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Alternate English names: silky chicken

Kingdom: Animal

Origin in unofficial sources: Gallus gallus domesticus Brisson

Use: Alimentary

Properties: Sweet; balanced; nontoxic*.

Channel entry: Liver and kidney channels.

Actions and indications: Nourishes yīn and abates heat (fever). Treats vacuity taxation steaming bone with marked emaciation; dispersion-thirst (xiāo kě); spleen vacuity efflux diarrhea; dysentery; clenched jaws; flooding; vaginal discharge.

Notes: This is a breed of chicken with usually white feathers, black skin, and black bones.

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