Crane meat is beneficial for Qi and can stop thirst. Let's take a look at the animal's characteristics and main uses together!
The source of crane meat is from the Crane family of animals.
The crane is also known as the Dan Ding Crane (Shijing), the White Crane (Jiayou Bencao), the Immortal Crane (Riyong Bencao), the Immortal Bird, and the Fetal Bird (Gangmu).
The body length is more than 1.2 meters. The beak is long and greenish-gray, slightly lighter at the tip, and slightly yellowish. The iris is brown. The main body feathers are mainly white.
The skin on the top of the head is bare and reddish, and the top of the head is not red when young; the forehead and eyes are slightly black; the throat, cheeks, and neck are dark brown.
The flight feathers are black, with secondary and tertiary feathers long and curved like a bow; when the wings are folded, they cover the entire white short tail, which is often mistaken for tail feathers. The female bird is the same color as the male bird.
The tibia, tarsus, and toes are slender and blackish-gray, with small hind toes positioned higher than the front three toes, and gray claws.
It often wades in shallow water near rivers. It has a loud cry and strong flying ability. Its main diet consists of fish, insects, crustaceans, and frogs, among others. It breeds in the Heilongjiang Province of China and migrates to the lower reaches of the Yangtze River for the winter.
The bones (crane bones) and brain marrow (crane brain) of this animal are also used medicinally, with details provided in separate sections.
Taste: Salty, neutral.
① "Riyong Bencao": "Tastes salty, neutral, and toxic."
② "Introduction to Medicine": "Salty, neutral, non-toxic."
③ "Huiyue Yijing": "Cold in nature."
Function and main uses: Beneficial for Qi, stops thirst.
① "Riyong Bencao": "Beneficial for Qi, dispels wind, nourishes the lungs, suitable for the weak and fatigued."
② "Yilin Zuan Yao": "Detoxifies snake and insect venom."
③ "Huiyue Yijing": "Relieves heat in the five organs, stops thirst."
Precautions: "Excessive consumption can cause chronic diseases."
