Qi Tonics
Chicken
鸡肉
Ji Rou
雞肉
Name
Ji Rou (Chicken)
The Effect of Chicken
Property
Sweet, warm; spleen and stomach meridians entered.
Actions
Warm the spleen and stomach, tonify essence and marrow.
Indications
Diarrhea, edema, frequent urination, leucorrhea, weakness after illness, diabetes, uterine bleeding, hypogalactia, poor appetite, consumptive disease.
Dosage and Administrations
Decoct or stew in water.
Cautions
Do not eat too much.
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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