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Pin Yin: lu rong
Common name: velvet of young deer horn
Botanical family: (animal) Cervidae
Botanical name: 1, Cervus nippon Temminck; 2, Cervus elaphus L.
Primary action: Supplement Yang
Secondary actions:
Supplement Qi;
Supplement Blood
Temperature: warm
Taste: sweet, salty
Entering Channel: Lv, Kd
Actions:
Supports the Chong (Penetrating) and Ren (Conception) Channels and fortifies
the Dai Channel .
Supplements the Essence of the Kidneys, nourishes Qi and Blood; used to help
heal Yin ulcers (ooze clear fluid and do not heal).
(See
Kidney Yang Vacuity
;
Kidney Qi Vacuity
;
Kidney Essence Vacuity
;
Vacuity of Qi
;
Vacuity of Blood
;
Vacuity of Protective Qi
.)
Dosage:
3-8 fen if taken orally as powder; 1-1.5 qian in decoctions.
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