Deerhorn
The Effect of Deerhorn
Property
Salty, warm; liver and kidney meridians entered.
Actions
Promote circulation of blood, resolve swelling and tonify the kidney.
Indications
Sores and boils, pain due to blood stasis, lumbago.
Dosage and Administrations
Decoct 5~10 g or take the powder, 1~3 g per time, or made into pill or powder. Proper dosage is for external application, pounded into juice or powder for applying.
Cations
It is contraindicated in case of yin deficiency with effulgent fire.