Herb

Golden pheasant (Bi zhi)

鷩雉bi-zhi
1 sourceSafety notes recordedChrysolophus pictus

Modern safety information is being compiled for this entry.

Recorded in Bencao Gangmu, eaten, said to sharpen the wits. Recorded in the source as slightly toxic.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷四十八·禽部·原禽类·鷩雉·主治

References
  • functions_en self-translated from 本草纲目 traditional_functions (public domain; the Chinese tf carries verbatim excerpt_hash citations). No modern work consulted.
  • WHO IST-TCM terminology-aligned for the English rendering.
  • public pharmacopoeia & zoological facts (public-domain reference facts; no proprietary modern source).
Traditional functions

Classical source text (Chinese) — English summary above.

传统中医记载：食之令人聪慧（汪颖）。养之禳火灾（藏器）。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 甘，温，微毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷四十八·禽部·原禽类·鷩雉·条名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷四十八·禽部·原禽类·鷩雉·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷四十八·禽部·原禽类·鷩雉·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.