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Ling Yang Jiao / Antelope Horn

Taste: Salty • Temperature: Cold • Category: Extinguish Wind • Sub Category:
Dosage 0.9-3g pwdr or pill taken directly, 1.5-4.5g decoction (cook for 1 hour)	Actions 1. Extinguishes wind & controls spasms & convulsions: for the spasms & convulsions associated with childhood convulsions & seizures disorders. Because it also clears heat, it may be used for recalcitrant high fevers & internal movement of wind due to intense heat. It is an important substance for treating internal movement of Liver wind. Commonly used for childhood convulsions due to high fever. 2. Calms the Liver & anchors the yang: an important & effective substance for ascendant Liver yang. Symptoms include dizziness, headaches, blurred vision, red eyes, photophobia, spasms, & convulsions. 3. Clears the Liver & improves the vision: for headache & red eyes due to blazing Liver fire. 4. Drains heat & relieves fire toxicity: for warm-febrile diseases with high fever, delirium, manic behavior, & in extreme cases, loss of consciousness. 5. Clears damp-heat: also used for wind-damp-heat painful obstruction.	Meridians Heart, Liver	Cautions None.

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