Qi Tonics
Ge Luan (鸽卵)
鸽蛋
Ge Luan
Pigeon Egg
鴿卵
鴿蛋
Name
Ge Luan (Pigeon Egg)
The Effect of 鸽卵
Property
Sweet, salty, neutral; lung, spleen, stomach and kidney meridians entered.
Actions
Tonify the kidney, replenish qi, remove toxicity of blains and sores.
Indications
Blains, boils and sores.
Dosage and Administrations
Cook it for eating.
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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