Pharmaceutical name: 英文藥名﹕ | Cornu Rhinoceri |
Zoological name of source animal:: 動物來源之學名﹕ | Asian species are mainly used: - Rhinoceres unicornis L.
- R. sondaicus Desmarest,
- R sumatrensis Cuvier,
Sometimes the African species are also used: - R. sinus Burchell,
- R bicornis L.
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Pron. in Japanese: 日語發音﹕ | saikaku |
Pron. in Korean: 韓語發音﹕ | sogak |
Pron. in Cantonese:: 粵音﹕ | sai1 gok3 |
Other Names: 別名﹕ | Guang xi jiao 廣犀角，tian ma jiao 天馬角。 |
Common Name: 英文名﹕ | Rhinoceros horn |
Distribution: 產地﹕ | India, Nepal, Burma, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, east and southeast Africa. 印度，尼泊爾，緬甸，泰國，馬來西亞，印尼，非洲東南部等地。 |
Properties characteristics﹕ 性味﹕ | bitter. salty, cold. 苦，鹹，寒。 |
Channels meridians entered: 歸經﹕ | heart, liver, stomach. 心，肝，胃。 |
| Medical functions: 藥理﹕ | sedative effect, anticonvulsant, antibiotic, anti-inflammatory, anti-virus, shortens bleeding time, lowers the penetrating quality of capillaries. 鎮靜，鎮驚 ，抗 菌， 抗炎，抗病毒，縮短出血，降低毛细血管通透性等。 |
Actions & Indications: 主治﹕ | For treatment of high fever, delirium, and convulsions associated with warm febrile diseases: combine xi jiao with ling yang jiao For treatment of loss of consciousness and delirium with spitting blood, nose bleeding or bruises: combine with dan pi, da qing ye, zi cao. Or use combination of xi jiao, huang lian, xuan shen. Add water and make into decoction and take orally. For infantile convulsion: use raw xi jiao add water and grind into paste or make into powder form and mix with drinking water and talk orally. 治療因溫病而發高熱，譫妄，抽搐： 犀角加羚羊角。或配黃連，玄參。 治療意識喪失和精神錯亂兼吐血，鼻出血或瘀痕：配牡丹皮，大青葉，紫 草 小兒驚風。用犀角磨水取濃汁服下。服犀角末亦可。 |
Chemical ingredients: 化學成份﹕ | | Cholesterol | 膽甾醇 | | Amino acids | 氨基酸: | | Alanine | 丙氨酸 | | Arginine | 精氨酸 | | Aspartate | 天冬氨酸 | | Cystine | 胱氨酸 | | Leucine | 亮氨酸 | | Proline | 脯氨酸 | | Tyrosine | 酪氨酸 | | Histidine | 組氨酸 | | Valine | 纈氨酸 | | Peptide | 肽類 |
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Daly Dosage: 每日用量﹕ | For taking orally: grind with water or make into powder: 0.9 g to 1.8 g. to use in decoction: 1.5 g to 6 g. External application: grind with water and apply. 內服：磨汁或研末，3～6分；煎湯，0.5～2錢；或入丸、散。外用：磨汁塗患處。 |
Samples of formulae: 處方舉例﹕ | xi jiao di huang tang 犀角地黃湯 |
Modern Research: 現代研究﹕ | Buffalo horn can be used as a substitute. 藥用可以水牛角代替犀角。 |
Toxicity & Cautions: 毒素與禁忌﹕ | Not to use during pregnancy or in sickness without high fever Do not use in cases of spleen deficient. 孕婦慎用。 非實熱者不宜用。脾虛者不宜使用。 |
