味甘。性平。无毒。感金水之气而生。降也。阴也。
【主治】主补虚。除客热。止咳嗽。和脏腑。及水道。小儿惊痫。（别录）解丹毒。止
热
痢。
【归经】入肺肾二经。为益阴之品。（二经血分药并宜用白鸭）
【前论】葛可久曰。白毛乌骨者。为虚劳圣药。取金肃水寒之象也。青头雄鸭。则治水
利小
补最
气。
味甘。性平。无毒。
【主治】主补虚劳羸弱。治消渴。益产妇。治女人崩带。一切虚损诸病。大人小儿噤口
痢。
【归经】入肝肾二经。为益阴补虚之品。（二经血分药功能退热）
【前论】时珍曰。乌骨鸡毛色不一。但观鸡舌黑者。则骨肉俱黑。入药更良。鸡属巽木。
骨
一名鸡内金。味甘。性平。无毒。
【主治】主泄痢。小便频遗。除烦。止热。（别录）止泄精尿血。崩中带下。肠风泻血。
（日
【归经】入肝脾大肠膀胱四经。为除热止烦之品。
【前论】吴球曰。一切口疮。用鸡内金烧灰敷之。立效。亦治谷道疮久不愈。烧灰研掺
如神
鳌按、肫即鸡之脾。乃消化水谷之物。其气通达大肠膀胱二经。故以之治水而水从小便
出也
脾积
味苦。性微寒。无毒。雄鸡屎乃有白。腊月预收之。白鸡乌骨者更良。素问作鸡矢。
【主治】主消渴。伤寒寒热。（本经）破石淋。及转筋。利小便。止遗溺。灭瘢痕。（别
录）治
器）下气
【归经】入胃大肠二经。为治水消胀气除积之品。
【前论】仲淳曰。王太仆云。本草鸡矢。并不治蛊胀。但能利小便。盖蛊胀皆生于湿热。
胀
治
鳌按、蛊胀由湿热而生。固已。然亦有因积滞而成者。屎白不但通利下泄。使湿热尽从
小便
也。
[White Duck Droppings]
Sweet in flavor, neutral in nature, non-toxic. It is generated by sensing the Qi of Metal and Water. It descends; it is Yin.
【Indications】Primarily tonifies deficiency, eliminates exogenous heat, stops coughing, harmonizes Zang-Fu organs and water passages, and treats infantile convulsions and epilepsy. (Ben Cao Jing Jiu Jin) Resolves carbuncle toxin, stops dysentery with heat.
【Meridian Tropism】Enters the Lung and Kidney meridians. It is a substance that nourishes Yin. (For blood-level medications of these two meridians, white duck is suitable.)
【Preceding Discussion】Ge Kejiu said: Those with white feathers and black bones are the sacred medicine for consumptive disease. This takes the imagery of Metal's solemnity and Water's coldness. The male duck with a green head treats edema, promotes urination, and tonifies Qi.
[Chicken Droppings White]
Sweet in flavor, neutral in nature, non-toxic.
【Indications】Primarily treats consumptive weakness and emaciation due to deficiency-labor, manages diabetes mellitus (Xiao Ke), benefits postpartum women, treats uterine bleeding and leukorrhea in women, all diseases of deficiency damage, and adult/infantile anorectic dysentery.
【Meridian Tropism】Enters the Liver and Kidney meridians. It is a substance that nourishes Yin and tonifies deficiency. (Blood-level medications of these two meridians have the function of clearing heat.)
【Preceding Discussion】Shizhen said: The color of Black-bone chickens varies. One should observe if the chicken tongue is black; if so, both flesh and bone are black, which is superior for medicinal use. Chicken belongs to Xun Wood. Bone...
[Ji Nei Jin / Chicken Gizzard Membrane]
Also known as Ji Nei Jin. Sweet in flavor, neutral in nature, non-toxic.
【Indications】Primarily treats diarrhea and dysentery, frequent and involuntary urination, removes irritability, and stops heat. (Ben Cao Jing Jiu Jin) Stops seminal emission, hematuria, uterine bleeding and leukorrhea, wind-intestinal bloody stool. (Ri...)
【Meridian Tropism】Enters the Liver, Spleen, Large Intestine, and Bladder meridians. It is a substance that clears heat and relieves irritability.
【Preceding Discussion】Wu Qiu said: For all kinds of mouth ulcers, apply Ji Nei Jin burned to ash. Effect is immediate. It also treats chronic anal ulcers; burning to ash, grinding, and applying is like magic.
Ao's Note: The gizzard (Zhun) is the spleen of the chicken, a substance that digests food and water. Its Qi connects to the Large Intestine and Bladder meridians. Therefore, using it to treat water retention causes water to exit via urination. Spleen accumulation...
[Chicken Droppings White - Part 2]
Bitter in flavor, slightly cold in nature, non-toxic. Only male chicken droppings contain the white part. Collect in advance during the twelfth lunar month. Those from white chickens with black bones are better. Su Wen writes "Ji Shi".
【Indications】Primarily treats diabetes mellitus (Xiao Ke), and chills and fever associated with Cold Damage. (Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing) Breaks stone strangury (Shi Lin) and muscle cramps, promotes urination, stops urinary incontinence, eliminates scars. (Ben Cao Jing Jiu Jin) Treats... lowers Qi.
【Meridian Tropism】Enters the Stomach and Large Intestine meridians. It is a substance that treats water retention, reduces distension and Qi stagnation, and eliminates accumulation.
【Preceding Discussion】Zhongchun said: Wang Taipu stated that materia medica on Chicken Droppings does not treat ascites (Gu Zhang). It only promotes urination. Ascites arises from damp-heat. Distension treatment...
Ao's Note: Ascites is indeed generated by damp-heat. However, some cases arise from stagnation. Droppings white not only promotes downward discharge but also allows damp-heat to exit entirely through urination.