鹿茸·Cornu Cervi Pantotrichum
Deer Velvet
Lu Rong (鹿茸) is the young antler of the deer, still in velvet, recorded as Cornu Cervi Pantotrichum. It is sweet and salty in flavour and warm in temperature, entering the Liver and Kidney channels. The catalogue files it among the substances that tonify Yang.
| Pinyin | lu rong |
|---|---|
| Chinese | 鹿茸 |
| Latin Name | Cornu Cervi Pantotrichum |
| English Name | Deer Velvet |
| Japanese | rokujo |
| Korean | nokyong |
Impotence, taken as a tincture
ren shen + gou qi zi + zhi fu zi
More serious exhaustion and impotence
Severe Heart and Kidney Deficiency with palpitations, low back pain and scanty, difficult urination. Raises luteinizing hormone. Increases lymphocyte transformation
Exhaustion, aversion to Cold, low back pain, weak legs and frequent scanty urination that keeps dribbling
Kidney Deficiency Cold causing impotence and spermatorrhea in men, and infertility and thin vaginal discharge in women. Slow physical development in children
e jiao + dang gui + hai piao xiao
Severe Kidney Deficiency with heavy uterine bleeding
Copious vaginal discharge.
Severely Deficient Jing and Blood with aplastic anemia
wu jia pi + gu sui bu + yin yang huo
Helps fractures and other injuries from trauma heal faster
Chong and Ren channels failing to consolidate, with uterine bleeding. Aplastic anemia where Jing and Blood are gravely Deficient
Tonifies Qi powerfully and warms the Ming Men so that Qi is generated. Supports Qi, Blood, Yin, Yang and Jing where there is congenital weakness or consumption acquired after birth. Yang Deficiency where Ming Men Fire is weak. For every one of these uses, it is taken in small amounts over a long time
ren shen + shu di huang + shan yao + gou qi zi + yin yang huo
Impotence. Spermatorrhea.
shu di huang + rou cong rong + hai piao xiao
Clear vaginal discharge; uterine bleeding
huang qi + dang shen + dang gui
Severe anemia.
suo yang + huai niu xi + shu di huang + xu duan + ji xue teng
Wei (atrophy) syndrome.
huang qi + wu jia pi + gu sui bu + yin yang huo
Broken bones that are slow to heal
| Age | Raw | Granule | Tincture | Concentrate | Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Any 3-5g; Powders or Pills: 1-3g; Tincture: 1-2.5ml | 3-5 g | — | 1-2.5 ml | — | — |
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