quail

quail

(the book of food by Cui Yuxi)

[synonyms] quail (Biography of Mao Shi), Xun (notes to the book of birds), Wan quail (Guangzhi), red throated quail (zoology Dictionary), red faced quail (Chinese animal atlas? Birds).

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

[animal form] quail

The body length is about 16 cm. Small tail, bald head. The mouth is short and dark brown. The iris is chestnut brown. The crown of the head is black and maroon, with brown and white crown lines running through the center and longitudinal lines of the same color on both sides, reaching from the base of the mouth to the side of the neck; the forehead, chin and throat are light brick red. The upper back is chestnut yellow, with black horizontal spots and blue gray feather edges, and is decorated with brown white feather dry lines; the shoulders, lower back and tail are black, and densely covered with millet yellow thin horizontal spots, with blue gray feather edges except the tail feathers; on both sides of the back, there are a row of brown white large feather dry lines, which is very beautiful. The inner coverts and flight feathers of the two wings are light olive brown, mixed with brown white and black marginal spots; the primary flight feathers are mostly dark brown, and the outer part is decorated with rust red transverse spots. Chest chestnut yellow, mixed with near white fine feather dry lines. On both sides of the lower body, it turns maroon, with black spots and large white feather lines, especially on the lower flank. The abdomen is next to white. Short feet, yellowish brown.

In winter, it often falls victim to the plain near the mountain, latent weeds or shrubs. The main food is the seeds of cereals and weeds. It propagates in the northeast and further north of China. When it migrates and overwinters, it spreads all over the east of China.

Sweet and smooth.

① Qijuan Jing: "the taste is pungent and the taste is flat. "

② "Pinhuijingyao": "it is sweet in taste, mild in nature and non-toxic. "

[function indications] for diarrhea, malnutrition and dampness.

① Meng Shen: "tonifying the five zang organs, benefiting the middle and continuing Qi, strengthening muscles and bones, resisting cold and heat, eliminating heat. "People suffering from dysentery and cooking. "

② According to Cui Yuxi's the food classic, "it is mainly characterized by red and white diarrhea, blood leakage, storm dampness, nourishing liver and lung qi, and benefiting nine orifices. "

③ "Jiayou materia medica:" cook with adzuki bean and ginger to stop diarrhea. "

④ "Ben Cao Yan Yi": "children suffering from malnutrition and dysentery have five colors, once they eat it. "

⑤ "Materia medica for the original": "replenish the earth and Qi, regulate the lung and promote diuresis. Treatment of abdominal large as drum, diarrhea, malnutrition. "

[usage and dosage] oral administration: cooking, decocting or burning.