Compendium of the Golden [...]

When young, their mouths are yellow; when old, their mouths are white. Some have a crest original: 憤, fen, a protrusion or tuft of feathers atop their heads, while others do not. The Rites of Zhou original: 周禮, Zhou Li, an ancient ritual text notes that the Partridge original: 鷓鴣, zhegu does not cross the Ji River; this is caused by the qi the vital energy or environmental essence of the land.

The Meat
The flavor is sweet, its nature is balanced, and it is non-toxic. Shen Referring to the Tang dynasty physician Meng Shen says: it is cold in nature.
Primary Indications: It treats the five types of hemorrhoids and stops bleeding. It should be eaten roasted, or ground into a powder and taken with a drink. From the Materia Medica of the Tang Dynasty.
Eating one roasted piece treats hiccups original: 吃噫, chiyi, directs qi downward, and allows one to communicate with the spirit original: 通靈, tongling, a state of heightened mental or spiritual clarity. According to Hua Ri.
It treats chronic coughs. During the twelfth lunar month original: 臘月, layue, specifically on the day of the La Festival original: 臘日, lari, obtain the bird and marinate it with the five spices before roasting. It may also be prepared as a soup or ground into a powder to be taken as honey-bound pills. If not obtained on the day of the La Festival, it cannot be used for this purpose. According to Meng Shen.

Additional Prescriptions

The Eyeballs
Primary Indications: Grind the eyeballs together with breast milk and drop the mixture into the eyes. This brightens the vision, allowing a person to see objects even beyond the clouds. According to Chen Zangqi An 8th-century pharmaceutical scholar.