Lu Jiao Jiao
| Lu Jiao Jiao in TCM:Explore the properties of Lu Jiao Jiao according to Chinese
Nutrition and Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM):
Factoids:
English Name: deer horn gelatin
Pharmacuetical Name: Gelatinum Cornu Cervi
Properties: sweet, salty, warm
Temperature: warm
Channels: KD, LV
Flavors: sweet, salty
Special Properties:
essence, circulates blood, stops bleeding
Alternate Forms:
- Lu Jiao (mature antler) - weaker than Lu Rong to tonify KD but invigorates
blood, and reduces swelling
- Lu Jiao Shuang (dregs from boiling deer antler glue) - not as strong
as Lu Rong to tonify KD, but stronger to stabilize essence and stop
bleeding)
- (cc: yin deficient heat)
Actions / Indications:
- Tonifies LV and KD; nourishes essence and blood, stops bleeding
(deficiency of essence and blood; yin-sores; often combined with gui
ban jiao to nourish yin and yang, uterine bleeding)
Special Notes:
- Lu Jiao Jiao is mainly used to warm the lower jiao and tonify the
yin within yang, generate essence (jing) and blood, and stop uterine
bleeding.
Contraindications:
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