Xi Jiao - Rhinoceros horn (Cornu Rhinoceri)

Properties: Cold, Bitter, Salty. Channels: Heart, Liver, Stomach

Action and indication: Bleeding, skin eruptions, fever, delirium and convulsions due to Ying- or Blood-level heat.  (Xi Jiao Di Huang Tang, Qing Ying Tang)

Dose: 1-2 g powder, 1.5-6 g decoction

Endangered species, cannot use

Must substitute with Water Buffalo horn: Shui Niu Jiao - Water Buffalo Horn / Cornu Bubali, dose: 6-15g powder or 30-120g decoction. 

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