Moose antler

Moose antler

(Tang materia medica)

[source] the immature horn of elk is not ossified but hairy.

[animal form] elk, also known as "Milu" (Zhuangzi) and "Sibuxiang" (Heilongjiang waiji).

The male weighs about 200 kg and the female weighs about 100 kg. The tail of the male is 75 cm long and that of the female is about 60 cm long. The head is like a horse, the body is like a donkey, the hoof is like an ox, and the horn is like a deer. The male has horn, the female has no horn; the horn has no eyebrow fork, the trunk is a distance from the head, divided into two branches, the front branch is divided into two branches, the back branch is long and straight, no longer bifurcated. The tail has a long tuft of hairs, and the tail end exceeds the ankle joint of the hind limb. The limbs are thick, the main hoof is wide and can be separated, and the lateral hoof is obvious. The winter hair is long and gray brown. There are reddish brown on the back of the neck, reddish white on the back of the neck and lower part of the cheek. The summer horn grows from June to July, falls off from November to December, and then produces a pair of winter horn, which falls off in March of the next year.

Elk is a specialty of our country, and it is raised in zoos. The main food is grass and aquatic plants.

The meat (moose meat), bone (moose bone), ossified horn (moose horn) and fat (moose fat) of this animal are also used for medicine. Please refer to the special section for details.

Sweet and warm.

① "The heat of nature" in the book of Materia Medica. "

② "Gangmu": "sweet, warm, non-toxic. "

[Guijing] ① yaoyaofenji: entering the kidney meridian. "

② Summary of materia medica: "enter the Taiyin and Shaoyin meridians. "

Functions and indications: Invigorating Yang, tonifying essence, strengthening tendons and benefiting blood. It is used to treat asthenia, fatigue and emaciation, soreness of waist and knee, pain of muscles and bones, impotence in men and infertility in women.

① Tang materia medica: "the power of clothing is better than velvet antler. "

② "The soft bone can be healthy, the flaccid stem can help. "

③ Compendium: "it can treat Yin deficiency and strain, all blood diseases, aching muscles and knees, nourishing yin and kidney. "

[usage and dosage] oral administration: into pills, powder or wine.

[prescription selection] ① for kidney meridian deficiency, the waist can not be turned to the side: one or two pieces of Milu hair (crisp fried yellow, singed to remove hair), half two pieces of fennel (stir fried), one or two pieces of shredded rabbit (soaked in wine and dried, ground with paper strips). On the end, a pair of sheep kidney, sake boiled rotten to membrane, research such as mud, and pills such as Wuzi big, Yin dry, such as kidney paste less, into the wine paste assist. Take 30 or 50 pills each time, warm wine and salt soup. (original recipe: Milu Rong WAN)

② Treatment of bone marrow deficiency and exhaustion of the elderly, tonic: five liang of Milu antler (hair removed, crisp and slightly yellow, for the end). Two liters of sake, in a silver pot simmer into glue, Sheng porcelain. Take half a spoonful of each, adjust it in warm water, and take it before eating. (experience recipe fried with Milu antler)

③ Nourishing qi and blood, people have children: cooked and dried Rehmannia glutinosa (wash, bake), Angelica (wash, bake), Milu antler (crisp, for the end) each equal. For the fine, the honey is the pill, for example, the Wutong seed is big. Take 50 pills each time, drink rice or warm wine, take before eating. (Milu Rong Wan Bing Wan Wan in Yang's family Tibetan prescription)

[famous expert's discussion] ① introduction to medicine: "according to the predecessors, deer antler can tonify Yang, and Milu antler can tonify Yin. One cloud deer wins Milu, and one cloud Milu wins deer. We should know that both the nature of the milu and the nature of the deer are sweet, warm and nourishing. "

② "Seeking truth from Materia Medica" says: "although there are two kinds of Milu and deer, they can only fill in the essence, strengthen the muscles and bones, and nourish the Qi and blood. "

Chinese PinYin : Mi Rong