The efficacy and function of vulture

Vulture is a medicinal material. If we have some understanding of its medicinal value, we can correctly use vultures to treat some related diseases in life. Let’s take a look at it below.

【English name】

baldVulture

【Alias】

Dog-headed vulture, mountain eagle

【source】

Medicinal material source: the meat or bones of vultures, a member of the falcon family.

[Original form]

Vulture, a large bird of prey. The whole body is mostly dark brown. The head is covered with dark brown down feathers; the bare neck part is lead blue, and the ruffled collar is light brown almost white. The upper coverts of the back, shoulders, waist and tail are dark brown; the upper coverts of the wings and the secondary and tertiary flight feathers are also dark brown, and the primary flight feathers are black-brown; the tail feathers are dark brown, and the feather shafts are black-brown; the chest is densely covered with hair-like down, with a distinct bunch of fluffy spear-shaped feathers on each side. The feathers on the chest and abdomen have slightly lighter vertical stripes; the feathers around the anus and undertail are brown-white; the leg coverts are black-brown. The beak is dark brown, the wax membrane is lead blue, the feet and toes are gray, and the claws are black.

【Habitat distribution】

Ecological environment: They mostly live in alpine grasslands and foothills above 2000m above sea level. They feed on animal carcasses alone or in groups of 4-5. They build nests in pine trees and lay 1-2 eggs each time.

【Chemical composition】

Meat contains protein, peptides, amino acids, lipids and so on.

【Nature and flavor】

Sour; salty; neutral

【Meridian】

Enters the lung and kidney meridians

【Function and indications】

Nourishes and replenishes yin; eliminates goiter and disperses nodules. Mainly for pulmonary tuberculosis; goiter; dizziness

【Usage and Dosage】

For internal use: Meat: stew and eat, 100-200g. Bone: burn and grind into powder, 10-15g.

【Discussions by Various Schools】

"Chinese Medicinal Animals": It has the effect of nourishing and replenishing yin. Mainly used to treat pulmonary tuberculosis.

【extract】

Chinese Materia Medica

Through the introduction of the above content, we can understand that vultures play a very important role in some diseases. The consumption of Chinese medicine for vultures should also be determined according to their respective physical conditions. Remember not to use the medicine blindly.