Xi Jiao - Clear Heat: Cool Blood HT, LV, ST (0.5-1.5g) |
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Xi Jiao - Rhino Horn
Hot blooded Rhinos will make you bleed
in the toxic desert. Watch for warning signs
like tremors and/or un-calm
spirits.
Be especially careful around Rhinos that are pregnant (cc:
pregnancy) and/or tired (cc: qi deficiency).
Remember that Rhinos can be antagonistic at times (cc:
antagonistic with chuan wu, fu zi, cao wu, and lei wan)
English Name: rhinoceros horn
Pharmacuetical Name: Cornu Rhinoceri
Properties: bitter, salty, cold
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Explanation of Key Words in this story... |
hot blooded... bleed |
cools blood; stops bleeding |
toxic desert |
relieves toxic heat |
tremors... un-calm spirits |
stops tremors and calms spirit |
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Xi Jiao
Actions and Indications
- Cools blood; Stops bleeding (epistaxis, hematemesis,
heat in ying and blood level with fever, reckless movement of blood)
- Clears toxic heat (erythema, purpura, fever)
- Calms spirit and stops tremors (delirium, convulsions,
unrelenting fever, loss of consciousness, manic behavior)
- (cc: pregnancy)
- (cc: qi deficiency)
- (note: antagnostic with chuan wu, fu zi, cao wu, and lei wan)
Alternate Forms:
- Shui Niu Jiao (Cornu Bubali) - Buffalo Horn. similar but milder; 15-30g: shred and cook first
Special Notes:
- illegal, use shui niu jiao instead. Shui
niu jiao is similar but milder, use 15-30g Shui niu jiao
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