Yellow Rooster

Yellow Rooster,For pregnancy-related swelling of the limbs, shortness of breath, and vomiting with inability to retain food.

Formulas Name : Yellow Rooster

Chinese Name : 黄鸡

Drug Formulation

1 yellow rooster (remove head, feet, skin, feathers, and internal organs; wash thoroughly to remove blood vessels; blanch briefly in boiling water to remove the gamey odor; discard the blanching water), 1 liang of galangal, 1.5 liang of white mulberry bark (scraped clean and coarsely chopped), and 1 liang of astragalus (sorted and coarsely chopped).

Source

From *Shouqin Yanglao* (Caring for the Elderly), Volume 4.

Benefits

For pregnancy-related swelling of the limbs, shortness of breath, and vomiting with inability to retain food.

Instructions for Use

Combine the first four ingredients; chop the last three. Simmer them together with the chicken. When the chicken is cooked, remove the herbs, retain the broth, and carefully debone the chicken. Season the broth with the five spices, return the chicken meat to the pot, and simmer until the flavors are well blended. Consume as desired, at any time of day, and it does not interfere with the use of other medications or tonics.

Yellow Rooster,From *Shouqin Yanglao* (Caring for the Elderly), Volume 4.,For pregnancy-related swelling of the limbs, shortness of breath, and vomiting with inability to retain food.

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