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Cow-Bezoar

Cow-Bezoar. Class: Resuscitative Stimulant; Resuscitative Medicinal. Properties: Sweet; Cool. Meridians: Heart; Liver

🌿 Names
Pinyin Name
Niu Huang
中文名 (Chinese)
牛黄
Latin Name
Calculus Bovis; Bovis Calculus
English Name
Cow-Bezoar
Alias Names
ηŠ€ι»„ε„δΈ€ζ—Ί
☯ TCM Properties
Properties (ζ€§ε‘³)
Sweet; Cool
Meridians (归经)
Heart; Liver
Part Used
Gallstone
Therapeutic Class (EN)
Resuscitative Stimulant; Resuscitative Medicinal
εŠŸζ•ˆεˆ†η±» (CN)
εΌ€ηͺθ―
🩺 Clinical Profile
Function (εŠŸθƒ½)
To restore consciousness by reducing fire and eliminating phlegm , to relieve convulsions, and to counteract toxicity.
Indication (δΈ»ζ²»)
Ardent fever, coma, fright epilepsy, convulsion, febrile diseases clouded spirit, wind stroke with orifice block, acute infant fright wind, swelling pain in throat, mouth and tongue sores, welling abscess and flat abscess with clove sore.
Clinical Manifestations
1. oral administration lowers experimental fever in guinea-pigs (200mg/kg) and in rats (300mg/kg).2. oral intake in a dosage of 600mg/kg/day for 6 days exerts an anticonvulsive effect.3. increasing biliary secretion.4. lowering blood pressure in rats with
πŸ”— External References
SymMap
303
TCMID
4459
TCMSP
303
TCM-ID
1573