Ling Yang Jiao

Ling Yang Jiao [Antelopis cornu] can be replaced by Shan Yang Jiao (Naemorhedis cornu]. It can also be replaced by Shi Jue Ming [Haliotidis concha] and Qing Dai [Indigo naturalis] with a small amount of Chai Hu [Bupleuri radix] and Mu Dan Pi (Moutan cortex]. 

Ling Yang Jiao (Antelopis cornu) and Gou Teng (JJncariae ramulus cum uncis)... 

Ling Yang Jiao is salty and cold, and enters the Liver, Heart and Lung meridians. It can effectively reduce the lire from the Heart and Liver, calm the mind and relax the tendons. It is often used as the chief substance in formulas that reduce the heat from the Heart and Liver when the heat disturbs the mind. 

Ling Yang Jiao and Gou Teng are used as chief substances to directly and intensively reduce the heat and therefore extinguish wind. 

Sheng Di Huang (Rehmanniae radix), Xi Jiao (Rhinoceri cornu), Ling Yang Jiao (Antelopis cornu) and Gou Teng ( Uncariae ramulus cum uncis)... 

Since Ling Yang Jiao is banned, Shan Yang Jiao can be used as a substitute. It has a weaker action compared with Ling Yang Jiao. Another substitute is the combination of Shi Jue Ming, which mainly clears the heat from the Liver, and Zhen Zhu Mu, which clears the heat from the Heart. 

Use substitutes for banned products Although some substances such as She Xiang (Moschus) and Niu Huang (Bows calculus) are banned, they can be substituted by synthetic versions. Xi Jiao (,Rhinoceri cornu) and Ling Yang Jiao Antelopis cornu) are also banned and should be replaced with other substances. Choose a short treatment course ... 

These cold substances can clear heat and remove heat-toxin. They are used in the formula to treat the heat type of locked-up syndrome. Xi Jiao and Ling Yang Jiao should be replaced by other substances. 

For high fever with irritability, loss of consciousness of human affairs, and convulsions, add Cornu Antelopis (Ling Yang Jiao) and Cornu Rhinocerotis (Xi Jiao). This results in Ling Xi Bai Hu Tang (Antelope Rhinoceros White Tiger Decoction). 

For convulsions and spasms due to high fever, add Cornu Antelopis (Ling Yang Jiao), Lumbricus (Di Long), and Ramulus Uncariae Cum Uncis (Gou Teng). 

If the disease is serious, add Cornu Antelopis (Ling Yang Jiao). 

Fu Ling is sweet, bland and neutral, and enters the Heart, Spleen, Stomach, Lung and Kidney meridians. It is able to drain out dampness by promoting urination. It can also tonify the Spleen and calm the mind. Because it is sweet and bland, it drains out dampness without the side effect of injuring the Yin and Yang of the body. In the condition of Spleen-Yang deficiency, it is often used as an assistant for treating accumulation of water and dampness in the Middle-Jiao. The manifestations are heaviness of the body, distension of the abdomen and difficult urination. 

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