pheasant

pheasant

(Lu Chuan Ben Cao)

[source] it is the meat of pheasant.

[animal morphology] jungle fowl

It is the distant ancestor of domestic chicken. It is similar to domestic chicken but smaller, with a body length of about 60 cm. The crowns, sags and naked faces and throats were all red. The iris is reddish brown or orange yellow. The male's head and neck feathers are crimson in the front and golden in the back; the small coverts on the upper back and wings are black, and the large coverts have blue purple luster; the middle back and middle coverts are dark red; the lower back and waist turn red orange; the flying feathers are black brown. The tail feathers are long and slanting. The tail feathers and coverts are black with metallic green reflection, and the base is white, especially when flying. The lower body is pure black. The feet are thick, short and strong, blue gray, with distance. The female is small in shape and short in tail. Most of the upper bodies are dark brown with yellowish brown bark beetle like spots. The head and neck are black brown with red; the neck feather is very long, and the center is black brown with golden margin. The chest is reddish brown. The rest of the lower body is brown and stained with yellow, and the covering under the tail is black. There is no distance between the feet.

It lives in the dense forests of tropical and subtropical mountain areas. Distributed in Yunnan, southern Guangxi, Hainan Island and other places.

Sweet and warm.

[function indications] nourish and warm, strengthen muscles and bones, enter the liver and replenish blood. To cure metrorrhagia.

[usage and dosage] oral administration: decoction, 2-4 Liang; or stir fried with wine.