Herb

Chi xiu (an owl)

鸱鸺chi-xiu
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Recorded in Bencao Gangmu for malaria, one plucked, drawn and fried in oil and eaten. Historical record only; from an endangered, internationally protected species (owl).

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷四十九·禽部·山禽类·鸱鸺·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).
Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷四十九·禽部·山禽类·鸱鸺·条名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷四十九·禽部·山禽类·鸱鸺·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.