The efficacy and function of ram horns

As people's living standards improve, they pay more attention to health preservation. Many people know that the traditional Chinese medicine ram horn is good for the body and can treat many diseases. Let’s learn about it today.

[Source] The horns of male goats or male sheep of the Bovidae family.

【Pharmacological action】 Anti-tumor effect. Nine days after mice were inoculated with Ehrlich ascites carcinoma, they were given 100% decoction of sheep horn by gavage, 0.1 ml/10 g/day or mixed in feed at a concentration of 5%. In the fourth week after administration, the inhibition rate of the former was 79.69% calculated by tumor volume, and 75.43% calculated by tumor weight. The inhibition rate of the latter, calculated by tumor volume, was 46.24%, and calculated by tumor weight, was 31.65%. The gavage method had a better tumor inhibition effect than the method mixed in feed.

【Nature and flavor】Salty, cool.

[entry into meridians] Enters the liver and heart meridians.

【Functions and indications】 Clears away heat, calms the nerves, improves eyesight and detoxifies. It is used to treat infantile epilepsy, wind-heat headache, depression, vomiting blood, amblyopia, and swelling.

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decoct in water, 1 to 2 qian; or burn and preserve the essence and make into powder. For external use: burn and grind, then apply.

【Note】 "Compendium of Materia Medica" says: "Dodder seed is the messenger."

[Additional prescription] ① To treat epilepsy in children: burn goat horns and preserve their essence, then take a small amount with wine. (Puji Fang)

【Discussions by various scholars】 "Compendium of Materia Medica": "Sheep horn is a medicine for the lung, liver and heart meridians, and it is positive for the liver. "Ben Jing" is salty and warm, "Bie Lu" is bitter and slightly cold, and Zhen Quan is very cold. Looking at its functions, it should be mostly bitter and cold. If it is not bitter and cold, it cannot cure amblyopia, palpitations, kill scabies, wind headache, and vomit blood. Amblyopia is caused by liver heat; palpitations are caused by heart heat; scabies are caused by damp heat; wind headache is caused by rising fire and heat; vomiting blood is caused by heat poison damaging the blood; bitter and cold can eliminate all heat, so it can cure the above symptoms. It cures qi stagnation in the joints and residual pain in women after childbirth, and also refers to those with blood heat and qi stagnation."

【Excerpt】 《*Dictionary》

[Source] From "Shennong's Herbal Classic". "Tang Materia Medica": Sheep horns, the best ones are blue satin ones, the rest are not used as medicine.

Through the introduction of the above content, we can understand that the traditional Chinese medicine sheep horn plays a very important role in many aspects. Proper consumption of goat horns has many benefits to our body.