AlternativeMed
ancient wisdom · Herb

Buffalo Horn

Buffalo Horn. Class: Heat-Clearing Medicinal. Properties: Bitter; Cold. Meridians: Heart; Liver

🌿 Names
Pinyin Name
Shui Niu Jiao
中文名 (Chinese)
水牛角
Latin Name
Cornu Bubali; Bubali Cornu
English Name
Buffalo Horn
Alias Names
沙牛角
☯ TCM Properties
Properties (性味)
Bitter; Cold
Meridians (归经)
Heart; Liver
Part Used
Horn
Therapeutic Class (EN)
Heat-Clearing Medicinal
功效分类 (CN)
清热药
🩺 Clinical Profile
Function (功能)
To clear heat, resolve toxin, cool blood, settle fright.
Indication (主治)
Headache due to febrile disease, ardent fever with clouded spirit, macular eruption and papules, blood ejection, spontaneous external bleeding, stasis heat yellowing, infant fright wind, swelling pain in throat, mouth and tongue sores.
🔗 External References
TCMID
7456
TCM-ID
1997