WH Acupuncture & Herbs Centre

This medicinal is the hairy, non-ossified young horn of a stag of Cervus Nippon Tmminck or Crvus elaphus Linnaeus (Fam.cervidae). The former one is traditionally known as Hualurong, the latter one is called Malurong. The hairy, non-ossified young horn of a stag is sawed-off in summer and autumn. After removing the hair by burning, it is sliced, dried in shade or simply baked until dry.

[ Medicinal Properties ]: Sweet, salty, warm; relate to kidney and live meridians.

[ Medicinal Efficacies ]: Tonify kidney yang; replenish essence and blood; strengthen tendons and bones; regulate Chong (Thoroughfare) and Ren (Conception) vessels; expel sores.

[ CLinical Applications ]: 1.Kidney yang deficiency, essence-blood insufficiency       For impotence, frequent urination, due to kidney yang deficiency, it is usually combined with Shanyao in the form of wine infusion. For darkish complexion, deafness,dizziness, due to exhaustion of essence and blood, it is processed into pills in combination with Danggui and Wumei Paste. When prescribed with Renshen and Huangqi, in the Shenrong Guben Pills, it treats insufficiency of original qi, manifested as intolearance of cold, cold extremities, impotence, prospermia,infertility due to cold-uterus, and frequent urination.

2. Kidney deficiency with bone weakness     In combination with Wujiapi and Shudihuang, in the jiawei Dihuang Pills, it treats kidney deficiency manifested as lumbago, or five kinds of retardation, and bone fracture. For the delayed healing of a bone fracture, in the advanced stage, it is combined with Gusuibu and Xuduan.

3. Deficiency-cold in thoroughfare and conception vessels, metrorrhagia and metrostaxis, vaginal discharge     For metrorrhagia and metrostaxis and emaciation, it is used in combination with Wuzeigu and Longgu. While for excessive whitish vaginal discharge, it is combined with Gouji and Bailian.

4.Unhealed chronic ulcers, deep-rooted yin abscess     In this case, it is often prescribed with Danggui and Rourgui, as in the yanghe Decoction.

[ Usage and Dosage ]: 1-2g, It is ground into powder for swallows, or used in pill or powder form.

[ Precautions ]: This medicinal should be taken in a small dosage at the beginning of treatment, and then the amount should be increased gradually. Sudden administration of a large dose of this medicinal may cause yang to rise and create stirring-wind, manifested as vertigo and red eyes. This medicinal may also cause damage to yin and  blood . It is contraindicated in patients with fever.

[ Annotation ]: Lujiao 鹿角   This medicinal is the  ossified horn of male deer or spotted deer. It is salty and warm, and relates to the liver and kidney meridians. It has the effect to tonify kidney-yang, as well as strengthen tendons and bones. It has a similar efficiacy to Lurong, but it is weaker, however, it can still be used as a substitute for Lurong. With its additional functions of activating the blood and relieving swelling, it is used to treat ulcers, toxin, acute mastitis, postpartum abdominal pain, lumbago and retention of the placenta. The dosage is 5-15g. It is contraindicated in patients with yin deficiency with effulgent fire.

Lujiaojiao 鹿角胶  This medicinal is the gelatine substance from the decoction of antler. It is salty and warm, and relates to the liver and kidney meridians. It is able to tonify the liver and kidney and replenish essence and blood. In his regards, this medicinal's efficacy is not as powderful as Lurong, but it is superior to Lujiao. It also has the function to stop bleeding and is indicated for insufficiency of kidney-yang and the deficiency of essence and blood. In addition it treats emaciation due to consumptive disease, hematemesis, epistaxis and hemafacia of deficiency-cold type, including the inward invasion of yin carbuncle. Usage and Dosage: 5-15g. It is melted in boiling water or yellow wine for oral administration. Also, it is used in the form of pills, powder and paste. It is contraindicated in patients with yin deficiency with effulgent fire.

Lujiaoshuang 鹿角霜   This medicinal is the produced from the residue of the decoction of Lujiao. It is salty and warm, and relates to the liver and kidney meridians. It has the ability to tonify kidney-yang, astringe sperm, stop bleeding and heal ulcers. It is similar to Lujiao infunction, but it is weaker. It is used to treat metrorrhagia, metrostaxis, spermatorrhea, as well as, bleeding due to traumatic injuries and chronic unhealed ulcers. Usage and Dosage: Decoction 10-25g. It is contraindicated in patients with yin-deficiency with effulgent-fire.

鹿茸为脊椎动物鹿科梅花鹿Cervus nippon Temminck 或马鹿Crvus elaphus L．等雄鹿头上尚未骨化而带茸毛的幼角。主产于吉林、黑龙江、辽宁、内蒙、新疆、青海等地。其它地区也有人工饲养。夏秋两季雄鹿长出的新角尚未骨化时，将角锯下或用刀砍下，用时燎去毛，切片后阴干或烘干入药。