Bear bone

Bear bone

(dietotherapy materia medica)

[source] it is the bone of black bear or brown bear. For animal morphology, please refer to "bear gall".

[collection] after catching the bear, peel off the skin and flesh, leave the fur and claws on the four feet, then remove the remaining muscles and flesh, and dry in the shade.

[medicinal materials] generally, the bones of limbs are used more than those of head and trunk. The limb bone is similar to the tiger bone, but it is slender, light and loose, and the joints are less developed. There are three coracoid trochanters in the humerus of the forelimb, and there is no small hole near the bone ring at the lower end. The tibia of hind limb is oblate with longitudinal ribs, and the kneecap is oblong with tongue like tendons. The palms of the fore and hind limbs are wide, with 5 claws, and the claws are black; the fur left is black or brown. The surface of the bone is white or grayish white, the section is white, rough and not oily, the bone marrow is not obvious, dull and lusterless. The snout of skull is long and sharp, the nasal bone is short, the frontal bone is wide at the front and narrow at the back, the connection part of left and right frontal parts is depressed downward, the parietal bone is wide, and the sagittal spine is short but not significant. There are 3 pairs of incisors, 1 pair of canines and 6 pairs of molars in the upper jaw, 3 pairs of incisors, 1 pair of canines and 7 pairs of molars in the lower jaw. The maxillary posterior molars are very long, about twice as wide. The ribs are flat.

It is mainly produced in Heilongjiang, Jilin, Yunnan, Sichuan and other places.

[processing] wash, dry in the shade and crush when using.

[nature and taste] records of Sichuan Traditional Chinese medicine: "it is warm in nature, salty and pungent in taste, and non-toxic. "

[functions and indications] 1. Food therapy materia medica: "boiling soup and bathing is the main way to observe the wind, but also the main way to treat children's disobedience. "

② Sichuan Traditional Chinese medicine annals: "it can remove rheumatism, and treat rheumatism and arthralgia. "

[selected formula] treatment of rheumatic bone and joint swelling and pain: Xionggu, Guizhi, Maozhu, Achyranthes bidentata, Eucommia ulmoides, Fangji. Take it in soup or wine. (records of Sichuan Traditional Chinese Medicine)

Chinese PinYin : Xiong Gu