The efficacy and function of pelican fat oil

In modern life, everyone is very familiar with various Chinese herbal medicines, among which pelican fat oil is a very common one. So what are the effects and functions of pelican fat oil? Let's take a look.

[Source] Oil made from the fat of the spot-billed pelican, a member of the pelican family.

【Original form】For the animal's form, please refer to the entry for "Pelican's beak".

【Nature and flavor】 "Compendium of Materia Medica": "Salty, warm, smooth, non-toxic."

【Functions and indications】 "Compendium of Materia Medica": "Apply to carbuncle, treat rheumatism, penetrate meridians, and relieve deafness."

[Additional prescription] To treat deafness: half a spoon of goose oil, a small bean of magnet, and a little musk. Mix them evenly, wrap them into a stick with cotton and plug them into the ears. Put a little pig iron in your mouth. It will be effective after using it three to five times. (Qing Nang Za Zhuan)

【Explanations by various scholars】 "Compendium of Materia Medica": "Waste oil has a scalding property and can guide various medicines to penetrate into the affected area and remove toxins, so it can cure deafness, arthralgia, swelling and other diseases."

【Excerpt】 《*Dictionary》

[Source] From Compendium of Materia Medica; Compendium of Materia Medica: Pelican, peel off its fat, boil it, and put it in its crop, so that it will not leak out, while other things will escape.

The utilization rate of pelican fat oil in traditional Chinese medicine is still very high and can be used to treat a variety of diseases. We should consume pelican fat oil only after fully understanding its effects and functions. I hope everyone doesn’t eat carelessly.