Herb

Crow (Wu ya)

乌鸦wu-ya
1 sourceCorvus

Recorded in Bencao Gangmu for emaciation disease with cough and bone-steaming taxation (charred and powdered), and for childhood epilepsy and spectral influences.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷四十九·禽部·林禽类·乌鸦·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：瘦病咳嗽，骨蒸劳疾。腊月以瓦瓶泥固烧存性，为末，每饮服一钱。又治小儿痫疾及鬼魅（《嘉祐》）。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 酸、涩，平，无毒。

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