Leopard bone

Leopard bone

(Yilin zuanyao)

[source] it is the skeleton of leopard.

[animal form] leopard, also known as Cheng (Zhuangzi), lost thorn sun (Mengxi Bitan), leopard, silver leopard and Wenbao.

It is small and tiger like in shape, with a length of 1-1.5 meters, a tail length of 75-85 cm and a weight of about 50 kg. Head round, ears short. Strong limbs. The skin of the whole body is bright. The back, head, outside of the limbs and the back of the tail are orange yellow. The whole body is covered with irregular black spots and black rings, especially the large round or oval black rings on the back and side of the body. The abdomen and chest, the inside of the limbs and the abdomen of the tail are white. The tip of the tail is black.

They live mainly in mountainous areas and also in hilly areas. They like to live in trees or forests, with fixed nests. Good at climbing trees, active at night, fierce. To capture wild sheep, deer, wild boar, as well as monkeys, rabbits, wild birds, poultry and other food.

Distributed in Heilongjiang, Jilin, Hebei, Shanxi, Shaanxi, Hubei, Sichuan, Jiangxi, Anhui, Zhejiang, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Yunnan and other places.

The meat of this animal (Leopard meat) is also used for medicine. Please refer to the special section for details.

[collection] it can be caught all year round, with more in winter and spring. After killing, the skin and meat are stripped, and the fur on the four feet is left. Then the residual meat is removed, dried or dried.

[herbal medicine] the skull is oblong, the bone is slightly thin, the zygomatic bone is convex, the snout is long, and the parietal bone has no groove. There are 3 pairs of incisors, 1 pair of canines and 4 pairs of molars in the upper jaw bone; 3 pairs of incisors, 1 pair of canines and 3 pairs of molars in the lower jaw bone; the canines are vertical, slightly smaller than those in tiger, old and rusty. There are 24 vertebrae and 36 caudal vertebrae. There are 13 ribs on each side. The limb bone is similar to the tiger, slightly thin and long; the medial ulnar fossa (phoenix eye) of the forelimb is strip; the kneecap bone is oval, with thick front end and thin back end, and its outer central part is uplifted, with large lateral slope; the upper bone is thick, slightly similar to the tibia. The palms of the feet are thinner, with grayish yellow fur mixed with black rings. The claws of the toes are more curved than those of the tiger claws. The long bone is dull white and dry. It is not as glossy and greasy as the tiger bone. The cross section is white. The bone cavity accounts for about 1 / 2 of the bone thickness. The reticular bone marrow in the bone cavity is less than that in the tiger bone, and the color is also light. The body weight of limbs, hard quality and removing muscle are the best.

It is mainly produced in Sichuan, Yunnan and Guizhou. In addition, it is also produced in Xinjiang, Gansu, Hunan, Hubei, Anhui and other places.

In addition to the above species, the bones of snow leopard (distributed in Sichuan, Qinghai, Xinjiang and Qinghai Tibet Plateau) and clouded leopard (distributed in Sichuan, Yunnan, Guizhou, Guangdong, Guangxi, Fujian and Taiwan) are also used as medicine.

[processing] leopard bone: remove the muscle, wash, dry in the shade, and crush when using. Oil leopard bone: take the leopard bone and fry it with sesame oil in the pot, or bake it with fire after smearing sesame oil. Vinegar leopard bone: stir fry the sand in the pot until it's easy, add the net leopard bone, stir fry until it's yellow, sift out the sand, pour the leopard bone into the vinegar by heat, crisp it, and take it out to dry. (20-30 Jin vinegar for 100 Jin leopard bone)

[flavor] pungent, warm.

① "Medicine science": "mild in nature, pungent in taste. "

② Sichuan Traditional Chinese medicine annals: "warm in nature, pungent and salty in taste, non-toxic. "

[Guijing] pharmacognosy: "liver and kidney meridians. "

[function indications] pursue wind, calm pain and strengthen muscles and bones. It is used to treat the pain of muscles and bones, wind cold dampness arthralgia, limb contracture, numbness, waist and knee pain.

① Meng Shen: "leopard skull, burn ash, drench juice, remove dandruff. "

② Yilin zuanyao: "the function is similar to tiger bone. "

③ "Medicine science": "calm pain, calm shock, strengthen bones and tendons. "

④ Sichuan Traditional Chinese medicine annals: "pursue wind, calm pain, strengthen tendons and bones. It can cure the pain of muscles and bones, wind cold dampness arthralgia, limb spasm, no flexion and extension. "

[usage and dosage] oral administration: decoct soup, 3-5 yuan; soak in wine or into pill or powder.

[taboo] take it carefully when the blood is deficient and the fire is abundant.

Chinese PinYin : Bao Gu