State/School

ESATM, NYTCM, Pacific College Comps, Yo San University

Pharm Name

Saigae tataricae Cornu

Common Name

Antelope Horn

Category

Extinguish Wind and Stop Tremors

Ingredients

Taste

Salty

Pao Zhi

Temperature

Cold

Action / Indication

1. Drains Liver heat, calms the Liver, extinguishes wind and controls spasms and convulsions: for childhood convulsions and seizure disorders as well as stubborn high fevers and internal stirring of wind due to intense heat. It is an important substance for treating internal stirring of Liver wind. Commonly used for childhood convulsions due to high fever.
2. Calms the Liver and anchors the yang: an important and effective substance for ascendant Liver yang with such symptoms as dizziness, vertigo, irritability and restlessness, and splitting headaches. Can be used as part of a formula to treat hypertension.
3. Clears the Liver and improves the vision: for headache, red and swollen eyes, or photophobia due to blazing Liver fire.
4. Drains heat and resolves fire toxicity: for warm-heat pathogen diseases with high fever, delirium, manic behavior, and, in extreme cases, loss of consciousness. This pattern is called heat in the Pericardium.
5. Clears damp-heat: also used for wind-damp-heat painful obstruction.

Treatment Principles

1. Clears Liver Fire
2. Extinguishes Wind
3. Anchors Liver Yang
4. Clears the Eyes
5. Clears the Pericardium
6. Clears Toxic Heat
7. Dispels WInd-Damp-Heat

Contraindication

Spleen deficiency.

Dosages

1-3g in decoction, cooked alone separately, and then combined with the rest of the decocted formula. 0.3-0.5g in pills or powders.

Meridians

HT, LV

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