补虚劳
甘平。鸡属木，而骨黑者属水，得水木之精气，故能益肝肾，退热补虚。治虚劳消渴，
下痢噤口（煮汁益胃），带下崩中，肝、肾血分之病。鬼击卒死者，用其血涂心下效（《睽车
志》∶夏侯弘捉得一小鬼，问∶所持何物？曰∶杀人以此矛戟，中心腹者，无不辄死。弘曰
∶治此有方否？鬼曰∶以乌鸡敷之即瘥）。骨肉俱黑者良，舌黑者骨肉俱黑。男用雌，女用
雄（女科有乌鸡丸，治百病）。
补阴
甘冷。入肺、肾血分，滋阴补虚，除蒸止嗽，利水道，治热痢。白毛乌骨者，为虚劳圣
药，取金肃水寒之象也（葛可久有白凤膏）。老者良。酒或童便煮。热血解金、银、丹石、
砒霜诸毒及中恶、溺死者。
卵甘咸微寒。能滋阴，除心腹膈热。盐藏，食良。
宣，行血，止痛
甘温纯阴，气味俱浓。入肝经血分。通利血脉，散血和血，血闭能通（生用），经多能
止（炒用）。治血痹血积，血眼血痢，肠风崩中，一切血病（《图经》云∶血晕者，半炒半生，
末服一钱），心腹血气，一切诸痛。又能除风化痰，杀虫消积（诸痛皆属于木，诸虫皆生于
风），治惊、疳、疟、疝，蛇、蝎、蜈蚣伤。血虚无瘀者忌用（五灵脂一两，雄黄五钱，酒
调服，滓敷患处，治毒蛇咬伤。李仲南曰∶五灵脂治崩中，非正治之药。乃去风之剂，冲、
任经虚，被风袭伤营血，以致崩中暴下，与荆芥、防风治崩义同。方悟古人识见深远如此。
时珍曰∶此亦一说，但未及肝虚血滞，亦自生风之意。按∶冲为血海，任主胞胎。任脉通，
冲脉盛，则月事以时下，无崩漏之患，且易有子）。北地鸟名，寒号虫矢也（即曷旦鸟。夜
鸣求旦。夏月毛采五色，鸣曰凤凰不如我。冬月毛落，忽寒而号，曰得过且过。高士奇曰∶
月令仲冬之月， 不鸣，似与寒号之名未协）。黑色气甚臊恶。糖心润泽者真。研末酒飞，
去砂石用。行血宜生，止血宜炒。恶人参。
Tonify Deficiency and Fatigue
Sweet in flavor, neutral in nature. Chickens belong to Wood in the Five Elements, but those with black bones belong to Water. Having absorbed the essence of both Water and Wood, they can tonify the Liver and Kidney, clear heat, and supplement deficiency. They are used to treat deficiency-fatigue accompanied by Xiao Ke (wasting-thirst syndrome), dysentery leading to Jin Kou (inability to eat due to nausea/stomach weakness) (boiled juice benefits the Stomach), leukorrhea, and Beng Zhong (uterine bleeding), as well as diseases of the Blood aspect of the Liver and Kidney. For sudden death caused by Gui Ji (demon strike/acute trauma), applying its blood to the area below the heart is effective (Records from Kui Che Zhi: Xiahou Hong caught a small demon and asked what it was holding. The demon replied, "I kill people with this spear and halberd; those struck in the center of the chest or abdomen die immediately." Hong asked, "Is there a method to treat this?" The demon said, "Applying black chicken will cure it."). Those with both flesh and bones black are of good quality; if the tongue is black, the flesh and bones are also black. Use female chickens for male patients and male chickens for female patients (Gynecology includes Wu Ji Wan [Black Chicken Pill], which treats various diseases).
Nourish Yin
Sweet in flavor, cold in nature. Enters the Blood aspect of the Lung and Kidney. It nourishes Yin, supplements deficiency, clears steaming bone sensation, stops coughing, promotes urination, and treats hot dysentery. Ducks with white feathers and black bones are considered the supreme remedy for deficiency-fatigue, taking the imagery of Metal's austerity and Water's coldness (Ge Kejiu created Bai Feng Gao [White Phoenix Paste]). Older ducks are better. They can be boiled with wine or urine from a prepubescent boy. Their fresh blood can detoxify poisons from gold, silver, cinnabar/mineral stones, arsenic, etc., as well as treat Zhong E (sudden evil invasion) and drowning deaths.
Eggs are sweet and salty, slightly cold. They can nourish Yin and clear heat in the Heart, abdomen, and diaphragm. Preserved with salt, they are beneficial when eaten.
Disperse, Move Blood, Relieve Pain
Sweet in flavor, warm in nature, purely Yin. The aroma and taste are strong. Enters the Blood aspect of the Liver Meridian. It unblocks and benefits the vessels, disperses stasis, and harmonizes blood. For blood obstruction, raw use promotes flow (raw use); for excessive menstruation, fried use stops bleeding (fried use). It treats Xue Bi (blood bi-syndrome), blood accumulation, blood eye, bloody dysentery, Chang Feng (intestinal wind), Beng Zhong, and all blood disorders (Tu Jing states: for Xue Yun [blood fainting], mix half fried and half raw Wu Ling Zhi, powder it, and take one qian). It also treats Qi and Blood pain in the heart and abdomen, and all kinds of pain. Furthermore, it dispels wind, resolves phlegm, kills parasites, and reduces accumulations (all pains relate to Wood/Liver; all parasites arise from Wind). It treats Jing Feng (convulsions), Gan Ji (infantile malnutrition), Nue (malaria), Shan (hernia), and injuries from snakes, scorpions, and centipedes. It is contraindicated for those with Blood deficiency without stasis (For snakebite: take 1 liang of Wu Ling Zhi and 5 qian of Xiong Huang, mix with wine to drink, and apply the dregs to the affected area. Li Zhongnan said: Wu Ling Zhi treating Beng Zhong is not a direct treatment. It is a wind-dispelling formula, addressing cases where the Chong and Ren meridians are deficient and attacked by wind damaging Ying and Blood, causing sudden heavy bleeding. This aligns with using Jing Jie and Fang Feng to treat Beng Zhong. Thus, one realizes the profound insight of the ancients. Li Shizhen said: This is another perspective, but it does not address the meaning of Liver deficiency causing Blood stasis and self-generated wind. Note: The Chong Meridian is the Sea of Blood, and the Ren Meridian governs conception. When the Ren Meridian is open and the Chong Meridian is vigorous, menstruation arrives on time, avoiding Beng Lou [metrorrhagia and metrostaxis], and pregnancy is easily achieved). Wu Ling Zhi refers to a bird name in the north; it is actually the feces of the Han Hao Chong (Cold Howling Bird) (i.e., He Dan Bird. It cries at night seeking dawn. In summer, its feathers are colorful, crying "The Phoenix is not as good as me." In winter, its feathers fall, and it howls from the cold, saying "Get through today and tomorrow." Gao Shiqi said: The Yue Ling records that in the second month of winter, it does not cry, which seems inconsistent with the name "Cold Howling"). It is black in color and has a very foul, musky odor. The genuine product resembles a sugar heart and is moist. Grind into powder, fly with wine to remove sand and stone impurities. Raw use moves blood; fried use stops bleeding. It is incompatible with Ren Shen (Ginseng).