throughout the body; afterwards, other medicines lose efficacy. It has mild toxicity and should not be taken in one dose. Dead mice in the stomach treat rat scrofula. Its grease penetrates any object it touches. It also treats leprosy. One fangshe or other snakes can be burned on a seat; red worms resembling horse tails will emerge, and the snake meat should then be inserted into the nose. It also treats bloody dysentery. Bones burned to black powder, taken with water in doses of three qianbi, mixed with other snakes, are effective. The Yaoxing Lun states: Fangshe gallbladder acts as the sovereign herb. It treats lower body parasites and is excellent for killing insects. Snake meat treats five types of hemorrhoids and intestinal wind with bloody diarrhea.
The detailed text in Tujing is under the item Ranshe Gallbladder.
Food Therapy: Treats various fistulas. Snake meat treats leprosy and various fistulas; it descends stagnant Qi and eliminates gu poison. If one does not suffer from these ailments, consumption is unnecessary. The Zhouhou Fang treats white leprosy. Take one large belly snake, do not injure it, and soak it in wine: one dou for a large snake, five sheng for a small one. Warm it slowly using bran fire until slightly hot. Take about one cun of snake meat, mix with lard from the twelfth lunar month, and apply externally. Mei Shi Fang treats arm and wrist pain. Take one dead snake, boil in water to obtain a thick decoction, and soak the swollen and painful area, changing it when cool.