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:
