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(Costrich gallus niger, Black-bone Chicken) Sweet and salty in flavor. Enters the Lung (Taiyin), Liver (Jueyin), and Kidney (Shaoyin) meridians. Its function is specifically to tonify deficiency injuries. When combined with blood-cooling and essence-nourishing herbs, it treats consumption tuberculosis (Lao Zhai). For patients who have died suddenly from Gui Ji (a sudden acute condition attributed to external pathogenic factors or supernatural causes), drip the blood from the comb of a black-bone chicken into the mouth for swallowing, and then apply the opened heart of this chicken to the epigastric region; discard it by the roadside once cooled, which is excellent. Those with black bones and flesh are preferred. Use female chickens for male patients and male chickens for female patients. In gynecology, there is Wuji Wan (Black-Bone Chicken Pill).

(Pheasant) Sour and sweet in flavor, cold in nature. Enters the Spleen (Taiyin) meridian. Its function is specifically to tonify the Middle Jiao and augment Qi strength. It stops diarrhea and dysentery. It treats bites from venomous insects/snakes and conditions involving wind stirring internally. Contraindicated for those with chronic diseases. This refers to wild pheasants.

(Goose) Sweet and warm in flavor, toxic. Enters the Liver (Jueyin) meridian. Its function is specifically to disperse wind and induce sores/ulcers. Geese smoked over fire are particularly toxic. Goose eggs are sweet and warm, tonifying Middle Qi. Excessive consumption induces stubborn diseases. Goose blood cures Yige Fanwei (dysphagia and regurgitation) and hemorrhoids with nodules. Take two to three white goose gallbladders, extract the juice, add Xiong Dan (Bear Bile) 2 fen, and Bing Pian (Borneol) 5 li. Grind uniformly, seal tightly in porcelain to prevent leakage. Apply with fingers when needed for immediate effect. To treat Yige disease, burn the tail feathers of a white goose to ash, take with rice water decoction, one qian per dose, cured after several doses.

(Duck) Salty, warm, and slippery in flavor. Enters the Kidney (Shaoyin) and Spleen (Taiyin) meridians. Its function is specifically for topical application on carbuncles and swellings. It treats wind-bi obstruction. It penetrates collaterals. It treats deafness. It guides other herbs to penetrate the site of disease.

(Duck) Sweet and flat in flavor, slightly salty. Enters the Lung (Taiyin) and Kidney (Shaoyin) meridians. Its function is specifically to nourish Yin and eliminate steaming bone disorder (Yin-deficiency fever). It stops coughing and promotes urination. It treats heat-dysentery. It transforms deficient phlegm. White-feathered and old ducks are superior. Ge Kejiu created Baifeng Gao (White Phoenix Paste) to treat deficiency consumptive diseases. Hot blood can resolve Shi Pi (arsenic) toxicity and poisoning from Zhong E drowning. It can also be applied to leech bites. Duck eggs are sweet, cold, and salty. They clear heat from the Heart, abdomen, and diaphragm. Excessive consumption induces cold qi, causing shortness of breath and chest tightness. Children eating too much may experience weak legs. Those with sores should avoid it as it causes malignant flesh protrusion. Do not consume with soft-shelled turtle meat, plums, or mulberries. Duck heads promote urination and treat edema. Duck brain applied topically treats frostbite. This refers to domestic ducks.

(Wild Duck) Sweet and cool in flavor. Enters the Lung (Taiyin) and Kidney (Shaoyin) meridians. Its function is specifically to tonify the Middle Jiao and augment Qi. It harmonizes the Stomach and aids digestion. It treats edema and severe sores caused by heat-toxicity and wind-pathogens. Small heat-sores on the body that have persisted for years will heal simply by consuming more of it. It also kills all parasites within the Zang-Fu organs. Avoid consuming with walnuts, wood ear mushrooms, or fermented soybeans. This refers to wild ducks.