Black Chicken
Gallus Domesticus
Wu Gu Ji

About

Properties in Traditional Chinese Medicine

Mild; sweet

Part(s) used

Fresh whole body

Potential toxicity/side effects

Functions/effects it is traditionally believed to have

Supplement the liver and kidneyboost qi and nourish the bloodabates vacuity heat

Conditions/symptoms it is traditionally used to treat

Vacuity taxation with marked emaciation; Steaming bone consumptive heat; Diabetes; Nocturnal emission; Slippery essence; Prolonged diarrhea; Prolonged dysentery