Ling Yang Jiao - 羚羊角 - Cornu Saigae Tataricae - Cornu Antelopis - Antelope Horn
| Pharmaceutical Latin: | Cornu Antelopis Cornu Saigae Tataricae |
| Common English: | Antelope Horn |
Category
Substances that Extinguish Wind and Stop TremorsProperties
| Taste | Temperature | Entering Meridians | Dosage |
| Salty | Cold | Heart Liver (Lung) | 1-5g decocted by itself for at least 2 hours Powder: 0.3-0.5g |
Actions And Indications
| Actions | Indications/Syndromes |
Calms the Liver, Drains Liver Heat, Extinguishes Wind and controls spasms and convulsions | Childhood seizure and convulsion disorder especially due to high fever Ying and Xue Stage Heat with stubborn high fevers Extreme Heat Generates Wind Liver Wind |
Calms the Liver and anchors Yang | An important substance for Liver Yang Rising with dizziness, vertigo, irritability, restlessness and splitting headaches |
Clears the Liver and improves vision | Headache, red and swollen eyes or photophobia due to Blazing Liver Fire |
Drains Heat and clears Fire toxicity | Heat Attacks the Pericardium with high fever, delirium, manic behavior and, in extreme case, loss of consciousness |
Clears Damp-Heat | Wind-Damp-Heat Bi |
Contraindications, Incompatibilities And Herb/Drug Interactions
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Major Combinations
| Ram. cum Uncis Uncaria | Rx. Saposhnikoviae | Hb. Taxilli |
Convulsions and opisthotonis associated with Liver Wind generated by Warm Febrile Disease. | Eclampsia due to Liver Yin Deficiency. | Eclampsia due to Liver Yin Deficiency. |
| Ram. cum Uncis Uncariae | Cornu Bubali | Concha Haliotidis |
Seizure disorders. | Wind-Stroke with problems speaking and moving the limbs. | Liver Yang Rising. |
| Concha Haliotidis | Sm. Cassiae | Rz. Alismatis |
Headache, vertigo, painful, red eyes pressure pain in the eyeball, blurred vision, nausea and vomiting due to Liver Fire Blazing. Hypertension. | Red, swollen eyes due to Liver Fire. | Acute superficial visual obstruction not primarily due to Deficiency. |
Gypsum Fibrosum | Rx. Astragali | Gypsum Fibrosum |
High fever, incoherent speech, maculae, and sometimes convulsions due to Warm heat pathogen. | Remnants of toxin near the end of a pox disease. | Skin rash and delirium due to high fever. |
Ram. Mori | Rx. Rehmanniae | Rx. Saposhnikoviae |
Wind-Damp-Heat Bi. | Dizziness and vertigo. | Epilepsy. |
Ram. cum Uncis Uncariae | Gypsum Fibrosum | White Tiger Decoction |
Epilepsy with palpitations and fear. | High fever, delirium and convulsions. | High fever, delirium and subcutaneous bleeding. |
Notes
- Since it clears toxins and Heat, it can be used for stubborn high fevers that generate internal Wind.
- It is a key substance for treating acute Heat conditions with hard swelling and for calming Liver Yang.
- Compared with Cornu Rhinoceri Xi Jiao, this herb is weaker at clearing Heat and relieving toxicity, but stronger at extinguishing Wind and relieving spasms. When high fever causes severe convulsions and coma, the “two horns” are commonly combined. This herb can be used as a substitute for Xi Jiao.
- This substance has additionally been used for depression, postpartum infection, erysipelas and dysentery. Taking it continually was said to increase male potency and strengthen the muscles and bones.
- Goat Horn, Cornu Naemorhedis Shan Yang Jiao is salty and cold, enters the Liver channel, and shares the properties of this herb, though it is weaker. It pacifies the Liver and treats Liver Yang Rising or Liver Fire. As a substitute it can be used in doses of 9-15 gm. For Liver Yang Rising it is combined with Ram. Uncariae cum Uncis Gou Teng, Rz. Gastrodiae Tian Ma, Concha Haliotidis Shi Jue Ming, and Rz. Paridis Chong Lou; for high fever with convulsions and tremors, with Rx. Gentianae Long Dan Cao and Rz. Coptidis Huang Lian; and for eye pain and redness due to Liver Yang Rising, with Flos Chrysanthemi Ju Hua, Fol. Mori Sang Ye and Sp. Prunellae Xia Ku Cao. It should be cooked on its own for 1/2 hour before being added to the decoction.
- This herb and Ram. cum Uncis Uncariae Gou Teng both calm the Liver, extinguish Liver Wind, clear Heat and settle convulsions. They are frequently paired to treat tremors and convulsions from high fever or from Heat in the Liver channel with Liver Yang Rising, which leads to red eyes, dizziness and headaches. This herb enters the Blood level very effectively to clear Heat and relieve toxicity when rashes or measles sink internally. Gou Teng enters the Qi level, clearing and draining Heat to treat Wind-Heat problems such as red eyes and headache, or rashes and spots that fail to emerge.
- Ling Yang Jiao and Carapax Eretmochelydis Dai Mao both calm the Liver, extinguish Wind, clear Heat, resolve toxicity and treat Wind arising from extreme Heat with seizures, convulsions and spasms. Each can also be used for rashes and maculae that accompany febrile disease. Ling Yang Jiao concentrates on the Liver channel, has a strong ability to extinguish Wind, and can clear the eyes as well. Dai Mao concentrates on the Heart channel; it opens the orifices and calms the Spirit, while also improving impaired consciousness and settling anxiety and jitteriness. In addition, it nourishes the Liver and Kidneys to anchor the Yang.