蛊是合聚虫蛇之类，以器皿盛之，任其相啖食，余一存者，名为蛊。能害人，食人腑脏
。其状∶心切痛，如被物啮，或硬，面目青黄，病变无常，是先伤于膈上，则吐血也。不即
治之，食脏腑尽则死。
蛊是合聚虫蛇之类，以器皿盛之，任其自相食啖，余留一存者为蛊。能变化为毒，害人
。有事之以毒害，多因饮食内行之。人中之者，心腹懊痛，烦毒不可忍，食人五脏，下血瘀
黑如烂鸡肝。
氐羌毒者，犹是蛊毒之类。于氐羌界域得之，故名焉。然其发病之状，犹如中蛊毒，心
腹刺痛，食人五脏，吐血利血，故是蛊之类也。
猫鬼者，云是老狸野物之精，变为鬼蜮，而根据附于人。人畜事之，犹如事蛊，以毒害人
。其病状，心腹刺痛。食人腑脏，吐血利血而死。
野道者，是无主之蛊也。人有畜事蛊，以毒害人，为恶既积，乃至死灭绝，其蛊则无所
根据止，浮游由野道路之间，有犯害人者。其病发，犹是蛊之状。但以其于田野道路得之，故
以谓之野道。
江南有射工毒虫，一名短狐，一名蜮，常在山涧水内。此虫口内有横骨，状如角弓，其
虫形正黑，状如大蜚，生齿发，而有雌雄，雄者口边两角，角端有桠，能屈伸。冬月并在土
内蛰，其上气蒸休休，冬月有雪，落其上不凝。夏月在水内，人行水上，及以水洗浴，或因
大雨潦时，仍逐水，便流入人家，或遇道上牛马等迹内即停住，其含沙射人影，便病。
初得时，或如伤寒，或似中恶，或口不能语，或身体苦强，或恶寒壮热，四肢拘急，头
痛，骨 屈伸，张口欠KT ，或清朝小苏，晡夕则剧。剧者不过三日，则齿间有血
出，不即治，杀人。又云∶初始证候，先寒热恶冷，欠KT ，筋急，头痛目疼，状如伤
寒，亦如中尸，便不能语，朝旦小苏，晡夕轧剧，寒热闷乱是也。始得三四日可治，急者七
日皆死，缓者二七日，远不过三七日皆死。
其毒中人，初未有疮，但恶风 寒热，或如针刺。及其成疮，初如豆粒黑
子，或如火烧，或如蠼 尿疮，皆肉内有穿空如大针孔也。其射中人头面尤急，腰以上去人
心近者多死，中人腰以下者小宽，不治亦死；虽不死，皆百日内不可保瘥。
又云∶疮有数种，其一种，中人疮正黑如 子状，或周遍悉赤，衣被犯之，如有芒刺
痛。其一种，作疮久即穿陷，或晡间寒热。其一种，如火炙人肉， 起作疮，此最急，
数日杀人。其一种，突起如石疖状。俱能杀人，自有迟速耳。大都此病多令人寒热欠伸，张
此虫冬月蛰在土内，人有识之者，取带之溪边行亦佳。若得此病毒，仍以为屑，渐服之
。夏月在水中者，则不可用。
蛊，是将各种虫蛇聚集在一起，放入器皿中，任凭它们互相吞食，最后剩下的一只，就称为蛊。它能危害人，吞噬人的脏腑。其症状表现为：心脏剧烈疼痛，像被东西咬噬一样，或者感觉坚硬；面色青黄不定，病情变化无常。这是因为先损伤了膈膜以上部位，从而导致吐血。如果不立即治疗，等到脏腑被吃尽就会死亡。
蛊是将各种虫蛇聚集在一起，放入器皿中，任凭它们互相吞食，最后剩下的一只称为蛊。它能变化为毒物，危害人类。有人蓄养它用来害人，多是通过饮食进入人体。人感染后，心腹烦闷疼痛，烦躁痛苦难以忍受，吞噬人的五脏，导致下血，血色瘀黑如烂鸡肝。
氐羌毒，也是属于蛊毒的一类。在氐羌地区获得，因此得名。然而其发病状况，如同中了蛊毒，心腹刺痛，吞噬人的五脏，吐血便血，所以是蛊毒之类。
猫鬼，说是老狸或野物的精怪，变成鬼蜮，依附于人。有人畜养侍奉它，如同侍奉蛊一样，用毒物害人。其病症表现，心腹刺痛。吞噬人的脏腑，吐血便血而死。
野道，是没有主人的蛊。有人畜养蛊用来害人，作恶积累到极点，以至于自身死绝灭绝，那蛊就无所依附停留，浮游在野外道路之间，有冒犯伤害人的。其发病，仍然是蛊的症状。只是因为它是在田野道路间获得的，所以称之为野道。
江南有一种射工毒虫，一名短狐，一名蜮，常在山涧水中。这种虫口内有横骨，形状像角弓，虫体正黑色，形状像大蚊，能生长牙齿头发，有雌雄之分，雄的嘴边有两角，角端分叉，能屈伸。冬天都在土内蛰伏，上面热气蒸腾，冬天有雪落在上面不凝结。夏天在水中，人行走在水上，以及用水洗浴，或因大雨积水时，仍随水流，便流入人家，或在遇到道路上牛马等足迹内就停住，它含沙射人影，人就生病。刚得病时，有的像伤寒，有的像中恶，有的口不能说话，有的身体强直痛苦，有的怕冷高热，四肢拘挛紧急，头痛，骨骼屈伸不利，张口呵欠，有时清晨稍好，傍晚则加重。严重的不过三天，牙齿间就有血流出，不立即治疗，会杀人。又说：初始证候，先寒热怕冷，呵欠，筋脉拘急，头痛眼痛，状如伤寒，也像中尸，便不能说话，早晨稍微好转，傍晚加剧，寒热烦闷混乱就是这样。刚得病三四天可治，急症七天都死，缓症两个七天，最远不超过三个七天都死。
它的毒中人，起初没有疮，只是怕风、寒热，有的像针刺。等到成疮，初起如豆粒大的黑点，有的像火烧，有的像蠼螋尿疮，都是肉内有穿孔如大针孔。它射中人的头面部尤其危急，腰以上离人心近的多数死亡，射中人腰以下的稍宽缓，不治疗也会死；即使不死，一百天内也不能保证痊愈。
又说：疮有几类，其中一种，中人疮色正黑如粟米状，或周围全部发红，衣服被子碰到它，如有芒刺般疼痛。其中一种，成疮久了就穿陷，有的在傍晚寒热。其中一种，如火烤人肉，突起成疮，这最危急，几天内杀人。其中一种，突起如石疖状。都能杀人，自有快慢而已。大多此病多让人寒热呵欠伸展。这种虫冬天蛰伏在土内，有人认识它，取来带在身上在溪边行走也很好。如果得了这种病毒，仍然把它磨成屑，逐渐服用。夏天的水中虫，则不可用。
Gu (poisonous insect concoction) refers to the practice of gathering various insects and snakes, placing them in a vessel, and allowing them to devour each other until only one remains; this survivor is named Gu. It can harm humans by consuming their Zang-Fu organs (internal organs). Its manifestations include: severe heart pain as if being bitten by an object, or a sensation of hardness; the face appears greenish-yellow, and the disease changes unpredictably. This occurs because the injury first affects the area above the diaphragm, leading to hematemesis (vomiting blood). If not treated immediately, death ensues when the Zang-Fu organs are completely consumed.
Gu is created by gathering various insects and snakes, placing them in a vessel, and allowing them to devour each other until one remains. It can transform into poison and harm humans. Some people rear it to cause harm, often introducing it through diet. Upon infection, humans experience mental restlessness and abdominal pain, unbearable irritability and toxicity, consumption of the five Zang organs, and lower bleeding with dark, clotted blood resembling rotten chicken liver.
Di-Qiang poison (a type of regional toxin) belongs to the category of Gu poison. It is acquired in the Di-Qiang region, hence the name. However, its clinical presentation resembles that of Gu poisoning: stabbing pain in the heart and abdomen, consumption of the five Zang organs, hematemesis, and bloody stools; thus, it is considered a variant of Gu.
Mao-Gui (Cat Ghost) is said to be the spirit of old foxes or wild animals transforming into malevolent entities that attach themselves to humans. People who rear and serve it, similar to serving Gu, use it to harm others with poison. Its symptoms include stabbing pain in the heart and abdomen, consumption of the Zang-Fu organs, hematemesis, bloody stools, and eventual death.
Ye-Dao (Wild Path) refers to Gu without a master. When someone rears Gu to harm others, and after accumulating great evil, they die out completely, the Gu loses its host and floats freely along wild paths. If it encounters and harms people, the onset resembles typical Gu symptoms. Since it is acquired in fields and roads, it is called Ye-Dao.
In Jiangnan, there exists a venomous insect called She-Gong, also known as Duan-Hu (Short Fox) or Yu (Hidden Archer), which dwells in mountain stream waters. This insect has a transverse bone in its mouth shaped like a horn bow. Its body is black, resembling a large mosquito, and it possesses teeth and hair-like structures, with males and females distinguished by two horns at the corners of the male's mouth, which have forked tips and can flex. In winter, they hibernate underground, emitting rising heat such that snow does not freeze upon them. In summer, they live in water. When humans walk on water or bathe, or during heavy rains when water floods, these insects may flow into homes or stop in hoofprints of cattle and horses on roads. By shooting sand at a person's shadow, they induce illness. Initially, symptoms may resemble Taiyang disease (exterior syndrome characterized by aversion to cold and fever), Zhong-E (sudden collapse due to pathogenic invasion), aphasia, stiff body, aversion to cold with high fever, spasticity of the four limbs, headache, difficulty in joint movement, yawning, slight improvement in the morning, and worsening in the evening. Severe cases may result in bleeding from the gums within three days; without immediate treatment, it is fatal. Another account states that initial signs include chills, fever, aversion to cold, yawning, tendon spasms, headache, eye pain, resembling Taiyang disease or Zhong-Shi (corpse-striking), aphasia, slight morning recovery, evening exacerbation, and mental confusion due to chills and fever. Treatment within three to four days is effective; acute cases die within seven days, mild cases within fourteen days, and worst-case scenarios within twenty-one days.
Initially, there are no sores, only aversion to wind, chills, fever, or sensations like needle pricks. When sores form, they initially appear as black spots the size of mung beans, or like burns, or like ulcers caused by earwig urine, with holes in the flesh resembling large needle punctures. Attacks on the head and face are particularly critical; injuries above the waist, closer to the heart, are often fatal. Injuries below the waist are less severe but still fatal if untreated; even if survival occurs, full recovery cannot be guaranteed within 100 days.
There are several types of sores. One type presents as black lesions like millet grains, or entirely red; contact with clothing causes sharp, thorn-like pain. Another type becomes necrotic and sunken over time, accompanied by evening chills and fever. A third type feels like burning flesh, raising rapidly as a sore, which is the most acute and fatal within days. A fourth type rises like a stone boil. All are fatal, varying only in speed. Generally, this disease causes chills, fever, yawning, and stretching. The insect hibernates underground in winter; those who recognize it may carry it while walking by streams for protection. If infected, the dried insect should be ground into powder and taken gradually. Those found in water during summer should not be used.