丹雄鸡 味甘,(《难》云辛。)气微温。无毒,一云有小毒。主女子崩中漏下赤白
沃,补虚温中,止血通神,杀毒辟不祥。冠血主乳难,疗白癜风诸疮。又自缢死,心下温者,剌
血滴口中,男雌女雄。百虫入耳中,滴之即出。头虫杀鬼。肪主耳聋。肠主遗溺,小便数不禁。
肝及左翅毛,起阴。 里黄皮微寒,主泄痢,小便遗溺,除热止烦并尿血崩中带下。屎白微寒,
主消渴,伤寒寒热,破石淋,利小便,止遗溺,灭瘢痕,敷风痛。翮羽主下血闭。黑雌鸡主风寒
湿痹,五缓六急。安胎,补产后虚羸。治痈疽排脓,补新血。血主中恶腹痛及 折骨痛,乳产。
黄雌鸡味甘、酸,主伤中消渴,小便数不禁,肠 泄痢。补益五脏,续绝伤,止劳劣,补精助阳。
鸡子主除热火疮,痫 ,可作虎魄神物。卵白微寒,疗目热赤痛,除心下伏热,止烦满咳逆,小
儿下泄,妇人产难,胞衣不下,醯渍之一宿,疗黄胆,破大烦热。诸鸡肉补虚羸最要,故食治方
中多用之。有风人不宜食,又患骨热者不可食。丹溪云∶属土而有金与木,火性补,故助湿中之
火。又云属巽,助肝火。遗尿。( 一具并肠烧末服之,男雌女雄。)小儿鹅口不乳,(烧
黄皮末,乳和敷之。)小儿卒惊似有痛处而不知疾状。(冠血滴口中少许,瘥)
白鹅膏 气微寒,无毒。主耳卒聋,以灌之。毛主射工水毒,亦可饮其血及以涂身。
又主小儿惊痫极者,又烧灰主噎。肉平利五脏,主消渴,煮汁饮之。
白鸭屎 主杀石药毒,解结缚,散蓄热。主热毒痢,为末水调服之。热肿毒疮,鸡子
白和敷之。又敷蛐 咬疮,良。肉补虚除热,和脏腑,利水道。主病水浮肿,古方用鸭头丸,又
取白鸭或青头鸭一只,治如食法,和米并五味煮,令极熟作粥食之,立愈。
雁肪 味甘,气平。无毒。主风挛拘急偏枯,气不通利。久服益气,不饥轻身耐老。
鹧鸪 味甘,气温。无毒,一云微毒。主岭南野葛菌生金毒,及温瘴久欲死者,合
毛熬酒浸之。生捣取汁服,良。不可与竹同笋食之。
雀卵 味酸,气温。无毒。主下气,男子阴痿不起,强之令热,多精有子。脑主耳
聋,涂冻疮立瘥。头血主雀盲,黄昏间目无所见者是。肉大温,壮阳益气,暖腰膝。冬月者良,
妊娠忌食之。雄雀屎名白丁香,(两头尖者是。五月取之良,研如粉,煎甘草汤浸一宿,干任用。)
疗目热痛,生 肉赤白膜,和男首生乳如薄泥,点之即消,神效。决痈疖,涂之立溃。女人带下
溺不利,蜜和丸股。途疝瘕,烂 癖,诸块、伏梁。
伏翼 (一名蝙蝠。)味咸,气平。无毒。(苋实、云实为之使。生大山山谷及古
屋壁间。立夏后采,阴干。重一斤色白如雪,集则倒悬者佳。)主目瞑明目,夜视有精光。久服
令人喜乐媚好,无忧延年。又治五淋,利水道。取血滴目,令人夜中见物。粪名夜明砂,炒服治
瘰,烧灰酒服方寸匕,主子死腹中。又小儿无辜疳,熬捣为散,任意拌饭并吃食与吃。
燕屎 味辛,气平。有毒。(胡燕者入药。)主虫毒鬼疰,逐不祥邪气。破五淋,
利小便。窠与屎同,多以作汤,浴小儿治惊邪。
鹰眼睛 和乳汁研之,夜三注眼中,三日见碧霄中物。
乌鸦 气平,无毒。治瘦咳嗽,骨蒸劳。腊月用瓦瓶泥煨熟为灰调服。
鸲鹆肉 (腊月者良。)主五痔止血,治老嗽及呃噫,炙食或为散饮服。目睛和乳汁研点目,甚明。
雄鹊 味甘,气寒。无毒。(烧作灰,以石投中解散者雄。凡鸟雌雄难别,其翼左
覆右者雄,右覆左者雌。)主石淋,消结热,烧作灰,淋取汁饮之。窠多年者疗癫狂鬼魅及蛊毒
等,烧之仍呼祟物名号,亦敷 疮良。
鸬 头 气微寒。主鲠及噎,烧服之。
啄木鸟 气平,无毒。主痔漏,烧灰酒服之。牙齿疳 虫牙,烧末内牙齿孔中。《淮
南子》曰∶啄木愈龋。
鱼狗 (即翠鸟。)味咸,无毒。主鲠及鱼骨入肉不可出,痛甚者烧令黑为末顿服之,煮汁饮亦佳。
丹雄鸡:味甘,(《难经》记载为辛味。)气微温。无毒,一说有小毒。主治女子崩中漏下赤白带下,补虚损、温中焦,止血安神,杀毒辟邪。鸡冠血主治乳汁不通,治疗白癜风及各种疮疡。又,若有人自缢而死,但心口尚温者,可刺破取血滴入口中,男患者用雌鸡血,女患者用雄鸡血。若有百虫进入耳中,滴入此血即可排出。鸡头能杀虫驱鬼。鸡脂主治耳聋。鸡肠主治遗尿及小便频数失禁。鸡肝及左翅毛能起阴兴阳。鸡内金(鸡胗内壁的黄色薄膜)性微寒,主治泄泻痢疾、遗尿,清热除烦并治疗尿血、崩漏及带下病。鸡屎白性微寒,主治消渴症、伤寒引起的寒热往来,破除石淋,通利小便,止遗尿,消除瘢痕,外敷治疗风痛。鸡翅膀上的硬羽主治便血及闭经。黑雌鸡主治风寒湿痹证,以及五缓六急之症。能安胎,补益产后虚羸。治疗痈疽排脓,补益新血。鸡血主治中恶腹痛及骨折疼痛、乳痈等。黄雌鸡味甘、酸,主治内伤消渴,小便频数失禁,肠鸣泄泻痢疾。补益五脏,接续绝伤,止劳损虚弱,补精助阳。鸡蛋主治清除火热疮疡,癫痫发作时可用,也可作为制作虎魄神物的原料。蛋清性微寒,治疗目热赤痛,清除心下伏热,止烦闷咳逆,小儿腹泻,妇人难产,胞衣不下;用醋浸泡一夜后,可治疗黄疸,破除大烦热。各种鸡肉以补虚羸最为重要,因此食疗方中多用之。有风邪之人不宜食用,患有骨蒸热者也不宜食用。朱震亨说:鸡属土而含金与木,火性补益,故助长湿中之火。又说鸡属巽卦,助肝火。遗尿。(将一具鸡连同肠子烧成末服用,男患者用雌鸡,女患者用雄鸡。)小儿鹅口疮不能吮乳,(烧鸡内金为末,用乳汁调和外敷。)小儿突然受惊,似有痛处但不知痛苦状况。(滴少许鸡冠血在口中,病愈。)
白鹅膏:气微寒,无毒。主治突发性耳聋,滴入耳中。鹅毛主治射工水毒,也可饮用其血或涂抹身体。又主治极度严重的小儿惊痫,烧成灰主治噎膈。鹅肉平利五脏,主治消渴,煮汁饮用。
白鸭屎:主治杀灭金石药物之毒,解结缚,散蓄热。主治热毒痢疾,研为末用水调服。热肿毒疮,用鸡蛋清调和外敷,效果良好。又外敷蜈蚣咬伤之疮,亦良。鸭肉补虚除热,调和脏腑,通利水道。主治水肿,古方有用鸭头丸的,又取白鸭或青头鸭一只,按食用方法处理,加米及五味调料煮熟做成粥食用,立即痊愈。
雁肪:味甘,气平。无毒。主治风挛拘急、偏枯,气机不通利。久服益气,不饥轻身,耐老延年。
鹧鸪:味甘,气温。无毒,一说微毒。主治岭南地区的野葛菌生金毒,以及温瘴气导致欲死者,连毛煎酒浸渍服用。生捣取汁服用,效果良好。不可与竹笋同食。
雀卵:味酸,气温。无毒。主治降气,男子阳痿不起,强之令热,多精有子。雀脑主治耳聋,外涂冻疮立即痊愈。雀头血主治雀盲,即黄昏间视力丧失的症状。雀肉大温,壮阳益气,暖腰膝。冬季产的雀肉为佳,孕妇忌食。雄雀屎名为白丁香,(两头尖的是正品。五月采集为佳,研如粉,用甘草汤浸泡一夜,晾干备用。)治疗目热痛,生翳肉赤白膜,混合男婴初生乳汁如薄泥状,点眼即消,神效。决痈疖,外涂立溃。女人带下、小便不利,蜜和为丸吞服。治疗疝瘕,烂癖,诸块、伏梁。
伏翼(一名蝙蝠):味咸,气平。无毒。(苋实、云实为其使药。生于大山山谷及古屋壁间。立夏后采集,阴干。重一斤色白如雪,聚集则倒悬者为佳。)主治目瞑明目,夜视有精光。久服令人喜乐媚好,无忧延年。又治五淋,通利水道。取血滴入眼中,令人夜中见物。粪便名为夜明砂,炒服治疗瘰疬,烧灰酒服一方寸匕,主治子死腹中。又治小儿无辜疳积,熬捣为散,任意拌饭给患儿吃。
燕屎:味辛,气平。有毒。(家燕的粪便入药。)主治虫毒鬼疰,驱逐不祥邪气。破五淋,利小便。燕窝与燕屎相同,多以作汤,浴小儿治疗惊邪。
鹰眼睛:和乳汁研磨,夜间三次滴入眼中,三日可见碧霄中物。
乌鸦:气平,无毒。治疗瘦咳嗽,骨蒸劳。腊月用瓦瓶泥煨熟为灰调服。
鸲鹆肉(腊月者良):主治五痔止血,治疗老嗽及呃噫,炙食或为散饮服。目睛和乳汁研磨点目,甚明。
雄鹊:味甘,气寒。无毒。(烧作灰,以石投中解散者为雄。凡鸟雌雄难别,其翼左覆右者为雄,右覆左者为雌。)主治石淋,消结热,烧作灰,淋取汁饮之。鸟巢多年者疗癫狂鬼魅及蛊毒等,烧之仍呼祟物名号,亦敷疮良。
Dan Xiongji (Male Red Rooster): The flavor is sweet, (the *Nanjing* records it as pungent). The nature is slightly warm. It is non-toxic, though some say it has slight toxicity. It primarily treats women's metrorrhagia and leukorrhea with red and white discharge, tonifies deficiency, warms the middle jiao, stops bleeding, calms the spirit, detoxifies, and wards off evil. Chicken comb blood primarily treats difficult lactation and treats vitiligo and various sores. Additionally, if someone dies by hanging but the heart area remains warm, prick to obtain blood and drip into the mouth; for male patients use female chicken blood, for female patients use male chicken blood. If a hundred insects enter the ear, dripping this blood will expel them. The chicken head kills parasites and drives away ghosts. Chicken fat primarily treats deafness. The chicken intestine primarily treats enuresis and urinary frequency with incontinence. The chicken liver and left wing feathers can raise yang and stimulate sexual function. Ji Nei Jin (Chicken Gizzard Lining) is slightly cold in nature, primarily treating diarrhea and dysentery, enuresis, clearing heat, relieving irritability, and treating hematuria, metrorrhagia, and leukorrhea. Chicken feces (Bai Dingxiang precursor) is slightly cold, primarily treating diabetes mellitus (Xiao Ke), chills and fever caused by Cold Damage, breaking stone strangury, promoting urination, stopping enuresis, eliminating scars, and applying externally to treat wind-pain. The hard feathers of the chicken wings primarily treat lower body bleeding and amenorrhea. Black female chickens primarily treat Bi syndrome caused by wind-cold-dampness, as well as the "five slackness and six urgency" conditions. They can calm the fetus, tonify postpartum debility, treat carbuncles and ulcers to drain pus, and tonify new blood. Chicken blood primarily treats abdominal pain from sudden evil invasion, fracture pain, and mastitis. Yellow female chickens have a sweet and sour flavor, primarily treating internal injury with diabetes mellitus, urinary frequency with incontinence, and intestinal diarrhea/dysentery. They tonify the five zang organs, heal severe injuries, stop labor-induced weakness, tonify essence, and assist yang. Chicken eggs primarily clear fire-heat sores and epilepsy; they can also be used as ingredients for making Hu Po (Amber) spiritual substances. Egg white is slightly cold, treating heat-red-pain in the eyes, clearing latent heat in the epigastrium, stopping irritability, fullness, cough, and counterflow qi, pediatric diarrhea, difficult labor in women, and retained placenta; after soaking in vinegar for one night, it treats jaundice and breaks severe irritability and heat. Various chicken meats are most important for tonifying debility, hence widely used in dietary therapy formulas. People with wind pathogens should not eat it, nor should those suffering from bone-steaming heat. Zhu Zhenheng said: Chicken belongs to Earth but contains Metal and Wood; its fire nature is tonifying, thus assisting fire in dampness. He also said it belongs to the Xun trigram, assisting liver fire. For enuresis: (Burn one whole chicken including intestines to ash and take orally; males use female chicken, females use male chicken.) For infant thrush preventing suckling: (Burn Ji Nei Jin to ash, mix with breast milk, and apply externally.) For infants suddenly startled, appearing to have pain but unaware of the condition: (Drip a small amount of chicken comb blood into the mouth, the illness resolves.)
Bai E Gao (White Goose Fat): The nature is slightly cold, non-toxic. Primarily treats sudden deafness, instill into the ear. Goose feathers treat She Gong water toxicity, and one may drink its blood or smear it on the body. It also treats extreme cases of pediatric convulsions and epilepsy; burnt to ash, it treats dysphagia. Goose meat is neutral and benefits the five zang organs, treating diabetes mellitus; boil in water and drink the juice.
Bai Ya Shi (White Duck Feces): Primarily kills toxicity from mineral drugs, resolves knotting, disperses accumulated heat. Treats heat-toxin dysentery; grind to powder and take mixed with water. For hot swelling and toxic sores, mix with egg white and apply externally, which is effective. Also good for applying to centipede bite wounds. Duck meat tonifies deficiency, clears heat, harmonizes the zang-fu, and promotes water passages. Treats edema due to disease; ancient formulas use Ya Tou Wan (Duck Head Pill). Alternatively, take one white duck or green-headed duck, prepare as food, cook thoroughly with rice and five flavors into a porridge, and eat immediately for cure.
Yan Fang (Wild Goose Fat): Flavor is sweet, nature is neutral. Non-toxic. Treats wind-induced spasms, stiffness, hemiplegia, and obstructed qi flow. Long-term use tonifies qi, prevents hunger, lightens the body, and promotes longevity.
Zhegu (Partridge): Flavor is sweet, nature is warm. Non-toxic, some say slightly toxic. Treats poison from wild ginger, mushrooms, and gold in Lingnan, and fatal warm miasma; combine with feathers, decoct in wine, and soak/take. Freshly crushed juice taken orally is effective. Do not consume with bamboo shoots.
Que Lv (Sparrow Eggs): Flavor is sour, nature is warm. Non-toxic. Promotes descending qi, treats male impotence, strengthens and heats the area, increases sperm production and fertility. Sparrow brain treats deafness; applied externally, cures frostbite immediately. Sparrow head blood treats Que Mang (night blindness), where vision is lost at dusk. Sparrow meat is very warm, strengthens yang, tonifies qi, warms waist and knees. Winter sparrows are best; pregnant women should avoid eating them. Male sparrow feces is named Bai Dingxiang (White Jasmine), characterized by pointed ends. Collected in May, ground to powder, soaked in Licorice Decoction overnight, dried for use. Treats eye heat-pain, fleshy growths (pterygium) with red/white membranes; mix with fresh human breast milk like thin mud, apply to eyes for immediate resolution, miraculous effect. Resolves abscesses and boils; apply externally for immediate suppuration. For women's leukorrhea and difficult urination, mix with honey and form pills. Treats hernia and masses, rots accumulations, various lumps, and Fu Liang (subdiaphragmatic mass).
Fu Yi (Bat, alias Bian Fu): Flavor is salty, nature is neutral. Non-toxic. (Amaranth seed and Cloud Milk Vetch root act as guides. Grows in deep mountain valleys and old house walls. Collect after Start of Summer, shade dry. Those weighing one jin, white as snow, collected while hanging upside down are best.) Treats closed eyes and improves vision, seeing clearly at night with bright light. Long-term use brings joy, beauty, worry-free life, and longevity. Also treats five types of strangury, promotes water passages. Drip blood into eyes to see objects at night. Feces is named Ye Ming Sha (Night-Bright Sand); stir-fried for treating scrofula; burnt to ash and taken with wine (one cun cube dose) for treating fetal death in the womb. Also treats pediatric Wugu malnutrition; roast, crush to powder, mix with rice arbitrarily for the child to eat.
Yan Shi (Swallow Droppings): Flavor is pungent, nature is neutral. Toxic. (House swallow droppings are used medicinally.) Treats insect poison and Gui Zhu (ghost transmission), drives away inauspicious evil qi. Breaks five stranguries, promotes urination. Swallow nests and droppings are similar; often made into soup to bathe children to treat fright pathogens.
Ying Yan Jing (Eagle Eyes): Grind with breast milk, instill into eyes three times at night; within three days, one can see objects in the blue sky.
Wu Ya (Crow): Nature is neutral, non-toxic. Treats wasting-thirst cough and bone-steaming consumption. In the twelfth lunar month, bake in a clay bottle sealed with mud until cooked, turn to ash, and take mixed with liquid.
Qu Yu Rou (Myna Meat - best from 12th month): Treats five hemorrhoids, stops bleeding, treats chronic cough and hiccups; roast and eat or make into powder and take with liquid. Pupil mixed with breast milk, ground and applied to eyes, greatly improves vision.
Xiong Que (Male Magpie): Flavor is sweet, nature is cold. Non-toxic. (Burn to ash; if it disperses when thrown with a stone, it is male. Hard to distinguish bird sexes generally; if left wing covers right, it is male; if right covers left, it is female.) Treats stone strangury, clears constrained heat; burn to ash, leach juice, and drink. Old nests treat mania, ghost possession, and Gu poison; burn while calling out the name of the offending spirit; also good for applying to sores.
Lu Ci Tou (Cormorant Head): Nature is slightly cold. Treats fishbone choking and dysphagia; burn and take orally.
Zhuo Mu Niao (Woodpecker): Nature is neutral, non-toxic. Treats hemorrhoidal fistulas; burn to ash, take with wine. For dental caries caused by parasites, burn to powder and insert into tooth cavity. *Huainanzi* states: Woodpecker cures dental caries.
Yu Gou (Kingfisher, alias Cui Niao): Flavor is salty, non-toxic. Treats fishbone stuck in flesh that cannot be removed; for severe pain, burn until black, grind to powder, take in one dose; boiling juice to drink is also good.