Chinese gooseberry oil

Chinese gooseberry oil

(compendium)

[synonym] Swan oil.

[source] it is the fatty oil of Cygnus cygnus.

[animal form] swan, also known as Swan (historical records), swan and golden headed Goose (Yinshan).

It is large and goose like. It is about 1.5 meters long. Most of the mouth is black, the base of the upper mouth (to the nostril) is yellow, and the base and center of the lower mouth are yellow. The iris is dark brown. The head and neck are longer than the body. All white, pale yellow from eyes to mouth base. Tarsometatarsal, toe and web are black.

The whole body of the young bird is light grayish brown; the beak is pale flesh color, the beak shell and the edge of the beak are black, and the base of the beak is light yellow green or light green.

It lives in lakes and swamps. Can swim and fly fast. They also eat insects, crustaceans and small fish. In winter, it occurs in the south of the Yangtze River, migrates in spring and autumn, propagates through North China and South northeast, and propagates in Northern Xinjiang and Heilongjiang.

The animal's hair (Swan's hair) is also used for medicine.

[collection] fat collected in winter months was refined and filtered for storage.

[function and indications] the compendium of Medical Sciences: "to apply carbuncle and swelling, to treat infantile ear crevasse. "

[optional formula] for treating ear crevasse and purulent: adjust the powder with swan oil, add a little borneol, and apply it together. If not, it will be replaced by wild goose oil. (on Yu Xuan)

Chinese PinYin : Hu You