Latin Plant Name:Cornu Antelopis (Saiga Tatarica)

Pinyin Mandarin Name:Ling Yang Jiao

Common English Name:Antelope Horn

Part of Plant Used:Horn

Nature:Cold

Taste:Salty

Meridians Entered:Liver, Heart

Common Usages:

This herb is most often used in formulas that treat strokes and seizures and other severe heat-related imbalances (TCM: acute heat imbalances; internal wind imbalances; rising Liver Yang).

Traditional Usages and Functions:Pacifies Liver; extinguishes wind; quells heat and detoxifies fire poison; clears damp heat.

Common Formulas Used In:Leonuris and Achyranthes.

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Remarks:-

Cautions in Use:None.