鸡肉 性温。味辛,入肺。
黄雌及乌骨者良。
〔宜〕 补虚,温中,治劳损,助阳气。
〔忌〕 发风,助肝火。老鸡头有毒,勿食。
鸡蛋 (性平)
(补血,清音,止嗽,散热,定惊,止痢,安胎)
鸭肉 性冷。味甘咸。老鸭白鸭良。
〔宜〕 滋阴补虚,除蒸止嗽,利水道,治热痢。
鸭蛋 (性微寒)
(能除心腹膈热。盐藏食更宜)
鹅肉 性寒。味辛甘。
白鹅辛凉无毒,苍鹅冷有毒。老鹅良,嫩鹅毒。
〔宜〕 解脏热。汁止消渴。
〔忌〕 发风动疮。
野鸭 性凉 一名凫。
〔宜〕补中,益气,平胃,消食,解热。
野鸡 性微寒。一名雉鸡。
〔宜〕 补中,益气,止泄。
〔忌〕 春夏食之微毒。
鸽 性平。味甘辛。入肾经助阳。
〔宜〕 除诸疮疾,解百药毒。
〔忌〕 减药力。
鸽屎 (治阴症腹痛)
斑鸠 性平。味甘微咸。入肝经明目。
〔宜〕 补气,助阴,能明眼目。
麻雀 性温。
〔宜〕 益气,壮阳。
麻雀蛋
(有斑。五月取之,和天雄、菟丝子为丸,酒下,治阳痿不起)
雁 性平。
〔宜〕 治风挛拘急,长毛发须眉,除结热,开耳聋。
鸬 性冷。
〔宜〕 治大腹鼓胀,利水道。
Chicken Meat: The nature is warm. The flavor is acrid, and it enters the Lung Meridian (Fei Jing).
Yellow hens and black-bone chickens are of superior quality.
[Indications]: Tonify deficiency, warm the Middle Jiao (Zhong Jiao), treat consumptive diseases, and assist Yang Qi.
[Contraindications]: May induce wind pathogens and aggravate Liver Fire. The heads of old chickens are toxic and should not be consumed.
Eggs: (The nature is neutral)
(Nourish blood, clear the voice, stop coughing, dissipate heat, calm fright, stop dysentery, and stabilize the fetus.)
Duck Meat: The nature is cold. The flavor is sweet and salty. Old ducks and white ducks are of superior quality.
[Indications]: Nourish Yin and tonify deficiency, eliminate steaming bone disorder and stop coughing, promote urination, and treat heat-type dysentery.
Duck Eggs: (The nature is slightly cold)
(Can eliminate heat in the heart, abdomen, and diaphragm. Consuming them after salt preservation is more suitable.)
Goose Meat: The nature is cold. The flavor is acrid and sweet.
White geese are acrid, cool, and non-toxic; grey geese are cold and highly toxic. Old geese are good, while young geese are toxic.
[Indications]: Resolve internal organ heat. Goose juice treats polydipsia (Xiao Ke).
[Contraindications]: May induce wind pathogens and trigger sores/ulcers.
Wild Duck: The nature is cool. Also known as Fu.
[Indications]: Tonify the Center, benefit Qi, harmonize the Stomach, digest food, and resolve heat.
Pheasant: The nature is slightly cold. Also known as Zhi Ji.
[Indications]: Tonify the Center, benefit Qi, and stop diarrhea.
[Contraindications]: Slightly toxic if consumed in spring and summer.
Pigeon: The nature is neutral. The flavor is sweet and acrid. Enters the Kidney Meridian to assist Yang.
[Indications]: Eliminate various sores and ulcers, and detoxify various medicines.
[Contraindications]: Reduces the efficacy of medicinal drugs.
Pigeon Droppings: (Treats abdominal pain due to Yin syndromes)
Spotted Dove: The nature is neutral. The flavor is sweet and slightly salty. Enters the Liver Meridian to brighten the eyes.
[Indications]: Benefit Qi, assist Yin, and improve vision.
Sparrow: The nature is warm.
[Indications]: Benefit Qi, strengthen Yang.
Sparrow Eggs:
(These have spots. Collect them in the fifth lunar month, process them into pills with Tianxiong and Cuscutae Semen, and take them with wine to treat impotence.)
Wild Goose: The nature is neutral.
[Indications]: Treat wind-induced spasms and stiffness, promote the growth of hair, eyebrows, and beard, eliminate stagnant heat, and relieve deafness.
Cormorant: The nature is cold.
[Indications]: Treat massive abdominal distension and promote urination.