Chapter 2 【Healing Birds: Li Bird, Fei Yi Bird, Shu Si Bird, Xiao Bird, Qu Ju, Hong Ye, Jiao, Pan Mao Bird, Gu Ji】
【Li Bird: Shaped like a quail, with black markings and a red wattle (Heals hemorrhoids)】 Classic of Mountains and Seas · Classic of the Western Mountains
On the mountain of the Lord on High, there is a bird that is shaped like a quail, with black markings and a red wattle. Its name is Li. Eating it can cure hemorrhoids.
Translation: On Mount Tiandi, there is a bird that is shaped like a common quail, but has black markings and red neck feathers. Its name is Li. Eating its meat can cure hemorrhoids.
【Fei Yi Bird: Shaped like a quail, with a yellow body and a red beak (Heals leprosy, can kill parasites)】 Classic of Mountains and Seas · Classic of the Western Mountains
On Mount Ying, there is a bird that is shaped like a quail, with a yellow body and a red beak. Its name is Fei Yi. Eating it can cure leprosy and kill insects.
Translation: On Mount Ying, there is a bird that is shaped like a common quail, with a yellow body and a red beak. Its name is Fei Yi. Eating its meat can cure leprosy and kill external parasites.
【Shu Si Bird: Shaped like an owl with human feet (Heals goiter on the neck)】 Classic of Mountains and Seas · Classic of the Western Mountains
On Mount Gaotu, there is a bird that is shaped like an owl with human feet. Its name is Shu Si. Eating it can cure goiter.
Translation: On Mount Gaotu, there is a bird that is shaped like a kite but has feet like a human. Its name is Shu Si. Eating its meat can cure goiter on a person's neck.
【Xiao Bird: Four wings, one eye, and a dog's tail (Treats stomach pain and diarrhea)】 Classic of Mountains and Seas · Classic of the Northern Mountains
On Mount Liangqu, there is a bird that is shaped like Kua Fu, with four wings, one eye, and a dog's tail. Its name is Xiao. Its call is like a magpie. Eating it can relieve stomach pain and stop diarrhea.
Translation: On Mount Liangqu, there is a bird that is shaped like Kua Fu, with four wings, one eye, and a dog's tail. Its name is Xiao. Its call is similar to a magpie's cry. Eating its meat can stop stomach pain and cure diarrhea.
【Qu Ju (qū jū): Shaped like a crow, with a red head, a green body, and yellow feet (Prevents hunger, treats senile dementia)】 Classic of Mountains and Seas · Classic of the Northern Mountains
On Mount Macheng, there is a bird that is shaped like a crow, with a red head, a green body, and yellow feet. Its name is Qu Ju. Its name is its own call. Eating it prevents hunger and can cure senile dementia.
Translation: On Mount Macheng, there is a bird that is shaped like a common crow, but has a red head, a green body, and yellow feet. Its name is Qu Ju. Its call is the sound of its own name. Eating its meat keeps people from feeling hungry and can cure senile dementia.
【Hong Ye (yè): Shaped like a pheasant, with a patterned head, red wings, and yellow feet (Treats sore throat, treats madness)】 Classic of Mountains and Seas · Classic of the Northern Mountains
On Mount Danzhang, there is no grass or trees. There is a bird that is shaped like a pheasant, with a patterned head, red wings, and yellow feet. Its name is Hong Ye. Eating it can cure sore throat and madness.
Translation: On Mount Danzhang, there are no flowers or trees. There is a bird that is shaped like a common pheasant, but has a patterned head, red wings, and yellow feet. Its name is Hong Ye (yè). Eating its meat can cure a sore throat and treat madness.
【Jiao (jiāo): (Treats wind paralysis)】 Classic of Mountains and Seas · Classic of the Northern Mountains
On Mount Manlian, there is no grass or trees. There is a bird that lives in flocks and flies in groups. Its tail is like a female pheasant. Its name is Jiao. Its call is its own name. Eating it can cure wind paralysis.
Translation: There is a bird that likes to live in flocks and fly in groups. Its tail is similar to a female pheasant. Its name is Jiao. Its call is the sound of its own name. Eating its meat can cure wind paralysis.
【(pan mao): Bird body and human face (Prevents heatstroke)】 Classic of Mountains and Seas · Classic of the Northern Mountains
On Mount Beixiao, there is a bird that is shaped like a crow, with a human face. Its name is Pan Mao. It flies at night and hides during the day. Eating it can prevent heatstroke.
Translation: On Mount Beixiao, there is a bird that is shaped like a common crow, but has a human face. Its name is Pan Mao (pán mào). It flies at night and hides during the day. Eating its meat can prevent heatstroke.
【Gu Ji (jí): Shaped like a crow with red markings (Makes human eyes bright and not blurry)】 Classic of Mountains and Seas · Classic of the Northern Mountains
On Mount Xiaohou. The Mingzhang River originates from there and flows south into Huangze. There is a bird that is shaped like a crow with red markings. Its name is Gu Ji (jí). Eating it makes human eyes bright and not blurry.
Translation: On Mount Xiaohou. The Mingzhang River originates from that mountain and flows south into Huangze. There is a bird that is shaped like a common crow but has red markings. Its name is Gu Ji (jí). Eating its meat can make a person's eyes bright and not blurry.
