Herb

Goose (E)

鹅e
1 sourceAnser cygnoides

Recorded in Bencao Gangmu for disinhibiting the five viscera, resolving visceral heat (suited to those on mineral drugs), and (the decoction) for wasting-thirst.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷四十七·禽部·水禽类·鹅·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：利五脏（《别录》）。解五脏热，服丹石人宜之（孟诜）。煮汁，止消渴（藏器）。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 甘，平，无毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷四十七·禽部·水禽类·鹅·条名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷四十七·禽部·水禽类·鹅·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷四十七·禽部·水禽类·鹅·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.