Pharmaceutical name:英文藥名﹕ | Cornu cervi Parvum |
Zoological name:學名﹕ | Cervus elaphus Linnaeus (馬鹿) Cervus nipoon Temminck (梅花鹿 ) |
Pron. in Japanese: 日語發音﹕ | rokujo |
Pron. in Korean: 韓語發音﹕ | nokyong |
Pron. in Cantonese: 粵音﹕ | luk6 jung4 |
Other Names: 別名﹕ | |
Common Name: 英文名﹕ | velvet of young deer antler (lu rong) deer antler (lu jiao) |
Distribution: 產地﹕ | Jilin, Liaoning, heilongjiang, Hebei, Beijing (Cervus nippon); Heilongjiang, Jilin, Inner Mongolia, Tibet, Qinghai, Gansu (C. elaphus) |
Properties (characteristics)﹕ 性味﹕ | lu jiao: salty, warm. lu rong: salty, hot. 鹿角：鹹，温。 鹿茸：鹹，熱。
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Channels (meridians) entered: 歸經﹕ | liver, kidney. 肝﹐腎。 |
| Medical functions: 藥理﹕ | |
Actions & Indications:主治﹕ | Lu jiao is being used in liver qi stagnationm, mammary diseases, Lu rong is being used in shenyangxu (kidney yang deficient) resulting in impotence, spermatorrhea, cold and achy loin, boils, early stage of breast tumor, swelling from blood stases. It is better to use during winter. 鹿角：常用於肝氣鬱結。用於治瘡瘍腫毒，瘀血作痛，虛勞內傷，腰脊疼痛，女性乳腺病。 鹿茸：温腎陽，强筋骨，行血消腫。用于腎陽虛導致之陽萎遺精，腰脊冷痛，陰疽 瘡瘍，乳痈初起，瘀血腫痛。 適宜于冬季服用。 |
Chemical ingredients:化學成份﹕ | |
Dosage: 用量﹕ | 6 ~ 15 g 6 ~ 15 克。 |
Samples of formulae:處方舉例﹕ | |
Modern Research: 現代研究﹕ | |
Toxicity & Cautions: 毒素與禁忌﹕ | Not to use in cases of yinxu (yin deficient) with heat, dry mouth and tongue, yellow urine, constipation, fever, flu or cold. 陰虛火旺、口干舌燥、尿黄便秘或感冒發熱者忌服。 應由小劑量起﹐以免傷陰而導致赤眼﹐或導致內出血。 Use small amount first and gradually increase dosage to prevent injuries to the yin and leading to inflammation of the eyes and even leading to hemorrhage. |