翡翠，中药名。为翠鸟科动物白胸翡翠Halcyonsmyrnensis(Linnaeus)的肉。分布于华南一带，自云南至福建、台湾。具有利水消肿之功效。用于水肿，小便不利。
Fei-cui, name of Chinese Medicinal Material. Fei-cui) refers to the flesh of the white-breasted kingfisher (Halcyon smyrnensis Linnaeus), a bird in the family Alcedinidae. It is distributed in the southern part of China, from Yunnan to Fujian and Taiwan. Fei-cui is believed to have the function of promoting diuresis and reducing swelling, and is used for edema and difficulty in urination.

功效作用 功能
The efficacy and functions.

利水消肿。主治
Promoting diuresis and reducing swelling. Used to treat...

用于水肿，小便不利。用法用量
Used for edema and difficulty urinating. Dosage and administration.

内服：煮食，适量。相关论述
Internal administration: decoct and take orally, in appropriate amount. Related discussion.

《禽经》：“翡翠，状如鵁鶄而色正碧，鲜缛可爱，饮啄于澜澄洄渊之侧，尤惜其羽，日濯于水中。”加工炮制 采收加工
"The Classic of Poultry" states: "The kingfisher, resembling a kingfisher in shape but with a bright green color, is lovely and charming. It drinks and pecks on the side of clear and deep waters, and it is a pity to lose its feathers, which are washed daily in the water." Processing and preparation after harvesting.

全年均可捕捉，捕杀后，除去羽毛及内脏，取肉鲜用。动物学信息 动物属种
It can be captured all year round. After capture and killing, remove the feathers and internal organs, and use the meat fresh. Zoological information: animal species.

翠鸟科动物白胸翡翠。形态特征
The white-throated kingfisher is a member of the Alcedinidae family. It has the following morphological characteristics:

白胸翡翠又名：红嘴吃鱼鸟，体长约30cm。头、后颈、胸侧及下体均深赤栗色；颏、喉、胸部中央纯白；上背、肩羽及最内侧次级飞羽绿蓝色；下背、腰及尾上覆羽均辉钴蓝色。两翅的小覆羽栗棕色；中覆羽黑色；大覆羽、初级覆羽和次级飞羽均为深浅不同的蓝色或绿蓝色，次级飞羽具有黑色先端；初级飞羽黑褐，基部的外翈具淡蓝色斑，同一部位的内翈则缀以白色；翼缘白色；尾羽暗蓝色；除中央1对外，其余尾羽内缘均暗褐色；腋羽和翼下覆羽淡栗棕色。虹膜暗褐色；嘴长，呈珊瑚红以至红赤色。分布区域
The White-throated Kingfisher, also known as the Red-billed Kingfisher, has a body length of about 30cm. Its head, hind neck, chest sides, and underparts are all deep chestnut in color; the chin, throat, and central chest are pure white; the upper back, shoulder feathers, and innermost secondary flight feathers are greenish-blue; the lower back, waist, and upper tail coverts are all iridescent cobalt blue. The small covert feathers of the wings are chestnut brown; the medium coverts are black; the greater coverts, primary coverts, and secondary flight feathers are all various shades of dark and light blue or greenish-blue, with black tips on the secondary flight feathers; the primary flight feathers are dark brown, with pale blue spots on the outer web at the base, and white on the inner web at the same location; the wing edges are white; the tail feathers are dark blue; except for the central pair, the inner edges of the remaining tail feathers are dark brown; the underwing coverts and axillary feathers are light chestnut brown. The iris is dark brown; the bill is long and coral red to reddish. Distribution area.

分布于华南一带，自云南至福建、台湾，为留鸟。
Distributed in the southern region of China, from Yunnan to Fujian and Taiwan, it is a migratory bird.