味甘平。入手太阴足少阴经。功专补中益气。一名刁鸭。又名油鸭。似鸭而小。苍
白纹多脂。冬月取之。五味炙食甚美。膏滴耳中治耳聋。
味甘平。入手太阴足少阴经。功专益气。助阴阳。明目愈噎。血热饮治蛊。
味甘寒。入手足太阴太阳经及阳明经。功专消结热。治消渴通淋去风。及大小肠涩。
并四肢烦热。胸膈痰结。入药用雄。烧毛作屑。纳水中浮者是雄。
味咸寒。入手足太阴少阴阳明经。功专疗肾气虚竭。润肠胃。生精液。丰肌体。泽皮
肤。惟生痰招风。阳痿及伤风寒。病初起者均忌食。心血可作补心之向导。肝同夜明砂作丸
。治雀目。肚入胃健脾。肺蘸薏仁末治肺虚咳嗽。肾咸冷。通肾治腰痛耳聋。肠得黄连。治
肠风血痔。胆汁寒滑泻肝胆之火。明目疗疳。醋和灌谷道。治大便不通。脂膏润燥利肠。脊
髓补虚劳之脊痛。蹄得通草通乳汁。尾血和龙脑治痘疮倒靥。均以母蹄为妙。猪肤即外浓皮
。得白蜜米粉。治少阴下痢咽痛。猪脑毒不可食。猪肉反乌梅桔梗。猪脂得血余。治阴吹。
肝切片入阴户。治阴蚀虫皆入肝内。数易即愈。
味咸酸温。入手太阴足少阴经。功专暖脾益胃。补虚寒。助阳事。狗宝结成狗腹中者
。专攻翻胃。善理疔疽。气壮多火。阳事易举。热病之后及孕妇均忌。反商陆。畏杏仁。恶
蒜。
(Dog) Sweet and neutral in flavor. Enters the Hand-Taiyin Lung Meridian and Foot-Shaoyin Kidney Meridian. Its function is specifically to tonify the Middle Jiao and replenish Qi. Also known as Diaoya, or Youya. It resembles a duck but is smaller in size, with pale feathers, many white patterns, and abundant fat. Caught in winter. Very delicious when roasted with five flavors. Its grease applied into the ear treats deafness.
(Egret) Salty and neutral in flavor. Enters the Hand-Taiyin Lung Meridian. Its function is specifically to benefit the Spleen and replenish Qi. Treats emaciation due to deficiency. Also known as Bailu (White Egret).
(Duck) Sweet and neutral in flavor. Enters the Hand-Taiyin Lung Meridian and Foot-Shaoyin Kidney Meridian. Its function is specifically to replenish Qi. Assists in balancing Yin and Yang. Brightens the eyes and cures dysphagia. Drinking duck juice treats Gu poison (parasitic disease) in cases of blood heat.
(Goose) Sweet and cold in flavor. Enters the Hand-Taiyin Lung Meridian, Foot-Taiyang Bladder Meridian, Hand-Taiyang Small Intestine Meridian, and Foot-Yangming Stomach Meridian. Its function is specifically to dissipate accumulated heat. Treats Xiao Ke (wasting-thirst syndrome), unblocks Lin syndrome (dysuria), expels wind, and treats constipation of the large and small intestines. Also treats restlessness and heat in the four limbs, phlegm accumulation in the chest and diaphragm. For medicinal use, male geese are employed. Burn off the feathers to make powder; those that float in water are male geese.
(Pig) Salty and cold in flavor. Enters the Hand-Taiyin Lung Meridian, Foot-Shaoyin Heart and Kidney Meridians, and Foot-Yangming Stomach Meridian. Its function is specifically to treat exhaustion of Kidney Qi. Moistens the intestines and stomach. Generates essence and fluid. Plumps the body. Nourishes the skin. However, raw consumption generates phlegm and attracts wind. Contraindicated for impotence and for those suffering from exogenous wind-cold at the initial stage of illness. Pig heart blood can serve as a guide for tonifying the Heart. Pig liver combined with Ye Ming Sha (Cicada Molt) made into pills treats Que Mu (night blindness). Pig stomach enters the Stomach to strengthen the Spleen. Pig lung dipped in Yi Yi Ren (Coix Seed) powder treats cough due to Lung deficiency. Pig kidney is salty and cold, unblocks the Kidney channel, and treats lower back pain and deafness. Pig large intestine with Huang Lian (Coptis Rhizome) treats Chang Feng hemorrhoids (blood in stool due to wind-heat). Pig bile is cold and slippery, drains Fire from the Liver and Gallbladder, brightens the eyes, and treats Gan disease (pediatric malnutrition/accumulation). Mixed with vinegar and instilled into the anus, it treats fecal impaction. Pig fat moisturizes dryness and lubricates the intestines. Pig spinal cord tonifies deficiency and treats spinal pain due to consumptive disease. Pig trotters with Tong Cao (Tetrapanax Pith) promote lactation. Pig tail blood mixed with Long Nao (Borneol) treats inverted acne pustules (acne inversa/internalized sores). The sow's trotter is considered best. Zhu Fu (Pig Skin) is the outer thick skin. Combined with Bai Mi (White Honey) and Mi Fen (Rice Flour), it treats Shaoyin syndrome diarrhea with sore throat. Pig brain is toxic and should not be eaten. Pork is incompatible with Wu Mei (Mume Fruit) and Jie Geng (Platycodon Root). Pig fat with Xue Yu Tan (Burnt Human Hair) treats Yin Chui (vaginal flatulence). Pig liver slices inserted into the vagina treat Yin Shi (vulvar erosion caused by parasites entering the Liver); changing them frequently leads to recovery.
(Dog) Salty, sour, and warm in flavor. Enters the Hand-Taiyin Lung Meridian and Foot-Shaoyin Kidney Meridian. Its function is specifically to warm the Spleen and benefit the Stomach. Tonifies deficiency-cold. Enhances sexual potency. Gou Bao (Dog Gallstone) is a concretion formed in the dog's abdomen. Specifically attacks Fan Wei (regurgitation/vomiting). Excellent for managing Ding Ju (carbuncles and sores). In individuals with robust Qi and excess fire, sexual arousal occurs easily. Contraindicated after febrile diseases and during pregnancy. Incompatible with Shang Lu (Phytolacca Root). Averse to Xing Ren (Apricot Seed). Dislikes Garlic.