Chicken Gizzard Lining: Benefits and Uses

Chicken Gizzard Lining

Also Known As: Chicken Yellow Skin, Chicken Stomach Skin.

Taste and Nature: Sweet, neutral.

Beneficial To: Spleen, stomach, small intestine, bladder.

Medical Part: The dried inner lining of a chicken's gizzard.

Characteristics: This is an irregularly shaped piece, about 2mm thick. The surface is yellow or yellow-brown, thin and translucent, with distinct striated wrinkles. It is brittle, breaks easily, and has a glossy, keratin-like fracture. The smell is slightly fishy, and the taste is mildly bitter.

How to Use Chicken Gizzard Lining

Usage: Boil with water, 3-10g; or take as a powder, 1.5-3g each time. The powdered form is more effective than the boiled decoction.

Preparation:
1. Rinse and dry the chicken gizzard lining.
2. For roasted form, dry fry with hot sand until it puffs up.
3. For vinegar form, dry fry as above, then spray with vinegar and dry again.

Benefits and Effects of Chicken Gizzard Lining

Effects: It strengthens the stomach, aids digestion, retains vital essence, and helps dissolve bladder stones.

Main Uses: It can be used for indigestion, vomiting, diarrhea, children's nutritional impairment, bedwetting, seminal emissions, painful urination due to stones, and gallbladder pain.

Contraindications

Use cautiously in individuals with a weak spleen and no food retention issues.

Combinations

1. For excessive thirst: Combine with radish root in equal parts, make into powder. Take with rice wine, one coin's weight, three times a day.
2. For mouth ulcers: Burn to ash and apply directly.
3. For phimosis ulcer: Clean, dry roast on new tile, make fine powder. Wash sore with rice water before applying.

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Safety Note: Always consult a qualified practitioner before using any traditional remedy, especially in cases of underlying health conditions or concurrent medication use. (PMID: XXXX)

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