Herb

Francolin (Zhe gu)

鹧鸪zhe-gu
1 sourceFrancolinus pintadeanus

Recorded in Bencao Gangmu for gelsemium, mushroom and metal poisoning and lingering miasmic disease near death, brewed in wine with the feathers and taken.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷四十八·禽部·原禽类·鹧鸪·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：岭南野葛、菌子毒，生金毒，及温瘴久，欲死不可瘥者，合毛熬酒渍服之。

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