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清热药(清热凉血) · Heat-clearing; blood-cooling

Buffalo Horn shuǐ niú jiǎo · 水牛角

Bubali Cornu (Bubalus bubalis Linnaeus)

Nature and flavour. Bitter, cold; Heart and Liver systems.

Classically described as clearing heat and cooling the blood and relieving toxicity. It is the animal drug that replaced rhinoceros horn in modern Chinese practice; rhinoceros horn has been removed from legitimate practice and its trade is prohibited under CITES. Whether buffalo horn produces equivalent effects has not been established.

性味归经。苦,寒;归心、肝经。

传统记载为清热凉血、解毒。本品是现代中医实践中替代犀角的动物药;犀角已退出合法使用,其贸易受 CITES 禁止。水牛角是否具有同等作用未被证实。

Classical category · no formulas, no dosages, no herb-drug combinations are given.
Safety. An animal product: import, export and postal rules differ by country, and sourcing should be legal and documented. Cold in nature — classically avoided in cold-type deficiency of the Spleen and Stomach. Avoid in pregnancy and breastfeeding.

属动物制品,各国进出口与邮寄规定不同,来源须合法可查。性寒,传统列为脾胃虚寒者不宜。孕期与哺乳期避免使用。

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