〔总论〕 鸡属土而有金木火。其性补。又属巽。能助肝火及湿中之火。（本丹溪）观
于毛羽
湖谓专禀
之主。而
可思。）夫
木之不为金
羸可也。
得木为主。
矣。 三年
黑雌鸡肉
味甘酸。气温平。 黑属水。牝象阴。所主皆血分病。
附方 治男女因积虚。或大病后虚损沉困酸疼。少气喘 盗汗。或小腹拘急。心悸胃弱。
多
切。
一作。
黄雌鸡肉
气味甘酸咸平。
附方 消渴小便数。以黄雌鸡煮汁冷冻饮料。并作羹食肉。 脾虚滑痢。用黄雌鸡一只炙。
以盐
升。
〔论〕 鸡禀木火气较胜。服食必取乌色黄色之雌者。以水土赋形而归其气于水土。更
属
乌骨鸡肉
鸡舌黑。则骨肉俱乌。入药更良。
气味甘平。 补虚劳羸弱。治女子崩中带下虚损一切病。（凉补温行。皆可为主。）
〔论〕 鸡属木而骨反乌。巽变坎也。专得水木之精气。故肝肾血分病如阴虚发热蓐劳
崩带
〔修事〕 男用雌。女用雄。煮烂和药。或并骨研。
鸡冠血
三年老雄鸡者良。更贵丹雄鸡。
气味咸平。 疗经络间风热。涂颊治风中血脉。口 不正。 丹鸡者。治白癜风。 入
热酒
缪氏云。鸡冠血性温。天行痘疮虚寒者。可资起发。倘因血热而干枯焦黑。误用转剧。
鸡 （男用雌。女用雄。）并鸡内金
气味甘平。 主泄痢。小便频遗。小便淋沥。止
带。鸡内金亦治消瘅。
〔论〕 即鸡之脾。消化水谷。犹人身脾脏。（脾为太阴。肾为至阴。二脏之病常
相因
以致
至于
【总论】鸡在五行中属土，但兼具金、木、火之性。其药性具有补益作用。同时鸡又归属于巽卦（八卦之一，象征风），能够辅助肝火以及湿邪中的火热。（此观点源自朱丹溪）观察羽毛的颜色可知，鸡主要禀受了木气的主导。（由此可以推想其性质。）如果木气不能受到金的制约而变得虚弱，那是可以的。以木气为主导。
黑雌鸡肉
味甘、酸，气温平。黑色属水，雌性象征阴。黑雌鸡主要治疗血分方面的疾病。
附方：治疗男女因积久虚损，或大病之后出现的虚损、沉重困倦、酸痛、少气、气喘、盗汗，或小腹部拘急疼痛、心悸、胃弱等症状。
黄雌鸡肉
气味甘、酸、咸，性平。
附方：治疗消渴症且小便频数。用黄雌鸡煮汁，冷却后饮用，也可做成羹汤吃肉。治疗脾虚导致的滑泄痢疾。用一只黄雌鸡炙烤，加盐少许。
【论述】鸡禀受的木火之气较为旺盛。服用时务必选择乌色或黄色的母鸡，因为水土赋予其形体，而其气归于水土。
乌骨鸡肉
鸡舌为黑色，则骨肉皆呈黑色，入药效果更佳。
气味甘平。能补益虚劳羸弱。治疗女子崩漏、带下及虚损等各种疾病。（凉补和温行两种用法均可作为主治依据。）
【论述】鸡虽属木，但骨骼却呈黑色，这是由巽卦变为坎卦的表现。专门汲取了水和木的精气。因此，对于肝肾血分方面的疾病，如阴虚发热、产后劳损、崩漏带下等，尤为适宜。
【炮制方法】男性患者使用母鸡，女性患者使用公鸡。煮熟烂后与药物调和，或者连同骨头一起研磨。
鸡冠血
以三年老雄鸡的为佳，更珍贵的是丹顶红公鸡的鸡冠血。
气味咸平。治疗经络间的风热。涂抹于脸颊可治疗风中血脉导致的面瘫（口眼歪斜）。丹顶红公鸡的鸡冠血，可治疗白癜风。加入热酒服用。
缪氏说：鸡冠血性温，对于流行性痘疮属于虚寒证者，可以帮助痘疹起发。如果是由于血热导致干枯焦黑的情况，误用反而会加重病情。
鸡胗（即鸡肫）并鸡内金
（男性用母鸡，女性用公鸡。）
气味甘平。主要治疗泄泻痢疾、小便频数遗尿、小便淋漓不尽、止住白带。鸡内金也能治疗消瘅（类似糖尿病或甲状腺肿大的病症）。
【论述】鸡胗就是鸡的脾脏，负责消化水谷，相当于人体的脾脏。（脾脏属太阴，肾脏属至阴，这两脏的疾病常常相互影响而导致……）至于……
[General Discussion] The chicken belongs to Earth in the Five Elements, yet it possesses characteristics of Metal, Wood, and Fire. Its nature is tonifying. Furthermore, it corresponds to the Xun trigram (representing Wind), and can assist Liver Fire and the fire within dampness. (According to Zhu Danxi) Observing its feathers, one sees that it primarily inherits the dominance of Wood Qi. (From this, its nature can be inferred.) It is acceptable if the Wood Qi does not become weakened due to the lack of restriction by Metal. With Wood as the primary element.
Black Female Chicken Meat
Taste: Sweet, Sour. Temperature: Neutral. Black corresponds to Water; female symbolizes Yin. It mainly treats diseases of the Blood level.
Attached Prescription: Treats chronic deficiency in both men and women, or deficiency and debility following severe illness, characterized by heaviness, fatigue, soreness, shortness of breath, panting, night sweats, lower abdominal tension or cramping, palpitations, and weak stomach function.
Yellow Female Chicken Meat
Taste: Sweet, Sour, Salty. Temperature: Neutral.
Attached Prescription: For Xiao Ke (Wasting and Thirsting syndrome) with frequent urination, boil yellow female chicken meat to make a decoction, drink it when cooled, and also consume the meat as soup. For Spleen deficiency leading to loose stools and dysentery, roast one yellow female chicken, add a small amount of salt.
[Discussion] The Chicken inherits Wood and Fire Qi more strongly. When consumed medicinally, black or yellow female chickens should be selected, as Earth and Water provide its form, while its Qi returns to Earth and Water.
Black-Bone Chicken Meat
The chicken's tongue is black, meaning both flesh and bone are black, which makes it superior for medicinal use.
Taste: Sweet. Temperature: Neutral. Tonifies deficiency and emaciation. Treats various diseases in women such as metrorrhagia (Beng Dai), leukorrhea, and deficiency syndromes. (Both cooling tonification and warming circulation can serve as main therapeutic approaches.)
[Discussion] Although the Chicken belongs to Wood, its bones are black, representing a transformation from Xun to Kan. It exclusively gathers the essence of Water and Wood. Therefore, for diseases of the Liver and Kidney blood levels, such as Yin deficiency with fever, postpartum consumptive disease, metrorrhagia, and leukorrhea...
[Processing Method] Use female chickens for male patients and male chickens for female patients. Boil until tender and mix with herbs, or grind together with the bones.
Chicken Comb Blood
Three-year-old roosters are good; those from red-combed roosters are even more precious.
Taste: Salty. Temperature: Neutral. Treats wind-heat in the meridians. Applied to the cheeks to treat facial paralysis caused by wind invading the vessels (mouth and eye deviation). Red-combed rooster blood treats vitiligo. Take with hot wine.
Mr. Miao states: Chicken comb blood is warm in nature. For epidemic pox cases presenting with deficiency-cold, it can help promote the eruption of pustules. However, if the condition is due to blood heat causing dryness and blackening, misuse will worsen the condition.
Gizzard (Ji Zhen) and Inner Golden Membrane of Gizzard (Ji Nei Jin)
(Male patients use female chickens; female patients use male chickens.)
Taste: Sweet. Temperature: Neutral. Mainly treats diarrhea and dysentery, frequent urination and enuresis, dribbling urine, and stops leukorrhea. Ji Nei Jin also treats Xiao Dan (wasting-thirst or goiter-like conditions).
[Discussion] The gizzard is essentially the spleen of the chicken, responsible for digesting water and grain, analogous to the human spleen organ. (The Spleen belongs to Taiyin, and the Kidney belongs to Zhinyin; diseases of these two organs often influence each other leading to...) As for...