Herb

Ci wu (a jackdaw)

慈乌ci-wu
1 sourceCorvus monedula

Recorded in Bencao Gangmu for taxation and emaciation, aiding qi and checking cough, and for bone-steaming debility, marinated and roasted with the five flavours.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷四十九·禽部·林禽类·慈乌·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：补劳治瘦，助气止咳嗽。骨蒸羸弱者，和五味淹炙食之，良（《嘉祐》）。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 酸、咸，平，无毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷四十九·禽部·林禽类·慈乌·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·林禽类·慈乌·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷四十九·禽部·林禽类·慈乌·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.