Yang Tonics
Ox Marrow: Chinese Herb Guide
Name
Niu Sui (Ox Marrow)
The Effect of Ox Marrow
Property
Sweet, warm; heart and spleen meridians entered.
Actions
Moisten the lung, stop bleeding, tonify blood and essence, tonify the kidney.
Indications
Traumatic injury, diabetes, diarrhea, blood and essence deficiency, weakness, consumptive disease and skin rhagadia.
Dosage and Administrations
Decoct in water, or made into paste. Proper dosage is for external application, pounded for applying.
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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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