泻心肝火。
苦咸寒。羊属火。而羚羊属木。入足厥阴。（肝。）手太阴、少阴经。（肺、心。）目为肝
窍。
清肝。故明目去障。肝主风。其合在筋。祛风舒筋。故治惊痫搐搦。骨痛筋挛。肝藏魂。心
主神明。泻心肝邪热。故治狂越僻谬。梦魇惊骇。肝主血。散血。故治瘀滞恶血。血痢肿
毒。相火寄于肝胆。在志为怒。（经曰∶大怒则形气绝、而血菀于上。）下气降火。故治伤寒
伏热。烦满气逆。食噎不通。羚之性灵。而精在角。故又辟邪而解诸毒。（今痘科多用以清
肝火。）性寒。能伐生生之气。无火热勿用。出西地。似羊而大。角有节。最坚劲。能碎金
刚石与貘骨。（貘音麦、能食铁。）夜宿防患。以角挂树而栖。（角有挂纹者真、一边有节而
疏、乃山驴山羊、非羚也。）明亮而尖不黑者良。多两角。一角者更胜。锉研极细。或磨用
。
大补阳、添精血。
甘咸温。添精补髓。暖肾助阳。健骨生齿。治腰肾虚冷。四肢酸痛。头眩眼黑。一切虚
损劳
伤。小儿痘疮干回。（同人参用、妙。）鹿角初生。长二三寸。分歧如鞍。红如玛瑙。破之如
朽木者良。（太嫩者血气未足、无力。）酥涂。灼去毛。微炙。（不涂酥、则伤茸。）亦有酒炙
者、不可嗅之。有虫恐入鼻颡。（猎人得鹿、絷之取茸、然后毙鹿、以血未散也、最难得不
破未出血者。）
To drain the fire of the Heart and Liver.
Bitter, salty, cold in nature. Sheep belong to Fire, whereas the Antelope belongs to Wood. It enters the Foot Jueyin Meridian (Liver) and the Hand Taiyin and Hand Shaoyin Meridians (Lung, Heart). The eyes are the orifice of the Liver.
By clearing the Liver, it brightens the eyes and removes obstructions. The Liver governs Wind and its exterior correspondence is the sinews; by dispelling Wind and relaxing the sinews, it treats convulsions and spasms due to fright-epilepsy. It treats bone pain and sinew contracture. The Liver stores the Hun (Ethereal Soul), and the Heart governs the Shen (Spirit); by draining pathogenic heat from the Heart and Liver, it treats mania, aberrant behavior, nightmares, and fright. The Liver governs Blood and has a blood-dispersing effect; thus, it treats blood stasis, foul blood, bloody dysentery, and swelling/toxins. The Ministerial Fire resides in the Liver and Gallbladder, and its emotional expression is Anger. (The Classics state: "Great anger causes the form and Qi to sever, and blood stagnates above.") By directing Qi downward and descending Fire, it treats latent heat from Cold Damage, vexation and fullness, rebellious Qi, and food impaction. The Antelope is spiritually agile, and its essence concentrates in its horn; therefore, it also wards off evil and resolves various toxins. (Currently, dermatology departments often use it to clear Liver Fire.) Its nature is cold and can damage the vital generating energy; it should not be used if there is no heat-fire condition. It originates from the Western Regions. It resembles a sheep but is larger, with segmented horns that are extremely hard and tough, capable of crushing diamond and Tapir bone. ("Tapir" is pronounced Mai, and it can eat iron.) At night, it roosts to prevent danger, hanging its horn on trees to rest. (Those with hanging marks on the horn are genuine; those with sparse segments on one side are mountain donkeys or goats, not antelopes.) Those that are bright and have black-free tips are of good quality. Usually, there are two horns; having only one horn is even superior. It is crushed and ground into an extremely fine powder, or ground for juice use.
Greatly tonifies Yang and replenishes Essence and Blood.
Sweet, salty, warm in nature. It replenishes Essence and tonifies Marrow, warms the Kidney and assists Yang, strengthens bones, and promotes tooth growth. It treats Kidney deficiency-cold in the lower back, soreness and pain in the four limbs, dizziness, and blurred vision. It treats all types of deficiency injuries and consumptive disorders. In children, it treats dry retraction of smallpox lesions. (When used with Ginseng, the effect is excellent.) When Deer Antler first grows, it is two or three cun long, branching like a saddle, red as agate. Those that break like rotten wood are of good quality. (Too tender ones lack sufficient Qi and Blood and efficacy.) They are coated with clarified butter, scalded to remove hair, and lightly roasted. (If not coated with butter, the velvet will be damaged.) Some are processed with wine; their odor should not be sniffed, lest insects enter the nose and pharynx. (Hunters capture deer, tie them up to take the antlers, and then kill the deer, because the blood has not yet dispersed. Thus, it is most difficult to obtain antlers that are unbroken and without bleeding.)