Herb Listings
Lu Jiao Jiao / Deer Antler Glue | |||
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Taste: Sweet, Slaty • Temperature: Slightly Warm • Category: Tonic • Sub Category: Tonify Yang & Blood (Stop Bleeding) | |||
Dosage6-12g melted form, usually in yellow wine |
ActionsNot as strong as the velvet (lu rong) in tonifying the Kidney yang, but it is able to nourish & tonify essence & blood, and is effective for stopping bleeding. It is most commonly used for deficient & wasted essence & blood with bleeding or yin-type sores. It is combined with a glue made of gui ban to tonify both the yin & the yang. |
MeridiansKidney, Liver |
Cautions |