Wind-Extinguishing and Spasm-Stopping Herbs
Chicken Brains
鸡脑
Ji Nao
雞腦
Name
Ji Nao (Chicken Brains)
The Effect of Chicken Brains
Property
Sweet, neutral; liver meridian entered.
Actions
Relieve spasm.
Indications
Convulsive epilepsy, night crying, difficult labour.
Dosage and Administrations
Stir-bake it into ash. Take the ash with wine.
Sources and further reading
We cite classical materia medica and modern reference works. This article is health education, not medical advice.
- Shennong Bencao Jing (The Divine Farmer's Materia Medica), Han dynasty.
- Bencao Gangmu (Compendium of Materia Medica), Li Shizhen, 1578.
- Chinese Pharmacopoeia, current edition — identity, quality and safety monographs.
- NCCIH and WHO reference material on traditional medicine safety.
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