Xi Jiao
| Xi Jiao in TCM:Explore the properties of Xi Jiao according to Chinese
Nutrition and Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM):
Factoids:
English Name: rhinoceros horn
Pharmacuetical Name: Cornu Rhinoceri
Properties: bitter, salty, cold
Temperature: cold
Channels: ST, HT, LV
Flavors: bitter, salty
Special Properties:
circulates blood, clears heat, eliminates toxins, stops bleeding
Alternate Forms:
- Shui Niu Jiao (Cornu Bubali) - Buffalo Horn. similar but milder; 15-30g: shred and cook first
Actions / Indications:
- Cools blood; Stops bleeding (epistaxis, hematemesis,
heat in ying and blood level with fever, reckless movement of blood)
- Clears toxic heat (erythema, purpura, fever)
- Calms spirit and stops tremors (delirium, convulsions,
unrelenting fever, loss of consciousness, manic behavior)
- (cc: pregnancy)
- (cc: qi deficiency)
- (note: antagnostic with chuan wu, fu zi, cao wu, and lei wan)
Special Notes:
- illegal, use shui niu jiao instead. Shui
niu jiao is similar but milder, use 15-30g Shui niu jiao
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