| Name | Latin: | Calculus Bovis seu Bubali | ||
| Chinese: | 牛黄 (Niuhuang) | |||
| English: | Cow-bezoar | |||
| Part to Use | Bezoar | |||
| Harvest Time | All year round, when kill cow, check the biliary tract. | |||
| Preparation | Wrap with ricepaperplant and paper, dry by natural, avoid sun, wind and fire. | |||
| Feature | Cool | |||
| Taste | Sweet | |||
| Toxicity | Not known | |||
| Function | Inducing resuscitation, anti-inflammatory. | |||
| Application | 1.
Use 0.15 - 0.35 gram into pill. 2. Crush to powder for topical use. |
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| Prescription | 1. Coma due to high
fever. 2. Apoplexy. 3. Convulsion. 4. Epilepsy. 5. Sorethroat. 6. Boil and pyoderma. |
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| Description | It contains cholesterol, ergosterol, fatty acid, bilirubin, biliverdin, vitamine D and trace element. | |||
| Major Component | Molecular formula | |||
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| Modern Study | 1. It has
anti-convulsion, antipyretic, sedative, hypotensive, liver protection
functions. 2. Oral use can promote erythropoiesis in rabbits. 3. Gastric perfusion of its solution can countact the caffeine-induced convulsion in mice. 4. It can decrease capillary permeability, inhibit migration of leukocyte and formation of granuloma.. |
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