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Antelope's Horn (Cornu Saigae Tataricae)

Location found

Xinjiang, Gansu and Qinghai provinces, China

Flavor & Property

Salty; cold

Effects

Calms the liver, improves acuity of vision and clears toxins away

Use

Epilepsy

* used with uncaria stem with hooks, chrysanthemum flower and dried rhemannia root

For treatment of dizziness and blurred vision

* used with chrysanthemum flower and abalone shell

Headache

* used with cassia seed, scutellaria root and gentian root

High fever, unconsciousness, delirium and madness, or skin eruptions

* used with rhinoceros horn and gypsum

Dosage & Administration

1-3g (boiled in water for oral use)

Note: It is important to be evaluated by a health professional before taking this drug.

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