Bamboo rat meat

Bamboo rat meat

(compendium)

[source] it is the meat of bamboo rat.

[animal morphology] bamboo rat (Shuowen), also known as bamboo drum (compendium) and fence rat (seeking the source of Materia Medica).

Its body is stout, and its adult body length is generally less than 30 cm, and its tail length is about 6-7 cm. The head is blunt and round, the snout is large, the eyes are small, and the ears are hidden in the hair. The limbs are short and thick with strong claws. The tail is covered with thin hairs. The adult animal's body is brown gray, with gray hair base, without white pointed needle hair, and the color of its rostral hair is lighter. The hair on the abdomen of the body is thin. The fur color of the cubs is dark and gray.

They live underground and like to live in bamboo forests on hillsides or Miscanthus in valleys. Night activities. They like to eat the underground stems and shoots of bamboo, as well as the seeds and fruits of grass and other plants.

Distributed in Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan, Sichuan, Hubei, Shaanxi, Gansu and other places.

The oil and tooth of this animal are also used for medicine. Please refer to the special section for details.

Sweet and smooth.

① "Gangmu": "Gan, Ping, non-toxic. "

② Yilin zuanyao: "sweet, salty, flat. "

[function indications] Yiqi Yangyin, detoxification. Treat tuberculosis and diabetes.

① "Compendium": "Buzhong Yiqi, Jiedu. "

② Yilin zuanyao: "Nourishing Yin, eliminating heat, killing chancre, treating tuberculosis and diabetes. "

③ "Ben Cao Qiu yuan": "it can benefit the lung and stomach qi, remove phlegm and detoxify. "