鹿角

Lu Jiao

Name

Lu Jiao (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 administration

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.

Cations

It is contraindicated in case of yin deficiency with effulgent fire.