Water buffalo horn (SHUI NIU JIAO)-Bubalus bubalis-Cornu Bubali

Water buffalo horn (SHUI NIU JIAO)

Bubalus bubalis Linnaeus (Fam. Bovidae)

Pharmaceutical Name:

Cornu Bubali

Botanical Name:

Bubalus bubalis Linnaeus (Fam. Bovidae)

Common Name:

Water buffalo horn

Part Used:

Horn

Properties  Taste & Meridians:

Salty in flavor, cold in property.

Functions:

Clears Heat and removes Heat in Blood, and removes toxins.

Indications & Combinations:

For febrile diseases manifested as high fever, unconsciousness and spitting of blood, epistaxis and convulsions, mania. This herb has the same functions as Cornu Rhinoceri ( Xi Jiao).

Dosage and administration:

6–15 g, decocted for more than 3 hours before other ingredients.

Precautions:

None noted.

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