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Galli Caput
Chicken’s head
鸡头 〔雞頭〕 jī tóu
Kingdom: Animal
Origin in PRC Pharmacopoeia: Gallus gallus domesticus Brisson. (PRC Pharmacopoeia)
Origin in unofficial sources: Gallus gallus domesticus Brisson
Use: Alimentary
Properties: Sweet✽; warm✽; nontoxic.✽
Channel entry: Liver and kidney channels.✽
Actions and indications: Nourishes the liver and boosts the kidney; diffuses yáng and assists yīn, frees the network vessels and quickens the blood. Treats failure to produce pox fluid in children; aborts the dead fetus and quiets the living fetus.*
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