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Latin pharmacognostic name: Cervi Cornu

Alternate English names: deer horn

Kingdom: Animal

Origin in PRC Pharmacopoeia: Cervus nippon Temminck; Cervus elaphus L. (PRC Pharmacopoeia)

Origin (other sources): Cervus nippon Temminck*; Cervus elaphus L.*

Use: Medicinal

Category: Supplementing agents / Yáng-supplementing agents

Properties: Salty; warm; nontoxic*.

Channel entry: Liver and kidney channels.*

Indications:

Moves the blood, disperses swelling, and boosts the kidney.

toxin swelling of sores; blood stasis pain; lumbar spine pain.

Dosage & Method: 3.0–9.0g. Contraindicated in yīn vacuity and hyperactivity of yáng.

See also: Lù róng (鹿茸 Cervi Cornu Pantotrichum, velvet deer antler)

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