Pharmaceutical name:

英文藥名﹕

Zoological  name of source animal::

動物來源之學名﹕

1. Rhinoceres unicornis L.
2. R. sondaicus Desmarest,
3. R sumatrensis Cuvier,

Sometimes the African species are also used:

1. R. sinus Burchell,
2. R bicornis L.

Pron. in Japanese:

日語發音﹕

Pron. in Korean:

韓語發音﹕

Pron. in Cantonese::

粵音﹕

Other Names:

別名﹕

Common Name:

英文名﹕

Distribution:

產地﹕

印度，尼泊爾，緬甸，泰國，馬來西亞，印尼，非洲東南部等地。

Properties

characteristics﹕

性味﹕

苦，鹹，寒。

Channels meridians entered:

歸經﹕

心，肝，胃。

藥理﹕

鎮靜，鎮驚 ，抗菌， 抗炎，抗病毒，縮短出血，降低毛细血管通透性等。

Actions & Indications:

主治﹕

For treatment of high fever, delirium, and convulsions associated with warm febrile diseases: combine xi jiao with ling yang jiao

For treatment of loss of consciousness and delirium with spitting blood, nose bleeding or bruises: combine with dan pi, da qing ye, zi cao. Or use combination of xi jiao, huang lian, xuan shen. Add water and make into decoction and take orally.

For infantile convulsion: use raw xi jiao add water and grind into paste or make into powder form and mix with drinking water and talk orally.

治療因溫病而發高熱，譫妄，抽搐： 犀角加羚羊角。或配黃連，玄參。

治療意識喪失和精神錯亂兼吐血，鼻出血或瘀痕：配牡丹皮，大青葉，紫 草

小兒驚風。用犀角磨水取濃汁服下。服犀角末亦可。

Chemical ingredients:

化學成份﹕

Daly Dosage:

每日用量﹕

External application: grind with water and apply.

內服：磨汁或研末，3～6分；煎湯，0.5～2錢；或入丸、散。外用：磨汁塗患處。

Samples of formulae:

處方舉例﹕

Modern Research:

現代研究﹕

藥用可以水牛角代替犀角。

Toxicity & Cautions:

毒素與禁忌﹕

孕婦慎用。 非實熱者不宜用。脾虛者不宜使用。