Cornu Cervi Degelatinatum
Cornu Cervi Degelatinatum is also named Lu Jiao Shuang, 鹿角霜
Lu Jiao Shuang
Name
Lu Jiao Shuang (Cornu Cervi Degelatinatum)
Property
Astringent, salty, warm; liver and kidney meridians entered.
Actions
Warm the kidney and tonify yang, astringe to stop bleeding.
Indications
Vomiting, poor appetite, loose stool, soreness and pain in lumbar and knees, leucorrhea, frequent urination, enuresis, metrorrhagia and metrostaxis, impotence, deficiency-cold in spleen and stomach.
Dosage and administration
Decoct 5~10 g, or made into pill or powder. Proper dosage is for external application, pounded into powder for sprinkling.
Cations
It is contraindicated in case of yin deficiency with effulgent fire.