Herb

Wild goose (Yan)

雁yan
1 sourceAnser

Recorded in Bencao Gangmu for wind-spasm and contracture, hemiplegia, and blocked qi and blood, and with long use for boosting qi and lightening the body.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷四十七·禽部·水禽类·雁·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：风挛拘急偏枯，血气不通利。久服益气不饥，轻身耐老（《本经》）。

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·雁·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·雁·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·雁·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.