（《别录》下品）
【释名】越鸟。
时珍曰∶孔，大也。李 呼为南客。《梵书》谓之摩由逻。
【集解】弘景曰∶出广、益诸州。方家罕用。
恭曰∶交广多有，剑南元无。
时珍曰∶按《南方异物志》云∶孔雀，交趾、雷、罗诸州甚多，生高山乔木之上。大
如雁，高三四尺，不减于鹤。细颈隆背，头戴三毛长寸许。数十群飞，栖游冈陵。晨则鸣
声相和，其声曰都护。雌者尾短无金翠。雄者三年尾尚小，五年乃长二三尺。夏则脱毛，
至春复生。自背至尾有圆纹，五色金翠，相绕如钱。自爱其尾，山栖必先择置尾之地。雨则
尾重不能高飞，南人因往捕之。或暗伺其过，生断其尾，以为方物。若回顾，则金翠顿减矣
。山人养其雏为媒。或探其卵，鸡伏出之，饲以猪肠、生菜之属。闻人拍手歌舞，则舞。其
性妒，见采服者必啄之。《北户录》云∶孔雀不匹，以音影相接而孕。或雌鸣下风，雄鸣上
风，亦孕。《冀越集》云∶孔雀虽有雌雄，将乳时登木哀鸣，蛇至即交，故其血、胆犹伤人
。《禽经》云“孔见蛇则宛而跃”者是矣。
肉
【气味】咸，凉，微毒。藏器曰∶无毒。
【主治】解药毒、蛊毒（《日华》）。
【发明】时珍曰∶按《纪闻》云∶山谷夷人多食之，或以为脯腊，味如鸡、 ，能解
百毒。人食其肉者，自后服药必不效，为其解毒也。又《续博物志》云，李卫公言∶鹅惊鬼
，孔雀辟恶， 厌火。
血
【主治】生饮，解蛊毒，良（《日华》）。
【发明】时珍曰∶熊太古言，孔雀与蛇交，故血、胆皆伤人；而《日华》及《异物志》
言，其血与首，能解大毒，似不相合。按孔雀之肉既能解毒，何血独伤人耶？盖亦犹雉与
蛇交时即有毒，而蛇伏蛰时即无毒之意耳。
屎
【气味】微寒。
【主治】女子带下，小便不利（《别录》）。治崩中带下，可敷恶疮（《日华》）。
尾
【气味】有毒。宗 曰∶不可入目，令人昏翳。
（收录于《名医别录》下品）
【释名】越鸟。
李时珍说：孔，意为大。李峤称它为“南客”。梵文典籍中称之为“摩由逻”。
【集解】陶弘景说：产于广、益等州。医家很少使用。
苏恭说：交州、广州多有出产，剑南地区完全没有。
李时珍说：查考《南方异物志》记载：孔雀在交趾、雷州、罗州等地非常多，生长在高山乔木之上。体型大如雁，高三四尺，不亚于鹤。脖子细，背部隆起，头顶有三根长约一寸的羽毛。几十只成群飞翔，栖息游弋于山冈丘陵之间。早晨鸣叫声相互应和，声音称为“都护”。雌孔雀尾巴短，没有金翠色的光泽。雄孔雀三年后尾巴还小，五年后才长到二三尺长。夏天脱毛，到春天重新生长。从背部到尾部有圆形花纹，五色金翠，相互缠绕像铜钱一样。孔雀爱惜自己的尾巴，在山中居住时必定先选择放置尾巴的地方。下雨时尾巴沉重不能高飞，南方人因此去捕捉它。或者暗中窥伺它经过，活生生折断它的尾巴，作为地方特产。如果孔雀回头看，金翠色就会顿时减退。山人饲养幼孔雀作为诱饵。或者偷取它的蛋，让母鸡孵化出来，用猪肠、生菜之类喂养。听到人拍手歌舞，它就会跳舞。它的性情嫉妒，看见穿戴华丽的人必定会啄咬。《北户录》说：孔雀不成双配对，而是通过声音和影子的相接而受孕。或者雌孔雀在下风处鸣叫，雄孔雀在上风处鸣叫，也能受孕。《冀越集》说：孔雀虽然有雌雄之分，但在即将产卵时会登上树木哀鸣，蛇听到后就会到来进行交配，所以孔雀的血和胆仍然会伤人。《禽经》说“孔雀看见蛇就蜿蜒跳跃”说的就是这个道理。
肉
【气味】咸味，性凉，微毒。陈藏器说：无毒。
【主治功效】解除药物中毒、蛊毒（出自《日华子本草》）。
【发明】李时珍说：查考《纪闻》记载：山谷中的少数民族人多食用它，有的制成肉干，味道像鸡，能解除百毒。人吃了它的肉之后，以后服用其他药物必然无效，因为它的肉具有解毒作用。又据《续博物志》记载，李卫公说：鹅能惊走鬼怪，孔雀能辟除邪气，鸩鸟能厌胜火邪。
血
【主治功效】生饮，能解除蛊毒，效果很好（出自《日华子本草》）。
【发明】李时珍说：熊太古说，孔雀与蛇交配，所以血和胆都会伤人；而《日华子本草》及《异物志》说，孔雀的血和头能解除大毒，这似乎不相吻合。查考孔雀的肉既然能解毒，为什么唯独血会伤人呢？大概就像野鸡与蛇交配时就有毒，而蛇潜伏冬眠时就无毒的意思罢了。
屎
【气味】微寒。
【主治功效】治疗女子带下病，小便不利（出自《名医别录》）。治疗崩漏带下，可外敷恶疮（出自《日华子本草》）。
尾
【气味】有毒。陈承说：不可入眼，令人眼睛昏花失明。
(Recorded in the Lower Category of *Bie Lu*)
[Names] Yue Niao (Bird of Yue).
Li Shizhen states: "Kong" means large. Li Qiao called it "Nan Ke" (Southern Guest). It is referred to as "Moyouluo" in Sanskrit texts.
[Collection and Explanation]
Tao Hongjing states: It is produced in Guang and Yi provinces. Medical practitioners rarely use it.
Su Gong states: It is abundant in Jiaozhou and Guangzhou, but non-existent in Jiannan.
Li Shizhen states: According to *Nanfang Yiwu Zhi* (Records of Strange Things from the South), peacocks are very numerous in Jiaozhi, Leizhou, and Luozhou, living on high mountains among tall trees. They are as large as geese, stand three or four chi tall, and are no smaller than cranes. They have slender necks and arched backs, with three feathers about one cun long on their heads. They fly in flocks of dozens, roosting and wandering on hills and ridges. In the morning, their calls harmonize with each other; the sound is called "Du Hu". Female peacocks have short tails without golden-green luster. Male peacocks have small tails at three years old, which grow to two or three chi by five years old. They molt in summer and regrow feathers in spring. From the back to the tail, there are circular patterns of five colors, golden-green, intertwined like coins. Peacocks cherish their tails; when dwelling in mountains, they first choose a place to rest their tails. When it rains, the heavy tails prevent them from flying high, so people in the south capture them. Some secretly watch for their passage and break their tails alive to offer as local specialties. If a peacock looks back, its golden-green luster diminishes instantly. Mountain dwellers raise young peacocks as decoys. Alternatively, eggs are stolen and incubated by hens, fed pig intestines and raw vegetables. Upon hearing people clap hands and sing/dance, the peacock dances. Its nature is jealous; it will pey anyone wearing ornate clothing. *Bei Hu Lu* states: Peacocks do not pair up but conceive through the connection of sound and shadow. Or, if the female calls downwind and the male calls upwind, conception also occurs. *Ji Yue Ji* states: Although peacocks have males and females, when preparing to lay eggs, they climb trees and cry mournfully; snakes arrive to mate, thus their blood and gallbladder can still harm humans. *Qin Jing* states that "when a peacock sees a snake, it coils and leaps," which refers to this phenomenon.
Meat
[Properties and Flavor] Salty, cool, slightly toxic. Chen Cangqi states: Non-toxic.
[Indications] Resolves drug poisoning and gu poison (*Ri Hua Ben Cao*).
[Elucidation]
Li Shizhen states: According to *Ji Wen*, many ethnic groups in the valleys consume it frequently, sometimes making it into dried meat. It tastes like chicken and can resolve hundred poisons. After consuming its meat, subsequent administration of other medicines becomes ineffective because the meat itself resolves toxins. Furthermore, *Xu Bowu Zhi* records that Li Weigong said: Geese startle ghosts, peacocks ward off evil, and zhen birds repel fire.
Blood
[Indications] Drinking it raw effectively resolves gu poison (*Ri Hua Ben Cao*).
[Elucidation]
Li Shizhen states: Xiong Taigu said that since peacocks mate with snakes, their blood and gallbladder harm humans; whereas *Ri Hua Ben Cao* and *Yiwu Zhi* state that their blood and head can resolve major toxins, which seems contradictory. Since peacock meat can resolve toxins, why does only the blood harm? This is likely analogous to pheasants becoming toxic when mating with snakes, but being non-toxic when snakes hibernate.
Feces
[Properties and Flavor] Slightly cold.
[Indications] Treats leukorrhea and difficult urination in women (*Bie Lu*). Treats metrorrhagia and leukorrhea; can be applied externally to malignant sores (*Ri Hua Ben Cao*).
Tail
[Properties and Flavor] Toxic. Chen Cheng states: Do not allow entry into the eyes, as it causes blindness and visual obscuration.