Fish dog

Fish dog

(notes on materia medica)

[synonyms] Hong and Tian Gou (Erya), Shui Gou (Erya, Guo Pu's note), Yu Hu, Yu Shi (Bird Classic), Kingfisher (materia medica Collection), Cuibi (Yuya), cuibiniao (compendium), Yucui (compendium Collection), gouyulang, jinniao and cuiqueer (Chinese animal Atlas? Birds).

[source] it is the whole body or meat of Kingfisher.

[animal form] Kingfisher

The body length is about 16 cm. The mouth is thick and straight, the apex is not hooked, the mouth peak is slightly round and flat, black. The iris is earthy brown. The head is large, blue and black from forehead to pillow, with dense turquoise blue horizontal spots; the base of the lower mouth has the same mottled zygomatic lines extending backward to the side of the neck; the lines of the eyes and eyes are black and brown; the left and right edge of the forehead, the upper part of the cheek and even the ear feather are chestnut brown; the chin and throat are pure white; there are white patches behind the ear on the side of the neck; the back is turquoise blue; the coverts of the shoulders and wings are dark blue, slightly mixed with turquoise blue end spots; the flying feather is black It is brown, with dark blue exposed part and brown wing margin; it is chestnut brown below the chest and sometimes light in the center of abdomen; its tail is also dark blue, similar to wings. Short feet, scarlet.

They often live alone on branches or rocks near the water. Nests often camp in the sandy soil of the field embankment foundation and dig tunnels. It is distributed in the east of China, reaching Sichuan, Yunnan and even southern Tibet in the West. It lives in most parts of southern China all the year round.

[processing] "compendium": "to get the intestines, with Yin and Yang tile mud solid, calcine storage. "

[nature and taste] notes on materia medica: "salty, flat, non-toxic. "

[functions and indications] ① in the collection of Materia Medica, it is said that "the main sticking point and fish bone should not come out of the meat. If the pain is serious, the burning will make it black. It is the end of the meal. It's also good to drink. "

② Lu Chuan Ben Cao: "stop asthma. He has been treating asthma for a long time. "

[usage and dosage] oral administration: boiled food, decocted soup or calcined powder, 1-1.5 yuan. External use: calcined powder mixed application.

Chinese PinYin : Yu Gou