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Antelope horn, Ling Yang Jiao 羚羊角
Ling Yang Jiao (TCM)
Rgya རྒྱ (Tibetan)
Rgya རྒྱ (Tibetan)
Antelope horn used in TCM. (Adam, 2016)
Zoological name:
Saiga tatarica is the Traditional and official species.
However, due to the endangered nature and the fact that a number of similar horns and related animals can be used with similar or identical actions, the following species may also be used:
1. Mongolian Gazelle (Procapra gutturosa), P. picicaudata
2. Tibetan Antelope (Pantholops hodgsonii)
3. Himalayan Goral (Naemorhedus goral)
4. Sumatran Serow (Capricornus sumatraensis)
5. Goitered Gazelle (Gazalla subgutturosa)
6. Various Goat and Sheep species can likewise be used similarly.
Parts used:
Horn
Temperature & Taste:
Cold, dry. Salty
Classification:
2I. ANTISPASMODICS
Saiga tatarica is the Traditional and official species.
However, due to the endangered nature and the fact that a number of similar horns and related animals can be used with similar or identical actions, the following species may also be used:
1. Mongolian Gazelle (Procapra gutturosa), P. picicaudata
2. Tibetan Antelope (Pantholops hodgsonii)
3. Himalayan Goral (Naemorhedus goral)
4. Sumatran Serow (Capricornus sumatraensis)
5. Goitered Gazelle (Gazalla subgutturosa)
6. Various Goat and Sheep species can likewise be used similarly.
Parts used:
Horn
Temperature & Taste:
Cold, dry. Salty
Classification:
2I. ANTISPASMODICS
Uses:
1. Stops Wind, Relieves Spasms:
-Childhood Convulsions associated with High Fever
-Seizure disorders, Epilepsy
-Coma
2. Calms the Liver, Clears Heat, Settles Yang:
-Dizziness, Vertigo
-severe Headaches, Liver Headache, Migraine
-Irritability, Restlessness
-hemiplegia and paralysis
-Hypertension, Cerebral Thrombosis
3. Clears Heat and Toxins:
-Febrile and Epidemic diseases
-High Fever with Delirium or Convulsions
-Manic behavior and Irritability from Heat affecting the Heart and Mind
-used as Unicorn horn adn Rhinoceros horn, but weaker.
4. Benefits the Eyes
-Sore, red, swollen, itchy Eyes, Photophobia, from Liver Wind-Heat
5. Moves the Blood, Promotes Labor:
-traditionally taken in wine to promote Labor and ease Labor pain, (old TCM, Tibetan Medicine)
-also diseases during Pregnancy and Puerperal period (Porter Smith)
6. Clears Wind, Heat and Damp:
-painful Arthritic or Muscular obstruction from Wind-Heat-Damp
-formerly used in Rheumatic affections
Dose:
Powder: 300–600mg
Note:
Endangered, listed on CITES. The official species should no longer be used. There is an abundant supply of other species, especially from Africa, that are hunted as game and can supply the market. Goat and Sheep horn are also accepted substitutes. Wild or Mountain Goat can supply a superior product to the domestic species.
Substitutes:
Goat and Sheep horn (and other similar spiral horns from quadripeds) have been used as a substitute; the dose is approximately 5–10 times that of Antelope horn, although some uses doses of 2–3 times. A concentrated extract (10:1) can be used 1:1 for Antelope horn.
Preparation:
It was sometiems formerly partly calcined, probably to facilitate powdering. It is not usually done today.
Powder: 300–600mg
Note:
Endangered, listed on CITES. The official species should no longer be used. There is an abundant supply of other species, especially from Africa, that are hunted as game and can supply the market. Goat and Sheep horn are also accepted substitutes. Wild or Mountain Goat can supply a superior product to the domestic species.
Substitutes:
Goat and Sheep horn (and other similar spiral horns from quadripeds) have been used as a substitute; the dose is approximately 5–10 times that of Antelope horn, although some uses doses of 2–3 times. A concentrated extract (10:1) can be used 1:1 for Antelope horn.
Preparation:
It was sometiems formerly partly calcined, probably to facilitate powdering. It is not usually done today.
Main Combinations:
1. Convulsions, Seizures
i. Antelope horn (Ling Yang Jiao) with Uncaria Gou Teng and Rehmannia Sheng Di Huang
ii. Febrile Convulsions, Antelope horn (Ling Yang Jiao) with Gastrodia Tian Ma, Uncaria Gou Teng, Tabasheer (Tian Zhu Huang)
iii. Antelope horn (Ling Yang Jiao) with Scorpion (Quan Xie), Uncaria Gou Teng
iv. Seizure disorders, Antelope horn (Ling Yang Jiao) with Uncaria Gou Teng, Tabasheer (Tian Zhu Huang), Curcuma Yu Jin.
2. Liver Heat:
i. with Headache, Vertigo, red and painful eyes, Antelope horn (Ling Yang Jiao) with Chysanthemum Ju Hua, Scutellaria Huang Qin
ii. with red eyes and headache, Antelope horn (Ling Yang Jiao) with Cassia Seed (Jue Ming Zi), Scutellaria Huang Qin, Gentiana Long Dan Cao, Plantain Seeds (Che Qian Zi) (as in Ling Yang Jiao San from Tai Ping Hui Min He Ji Ju Fang [Formulas of the Peaceful Benevolent Dispensary]).
3. Eclampsia, Antelope horn (Ling Yang Jiao) with Mistletoe (Sang Ji Sheng), Fossil Bones (Long Gu), Oyster shell (Mu Li)
4. High Fever:
i. with Delirium, Skin rashes, Antelope horn (Ling Yang Jiao) with Gypsum (Shi Gao)
ii. with coma, convulsions, and seizures, Antelope horn (Ling Yang Jiao), Uncaria Gou Teng, Paeonia Bai Shao, Chrysanthemum Ju Hua Mulberry Leaf (Sang Ye), Rehmannia Sheng Di Huang (as in Ling Jiao Gou Teng Tang from Tong Su Shang Han Lun [Popularized Treatise on Cold Damage]).
iii. with coma, delirium, mania, convulsions and macula, Antelope horn (Ling Yang Jiao) with Gypsum (Shi Gao), Calcite (Han Shui Shi), Water Buffalo horn (Shui Niu Jiao), Musk (She Xiang) as in Zi Xue Dan (Purple Snow Special Pill of Qian Jin Fang [Thousand Golden Essential Prescriptions]).
5. Painful obstruction from Wind-Heat-Damp, Antelope horn (Ling Yang Jiao) with Mulberry twig (Sang Zhi), Paeonia Bai Shao, Phellodendron Huang Bai
6. Cerebral Thrombosis:
i. Antelope horn (Ling Yang Jiao) with Salvia Dan Shen, Notoginseng San Qi, Gastrodia Tian Ma
ii. Antelope horn (Ling Yang Jiao) with Bezoar and Leech (TCM)
7. Hemiplegia and paralysis, Antelope horn (Ling Yang Jiao) with Angelica Du Huo, Aconitum Wu Tou, Saposhnikovia Fang Feng (as in Ling Yang Jiao Tang from Sheng Ji Zong Lu [Comprehensive Records of Sagely Help])
Major Formulas:
Ling Jiao Gou Teng Tang
Zi Xue Dan
Antelope Horn 14 (Rgya ru bcu bzhi) (Tibetan)
Copper 25 (Zangs thal nyer lnga) (Tibetan)
Goethite 25 (Mdung rtse nyer lnga) (Tibetan)
Rhinoceros Horn 25 (Bse ru nyer lnga) (Tibetan)
Women's Universal Decoction (Mo nad spyi thang) (Tibetan)
Cautions:
Very safe.
1. Not used for Chronic Childhood convulsions from Spleen deficiency (ie. without Fever)
2. Generally only used for conditions with strong Heat or Internal Wind-Heat.
Main Preparations used:
Very safe.
1. Not used for Chronic Childhood convulsions from Spleen deficiency (ie. without Fever)
2. Generally only used for conditions with strong Heat or Internal Wind-Heat.
Main Preparations used: