Herb

Lian que (a paradise flycatcher)

练鹊lian-que
1 sourceTerpsiphone

Recorded in Bencao Gangmu for boosting qi and wind disease, finely cut, dry-fried, steeped in wine in a bag, and the warm wine drunk daily.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷四十九·禽部·林禽类·练鹊·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：益气，治风疾。细剉炒香，袋盛浸酒中，每日取酒温服之（《嘉祐》）。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 甘，温、平，无毒。

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