Mockingbird

Mockingbird

(notes on materia medica)

[synonyms] anti tongue and anti tongue bird (Yi Tong Gua Yan), Jiaoke (spring and autumn Baoqian TU), niushibage (compendium), niushile (materia medica Qiuyuan), blackbird (vertebrate taxonomy), Wubi (birds of China), niushiba (Sichuan Traditional Chinese medicine records).

[source] it is the flesh of blackbird.

[animal form] Blackbird

The body length is about 28 cm. The male has a yellow bill. The iris is brown. The upper body, wings and tail are black; the lower body is black brown, the chin is decorated with brown feather edge, and the throat is slightly colored. Feet near black. Female beaks sometimes have brown ends. The upper body, wings and tail are dark brown, and the back is light; the chin and throat are light chestnut brown, mixed with dark brown longitudinal lines; the rest of the lower body is also dark brown, but slightly chestnut.

It inhabits in plain grassland or garden. Often galloping on the ground for food. It mainly feeds on insect larvae, such as caterpillars, larvae, maggots, earthworms, etc., and also eats wild fruit and weed seeds. It is distributed in South China mainland and Hainan Island.

[nature and taste] Sichuan Traditional Chinese medicine annals: "the nature is flat, the taste is sweet and salty, and it is non-toxic. "

[function indications] it is used to treat blood deficiency, dizziness, stomachache and children's delayed speech.

① In the collection of materia medica: "it's mainly for insects to bite; it's also for children not to speak for a long time. "

② "Daily use Materia Medica": "pain in the stomach. "

③ Sichuan Traditional Chinese medicine annals: "treating blackness and dizziness. "

[usage and dosage] oral administration: 1-2 pieces for fried food or stewed soup.

[formula selection] 1. To treat black dizziness: eight pieces of cow dung and black chicken stewed in soup. (records of Sichuan Traditional Chinese Medicine)

② Treatment of children for a long time: cattle dung eight stewed soup. (records of Sichuan Traditional Chinese Medicine)

Chinese PinYin : Bai She Niao