The efficacy and function of argali horn

Many people are very familiar with argali horns. The benefits that argali horns bring to us are not available in other foods. So what are the effects of argali horns? Let’s learn about it below.

【English name】 argal horn

【Alias】 Bighorn sheep, ibex, bighorn sheep

[Source] The source of the medicinal material: the horn of the argali, a bovine animal.

[Original form] 1. Blue sheep, body length 0.9-1.1m, tail length 13-17cm, weight about 30kg. The limbs are short and the hooves are narrow. The infraorbital gland is very degenerate, with foot gland but no rat gland. Both males and females have horns, which are short and straight, extending obliquely upward and backward. The bases of the two horns are very close, and the tips are slightly curved downward. The remaining corners have ring edges. The general body color is gray-brown, but individuals may differ in dark gray or tan. There is a white spot behind the throat. The limbs, abdomen, and tail are the same color as the body.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: 1. It lives in higher and sparsely populated mountain forests and mostly moves on sunny slopes. It lives in caves or under rocks and feeds on grass, tree branches and leaves.

[Chemical composition] The horns of argali contain polypeptides, keratin, and steroids. After acid hydrolysis, the horns can obtain lysine, histidine, arginine, aspartic acid, threonine, serine, glutamic acid, proline, glycine, alanine, valine, methionine, isoleucine, leucine, tyrosine, phenylalanine, etc.

【Pharmacological Action】 The effect of horn injection on the autonomic activity of mice indicates a central inhibitory effect. The experiment on the effect of decoction on the sleeping time of mice showed that it can prolong the sleeping time of sodium thiopental and chloral hydrate, and the effective concentration is proportional to the dose. The horn hydrolyzate has a certain degree of cooling effect on normal rabbits, and has an antipyretic and cooling effect on rabbits with artificial fever, and promotes the increase of the total white blood cell count and neutrophil count in normal rabbits and rabbits with artificial fever.

【Nature and flavor】 Bitter; pungent; cool

【Meridian】 Heart and Liver meridians

【Functions and indications】 Clears away heat and detoxifies. Main plague; high fever

[Usage and Dosage] For oral administration: grind into powder, 5-10g.

[Discussions by various scholars] "Chinese Medicinal Animals": It has antipyretic effects. Mainly used to treat fever caused by infectious diseases.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

From the above introduction, it is not difficult to see that argali horns have many functions. People in daily life can eat argali horns in appropriate amounts according to their physical conditions. After a period of time, your physical condition will be greatly improved.