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Columba

Pigeon

鸽 〔鴿〕 gē

Kingdom: Animal

Origin in unofficial sources: Columba livia Gmelin; Columba livia domestica Gmelin; Columba rupestris Pallas

Use: Alimentary

Properties: Salty; balanced; nontoxic*.

Channel entry: Liver and kidney channels.

Actions and indications: Enriches yīn and boosts qì; eliminates wind and resolves toxin. Treats vacuity emaciation; dispersion-thirst (xiāo kě); enduring malaria; blood vacuity amenorrhea; malign sores, scab (jiè), and lichen (xiǎn).

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