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Deer sinew

鹿筋
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Name

Lu Jin (Deer sinew)

  1. 鹿筋
  2. Lu Jin
  3. Tendo Cervi

The Effect of Deer sinew

Property

Salty, warm; liver and kidney meridians entered.

Actions

Tonify the liver and kidney, strengthen the tendons and bones, dispel wind-damp.

Indications

Rheumatic arthritis, strain, lumbago, deficiency of liver and kidney, twitch.

Dosage and Administrations

Decoct or cook 60~120 g.

Cautions

It is contraindicated to people with damp-heat.