Herb

Sparrow (Que)

雀que
1 sourcePasser montanus

Recorded in Bencao Gangmu, eaten in winter, for reinforcing yang and promoting fertility, boosting qi, warming the loins and knees, reducing urination, and for flooding and discharge.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷四十八·禽部·原禽类·雀·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：冬三月食之，起阳道，令人有子（藏器）。壮阳益气，暖腰膝，缩小便，治血崩带下（《日华》）。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 甘，温，无毒。

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