Herb

Quail (Chun)

鹑chun
1 sourceCoturnix japonica

Recorded in Bencao Gangmu for supplementing the five viscera, boosting the centre and qi, firming the sinews and bones, bearing cold and heat, and dispersing bound heat.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷四十八·禽部·原禽类·鹑·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：补五脏，益中续气，实筋骨，耐寒暑，消结热。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 甘，平，无毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷四十八·禽部·原禽类·鹑·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·鹑·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·鹑·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.