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Pin Yin: ling yang jiao
Common name: antelope horn
Botanical family: (animal) Bovidae
Botanical name: Saiga tatarica L.
Primary action: Extinguish Wind, Stop Spasm
Secondary actions:
Drain Fire ;
Dispel Wind Dampness
Temperature: cold
Taste: salty
Entering Channel: Ht, Lv
Actions:
Pacifies Liver and extinguishes Interior Wind; used when extreme Interior
Heat and Rising Liver Yang generate Interior Wind.
Drains Fire and detoxifies Fire Poison (Heat Toxin); used for Pericardium-stage
Heat.
Relieves Wind-Damp-Heat Bi pain; used for arthritis with hot inflamed
joints and muscles.
(See
Liver Yang Rising (Ascending)
;
Liver Wind Moving Internally
;
Pericardium-stage Heat
;
Wind-Damp Bi
.)
Dosage:
0.5-1 qian in decoctions; 0.3-0.5 qian if taken orally as powder.
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