鹅肉 味甘性寒，苍鹅性冷有毒，嫩鹅有毒。多食令人霍乱，发痼疾，生疮疥。
患肿毒者勿食。火熏者尤毒。虚火咳嗽者勿食。鹅血味咸微毒。鹅卵味甘性温，多
食鹅卵，发痼疾。煮鹅下樱桃叶数片，易软。
鸭肉 味甘性寒，黑鸭有毒。滑中发冷利，患香港脚人忌食之。新鸭有毒，以其
多食蚯蚓等虫也。目白者杀人。肠风下血人不可食鸭。鸭血味咸性冷，解诸药毒。
鸭卵味甘咸，性微寒。多食发冷气，令人气短背闷。妊妇多食，令子失音，且生虫。
小儿多食，令脚软。患疮毒人食之，令恶肉突出。不可合鳖肉、李子食，害人。合
桑椹食，令妊妇生子不顺。过食鸭肉所伤成瘕者，以糯米泔温服一二盏，渐消。
鸡肉 味甘酸，性微温。善发风助肝火。同葫蒜芥李及兔犬肝犬肾食，并令人
泻痢。同鱼汁食，成心瘕。同鲤鱼、鲫鱼、虾子食成痈疖。同獭肉食，成遁尸病。
同生葱食，成虫痔。同糯米食，生蝤虫。小儿食多，腹内生虫，五岁以下忌食。四
月勿食抱鸡肉，令人作痈成漏。男女虚乏有风病患食之，无不立发。勿同野鸡、鳖
肉食。黄雌鸡患骨蒸热者，勿食。鸡有五色者、元鸡白首者、六指者、四距者、鸡
死足不伸者、阉鸡能啼者，并有毒，食之害人。老鸡头有毒，勿食。鸡肝味甘苦，
性温，微毒。《内则》云∶食鸡去肝，为不利人。鸡卵味甘性平，微寒。多食令腹中有
声，动风气。同葱蒜食，令气短。同韭食，成风痛。同鳖肉食，损人。同獭肉食，
成遁尸病。同兔肉食，成泻痢。妊妇多食，令子失音。以鸡子、鲤鱼同食，令儿生
疮。同糯米食，令儿生寸白虫。同鱼脍、同干姜食，令子生疳，发疮疥。小儿患痘
疹者，不唯忌食，禁嗅其煎食之气。恐生翳膜也。醋能解蛋毒，过食蛋伤，紫苏子
能消。人踏抱出鸡子壳，令生白癜风。
野鸭 味甘性凉。不可同胡桃、木耳、豆豉食。
野鸡 味酸甘，性微寒，春夏有小毒。患痢人不可食。久食令人瘦，发五痔诸
疮疥。同荞麦面食，生肥虫。同菌蕈、木耳食，发五痔，立下血。同胡桃食，发头
风眩晕及心痛，损多益少，不可常食。卵同葱食，生寸白虫。同家鸡食，成遁尸病。
自死爪甲不伸者，食之杀人。不可与鹿肉、猪肝、鲫鱼、 鱼、回鱼同食。
鹁鹆肉 味甘咸，性平。食多减一切药力，其血解百药蛊毒。不可与 肉同食。
雀肉 味甘性温。勿同猪肝及李食。妊妇食雀肉饮酒，令子多淫。多食雀脑，
动胎气，令子雀目。同豆酱食，令子面 。服术人忌之。
鹑肉 味甘性平。不可同猪肝食，令人生黑子。同木耳、菌子食，令人发痔。
鹑毛有斑点，善搏斗。始由虾蟆黄鱼所化，终以卵生，四时常有。鹌肉与鹑性味相
同，形亦相似，但色黑无斑。始由鼠化，终复为鼠。夏有冬无，今通呼为鹌鹑也。
鹧鸪肉 味甘性温。不可与竹 同食，令人小腹胀。或言此鸟天地之神，每月
取一只飨至尊，所以自死者，不可食。其鸟飞必南翅。
雁肉 味甘性平。七月勿食，伤人神。道家谓之天厌，不食为妙。久食动气。
《礼记》云∶食雁去肾，不利人也。
鸠肉 味甘性热。即突厥雀。形似雌雉，鼠脚无后趾，岐尾，憨急群飞，雌前雄后。
雉肉 味甘性平，有小毒。多食令人瘦，发五痔。同荞麦面食，生肥虫。同
豆豉食，害人。卵同葱食，生寸白虫。一名山鸡。山鸡有四种∶似雉而尾长三四尺
者，为 雉。似 而尾长五六尺，能走且鸣者，为 雉，俗通呼 矣。似 而小，
首有采毛，为 。似雉而腹有采色，为锦鸡，俗通呼为锦鸡矣。又有吐绶鸡，
每春夏晴明，徐舒颔下锦绶，文采焕烂，敛即不见，养之并辟火灾，食之有毒。
鸡肉 味甘性平。初病后勿食。 气猛，斗期必死。
白 肉 味甘性平。患疮疖者勿食。黑 气味相同。
竹鸡肉 味甘性平，即泥滑滑。谚云∶家有竹鸡啼，白蚁化为泥。亦辟壁虱。
英鸡肉 味甘性温。常食石英，秋月即无。
黄褐侯肉 味甘性平，即青佳。多食发喉痹，用生姜可解。
桑 肉 味甘性温，即蜡嘴。初病后勿食。
鹆肉 味甘性平，即八哥。天寒欲雪，即群飞如告。 鹆不逾济，地气使然也。
乌鸦肉 味酸涩，性平。 臭不可食，肉及卵食之，令人昏志。
喜鹊肉 味甘性寒。妇人不可食。
燕肉 味酸性平，有毒。不可食，损人神气。不宜杀之。嗜燕人入水，为蛟龙
所吞。燕作窝，长能容二匹绢者，令人家富也。窝穴北向，尾屈色白者，是数百岁
燕。《仙经》谓之肉芝。
刺毛莺肉 味甘性平。有疮疥者少食。
孔雀肉 味咸性凉，微毒。食其肉者，自后服药必不效，为其解毒也。尾有毒，
不可入目，令人昏翳。
鹗 即鱼鹰。能啖蛇。其肉腥恶，不可食。
鸱脑 有毒。同酒食，令人久醉健忘。
鹤肉 有毒，顶血饮之立死。性喜食蛇，蛇闻声而远去，人家畜之，以辟蛇。
鹳肉 有毒，不可食。其骨入沐汤浴头，令发尽脱，更不生也。又能杀树木。
鹳生三子，一为鹤，巽极成震，阴变阳也。
鸳鸯肉 味咸性平，有小毒。多食令人患大风病。
鸬 肉 味酸咸，性冷，微毒。即水老鸦。凡鱼骨梗者，密念鸬 不已，即下。
妊妇食之，令逆生。
猫头鹰 夜勿煮炙，能引鬼魅。
诸鸟有毒 凡鸟自死自闭、自死足不伸，白鸟元首、元鸟白首、三足、六指、
异形异色、四翼、肝色青者、野禽生卵有八字形者，并有毒，食之杀人。
Goose Meat: The taste is sweet, and the nature is cold. Cang goose (a specific type/color of goose) meat is cold and toxic; young goose meat is also toxic. Excessive consumption causes cholera, aggravates chronic diseases, and leads to skin sores and scabies. Those suffering from swelling and toxins should avoid it. Goose smoked by fire is particularly toxic. Individuals with cough due to deficiency-fire should avoid it. Goose blood tastes salty and is slightly toxic. Goose eggs taste sweet and have a warm nature; excessive consumption can trigger chronic diseases. Adding a few cherry leaves when boiling goose makes the meat tender.
Duck Meat: The taste is sweet, and the nature is cold. Black ducks are toxic. Duck meat lubricates the intestines and induces cold diarrhea; those suffering from beriberi (Hong Kong foot/jiaoqi) should avoid it. Newly raised ducks are toxic because they consume many earthworms and insects. Ducks with white eyes (or abnormal eye whites) can be fatal. Individuals with intestinal wind and bloody stool cannot eat duck. Duck blood tastes salty and has a cold nature; it can detoxify various medicines. Duck eggs taste sweet and salty, with a slightly cold nature. Excessive consumption induces internal cold qi, causing shortness of breath and chest/back oppression. Pregnant women eating too much may cause their children to lose their voice and develop parasites. Children eating too much may suffer from weak legs. Those with sores and toxins who eat duck may experience protrusion of foul flesh. It should not be eaten with soft-shelled turtle meat or plums, as this harms humans. Eating it with mulberry fruits may cause difficult labor for pregnant women. For injuries caused by overeating duck leading to abdominal masses (jia), drinking one or two cups of warm rice washing water can gradually dissipate them.
Chicken Meat: The taste is sweet and sour, with a slightly warm nature. It tends to induce wind pathogens and assist liver fire. Eating it with garlic, mustard, plums, rabbit liver, or dog kidneys causes diarrhea and dysentery. Eating it with fish juice forms heart masses (xin jia). Eating it with carp, crucian carp, or shrimp roe causes carbuncles and boils. Eating it with otter meat causes dunshi disease (a type of parasitic/spiritual illness). Eating it with raw green onions causes worm hemorrhoids. Eating it with sticky rice generates souchong worms (intestinal parasites). Children eating too much may develop worms in the abdomen; those under five years old should avoid it. Do not eat hen meat that has been brooding in April, as it causes carbuncles and fistulas. Men and women who are deficient and suffer from wind diseases will likely experience immediate onset after eating chicken. Do not eat with pheasant or soft-shelled turtle meat. Yellow female chickens suffering from bone-steaming fever should avoid it. Chickens with five mixed feather colors, black bodies with white heads, six toes, four spurs, dead chickens with unstraightened feet, and capons that can crow are all toxic and harmful if eaten. Old chicken heads are toxic and should not be eaten. Chicken liver tastes sweet and bitter, has a warm nature, and is slightly toxic. *Nei Ze* states: Remove the liver when eating chicken, as it is detrimental to health. Chicken eggs taste sweet, have a neutral nature, and are slightly cold. Excessive consumption causes sounds in the abdomen and disturbs wind qi. Eating with green onions and garlic causes shortness of breath. Eating with Chinese chives causes wind pain. Eating with soft-shelled turtle meat damages the body. Eating with otter meat causes dunshi disease. Eating with rabbit meat causes diarrhea and dysentery. Pregnant women eating too much may cause their children to lose their voice. Eating chicken eggs with carp causes children to develop sores. Eating with sticky rice causes children to develop tapeworms. Eating with raw fish slices or dried ginger causes children to develop gan syndrome (malnutrition/parasites) and develop sores and scabies. Children suffering from smallpox/rash should not only avoid eating it but also avoid inhaling the aroma of its cooked food, fearing the formation of corneal opacity. Vinegar can resolve egg toxicity; perilla seeds can resolve injury from overeating eggs. Stepping on hatched eggshells causes vitiligo.
Wild Duck: The taste is sweet, and the nature is cool. Do not eat with walnuts, wood ear mushrooms, or fermented soybeans.
Wild Pheasant: The taste is sour and sweet, with a slightly cold nature, carrying slight toxicity in spring and summer. Those with dysentery should not eat it. Long-term consumption causes emaciation and triggers five types of hemorrhoids and various sores/scabies. Eating with buckwheat noodles generates fat worms. Eating with mushrooms or wood ear mushrooms triggers five types of hemorrhoids and causes immediate bloody stool. Eating with walnuts triggers headache vertigo and heart pain; the harm outweighs the benefit, so it should not be eaten regularly. Wild pheasant eggs eaten with green onions generate tapeworms. Eating with domestic chicken causes dunshi disease. Self-dead birds with unstraightened claws are fatal if eaten. Do not eat with venison, pig liver, crucian carp, [missing character] fish, or eel.
Bobe (Turtledove): The meat tastes sweet and salty, with a neutral nature. Excessive consumption reduces the efficacy of all medicines; its blood can detoxify hundred-poison gu. Do not eat with [missing character] meat.
Sparrow Meat: The taste is sweet, and the nature is warm. Do not eat with pig liver or plums. Pregnant women eating sparrow meat and drinking alcohol may cause children to have excessive sexual desire. Excessive consumption of sparrow brains disturbs fetal qi, causing children to develop night blindness (que mu). Eating with bean paste may cause facial [missing character] in children. Those taking Atractylodes (Shu) should avoid it.
Quail Meat: The taste is sweet, and the nature is neutral. Do not eat with pig liver, as it causes black spots on the face. Eating with wood ear mushrooms or fungi causes hemorrhoids. Quail feathers are spotted and good at fighting. They originate from transformation of toads and yellow fish, eventually reproducing via eggs, available year-round. Quail meat and quail have the same nature and taste, similar shape, but are black without spots. They originate from mice transformation, eventually returning to mice. Present in summer, absent in winter; now commonly called quail.
Partridge Meat: The taste is sweet, and the nature is warm. Do not eat with bamboo [missing character], as it causes lower abdominal distension. Some say this bird is a deity of heaven and earth, taken monthly to honor the Emperor; therefore, self-dead partridges should not be eaten. This bird flies with its right wing longer than the left.
Goose Meat: The taste is sweet, and the nature is neutral. Do not eat in July, as it harms the spirit. Daoists call it "Heaven's Abhorrence"; avoiding it is best. Long-term consumption disturbs qi. *Book of Rites* states: Remove the kidney when eating wild goose, as it is detrimental.
Turtledove Meat: The taste is sweet, and the nature is hot. Also known as Turkic Sparrow. Shape resembles female pheasant, mouse-like feet without hind toes, forked tail, flies in groups eagerly, females lead males.
Pheasant Meat: The taste is sweet, and the nature is neutral, with slight toxicity. Excessive consumption causes emaciation and triggers five types of hemorrhoids. Eating with buckwheat noodles generates fat worms. Eating with fermented soybeans harms humans. Wild pheasant eggs eaten with green onions generate tapeworms. Also known as Mountain Chicken. There are four types: resembling pheasant with 3-4 chi long tail is [missing character] pheasant; resembling [missing character] pheasant with 5-6 chi long tail, able to run and crow, is [missing character] pheasant, commonly called [missing character]; resembling [missing character] pheasant but smaller, with colorful head feathers, is [missing character]; resembling pheasant with colorful belly patterns is Golden Pheasant, commonly called Jinji. There is also the Turkey (Tu Shou Ji); in clear spring/summer weather, it slowly extends its red wattle, displaying brilliant colors, which disappears when retracted. Keeping it wards off fire disasters; eating it is toxic.
[Missing Character] Chicken Meat: The taste is sweet, and the nature is neutral. Do not eat immediately after initial illness recovery. [Missing Character] qi is fierce; during fighting periods, they must die.
White [Missing Character] Meat: The taste is sweet, and the nature is neutral. Those with carbuncles and sores should not eat it. Black [Missing Character] has the same odor and nature.
Bamboo Chicken Meat: The taste is sweet, and the nature is neutral, also known as Ni Huahua. Proverb says: If bamboo chicken cries at home, termites turn to mud. It also wards off bedbugs.
Ying Chicken Meat: The taste is sweet, and the nature is warm. Constantly eating quartz means none appear in autumn.
Huang He Hou Meat: The taste is sweet, and the nature is neutral, also known as Qing Jia. Excessive consumption causes throat obstruction (hou bi); ginger can resolve it.
Sang [Missing Character] Meat: The taste is sweet, and the nature is warm, also known as Waxbill. Do not eat immediately after initial illness recovery.
[Missing Character] Yu Meat: The taste is sweet, and the nature is neutral, also known as Myna. When cold and about to snow, they fly in flocks as if announcing. [Missing Character] Yu do not cross the Ji River, due to local qi.
Crow Meat: The taste is sour and astringent, nature neutral. [Missing Character] smell is unbearable and inedible; eating meat and eggs causes mental confusion.
Magpie Meat: The taste is sweet, and the nature is cold. Women should not eat it.
Swallow Meat: The taste is sour, nature neutral, and toxic. Do not eat; it damages human spirit and qi. Killing them is inadvisable. Those addicted to eating swallows entering water may be swallowed by dragons. Swallow nests large enough to hold two bolts of silk bring wealth to the household. Nests facing north with curled white tails belong to hundreds-of-years-old swallows. *Xian Jing* calls their meat "Meat Mushroom" (Rou Zhi).
Ci Mao Ying Meat: The taste is sweet, and the nature is neutral. Those with sores and scabies should eat sparingly.
Peacock Meat: The taste is salty, nature cool, slightly toxic. Those who eat its meat will find subsequent medications ineffective, as it acts as an antidote. Tail feathers are toxic; if they enter the eyes, they cause blindness.
Osprey: Also known as Fish Eagle. Eats snakes. Its meat is fishy and foul, inedible.
Owl Brain: Toxic. Eating with wine causes prolonged drunkenness and memory loss.
Crane Meat: Toxic. Drinking the blood from its crown causes immediate death. Likes eating snakes; snakes flee upon hearing its sound. Kept in homes to ward off snakes.
Stork Meat: Toxic, inedible. Bones boiled in bathwater for head washing cause total hair loss, regrowth impossible. It can also kill trees. Storks lay three eggs; one hatches into a crane. Xun extreme becomes Zhen, Yin transforms to Yang.
Mandarin Duck Meat: The taste is salty, nature neutral, slightly toxic. Excessive consumption causes severe wind disease (leprosy).
Cormorant Meat: The taste is sour and salty, nature cold, slightly toxic. Also known as Water Crow. For fish bones stuck in the throat, repeatedly chanting the cormorant's name helps dislodge them. Pregnant women eating it causes breech presentation.
Owl (Cat-faced Owl): Do not roast or boil at night; it attracts spirits.
Toxicity of Various Birds: Any bird that dies naturally, closes its mouth while dying, dies with unstraightened feet, has a white head, black body with white head, three feet, six toes, abnormal shape/color, four wings, green liver, or wild birds laying eggs with an 'eight' shape pattern, are all toxic and fatal if eaten.