VARIANT NAMES: Wuji (Black Chicken),Yaoji, Wushanji, Yangmaoji, Rongmaoji, Songmaoji, Heijiaoji, Congguanji, Chuankuji, Zhusiji.
ORIGIN: The whole substance, except the internal organs, of Gallus domesticus, a kind of chicken.
CHEMICAL COMPOSITION: Containing protein, fat, calcium, phosphorus, iron, nicotinic acid, and vitamin B1,B2, etc.
NATURE, FLAVOR AND CHANNEL TROPISM: Sweet in flavor and neutral in nature, acting on the channels of the liver and kidney.
EFFICIENCIES AND INDICATIONS: Tonifying the liver and kidney, nourishing yin and bringing down fever. It is used for treatment of hectic fever and magersucht due to consumptive diseases, Diabetes, and lingering diarrhea due to hypofunction of the spleen, fasting dysentery, Abnormal Uterine Bleeding and Leukorrhagia.
DIRECTIONS: To be eaten stewed, stir-fried or used as an ingredient of a prescription. It is used in most of tonifying medicated diets.