Yang Tonics
Deerhorn
Name
Lu Jiao (Deerhorn)
The Effect of Deerhorn
Property
Salty, warm; liver and kidney meridians entered.
Actions
Promote circulation of blood, resolve swelling and tonify the kidney.
Indications
Sores and boils, pain due to blood stasis, lumbago.
Dosage and Administrations
Decoct 5~10 g or take the powder, 1~3 g per time, or made into pill or powder. Proper dosage is for external application, pounded into juice or powder for applying.
Cautions
It is contraindicated in case of yin deficiency with effulgent fire.
Sources and further reading
We cite classical materia medica and modern reference works. This article is health education, not medical advice.
- Shennong Bencao Jing (The Divine Farmer's Materia Medica), Han dynasty.
- Bencao Gangmu (Compendium of Materia Medica), Li Shizhen, 1578.
- Chinese Pharmacopoeia, current edition — identity, quality and safety monographs.
- NCCIH and WHO reference material on traditional medicine safety.
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