味咸气平。入足太阳经。功专长肌肉。烧灰和油敷下疳。亦可熬膏。牙治诸刺入肉
伤喉。服饮皆效。
味苦咸。入手少阴足厥阴经。功专凉血解毒。得地榆治血痢。得生地连翘治热
邪入络
。凡中毒箭。以角刺疮中愈。饮食中有毒。以角搅之。便生白沫。入汤剂磨汁用。升麻为使
。忌盐。以角纳入怀内。得人热气易碎。
味苦寒。入足厥阴经。功专凉心平肝。明目杀虫。治惊痫五痔。实热宜之。虚者忌
。性善辟尘。扑尘水上。投胆米许即开。肉补虚羸。掌御风寒。益气力。美品也。
味咸。入足厥阴经。功专散风清热。得钩藤息肝风。得生熟地茵陈芩枳枇杷石斛
甘草二冬桂苓名甘露饮。治胃中湿热。然临症时宜酌。一角者胜。或研或磨用。能碎金钢石
。
味辛温。入足少阴厥阴经。功专补精益气。得菟丝羊肾茴香。治腰痛。得人参黄
当归提痘浆。鹿属阳。夏至得阴气解角。麋属阴。冬至得阳气解角。鹿补阳气。麋补阴血。
味甘温。入足太阴少阴经。功专滋阴益肾。得附子雀卵壮阳不老。得附子山药补元
驻颜。角与鹿角功同。而温性差减。以皮作靴袜。除香港脚。
味咸温。入足少阴厥阴经。功专补肾益肝。敛精止血。生用散热行血消肿辟邪。治
梦与鬼交。熬膏炼霜。则专滋补。益肾生精血。强骨壮腰膝。鹿 大补虚劳。鹿筋主劳损续
绝。鹿肉甘温补中。强五脏。通血脉。益气力。上焦有痰热。胃家有火。吐血属阴衰火盛者
俱忌服。畏大黄。鹿名斑龙。
[Xiangpi (Elephant Skin)]
Salty in flavor, neutral in qi. Enters the Foot-Taiyang Bladder Meridian. Its efficacy specializes in promoting muscle growth. Burned to ash and mixed with oil for application, it treats chancres (genital ulcers). It can also be boiled into a plaster. It is effective for treating injuries where foreign objects are embedded in the flesh or the throat, whether taken internally or applied externally.
[Lujiao (Deer Horn)]
Bitter and salty in flavor. Enters the Hand-Shaoyin Heart Meridian and the Foot-Jueyin Liver Meridian. Its efficacy specializes in cooling blood and detoxifying. Combined with Diyu (Sanguisorbae Radix), it treats bloody dysentery; combined with Shengdi Huang (Rehmanniae Radix) and Lianqiao (Forsythiae Fructus), it treats pathogenic heat entering the collaterals. For any poison arrow wound, piercing the sore with the horn cures it. If there is poison in food, stirring with the horn produces white foam. When used in decoctions, grind into juice for use. Shengma (Cimicifugae Rhizoma) serves as the guiding herb. Salt is contraindicated. Placing the horn inside clothing allows human body heat to make it brittle and easy to crush.
[Lurong (Deer Antler Velvet)]
Bitter and cold in flavor. Enters the Foot-Jueyin Liver Meridian. Its efficacy specializes in clearing heart fire and pacifying liver yang. It brightens the eyes and kills parasites. It treats convulsions, epilepsy, and the five types of hemorrhoids. It is suitable for excess-heat syndromes but contraindicated for deficiency syndromes. Its nature is good at repelling dust; when sprinkled on water with dust, adding a small amount of bile causes it to disperse immediately. Deer meat tonifies weakness and emaciation. Deer palm resists wind and cold. It benefits qi and strength. It is a premium product.
[Lujin (Deer Tendon)]
Salty in flavor. Enters the Foot-Jueyin Liver Meridian. Its efficacy specializes in dispersing wind and clearing heat. Combined with Gouteng (Uncariae Ramulus cum Uncis), it pacifies liver wind; combined with Sheng Di Huang, Shu Di Huang, Yin Chen, Huang Qin, Zhi Ke, Pi Pa Ye, Shi Hu, Gan Cao, Tian Dong, Mai Dong, and Fu Ling, it forms the formula named Ganlu Yin (Sweet Dew Decoction). It treats damp-heat in the stomach. However, clinical application requires discretion. Those with one antler branch are superior. It can be ground into powder or paste. It can crush diamond.
[Mijiao (Elk Horn)]
Pungent and warm in flavor. Enters the Foot-Shaoyin Kidney Meridian and the Foot-Jueyin Liver Meridian. Its efficacy specializes in benefiting essence and boosting qi. Combined with Tusizi (Cuscutae Semen), Yang Shen (Aries Testis), and Xiang Yuan (Foeniculi Fructus), it treats lower back pain. Combined with Renshen (Ginseng Radix), Huang Qi (Astragali Radix), and Dang Gui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix), it promotes the filling of pustules in variola treatment. Deer belongs to Yang; at Summer Solstice, it sheds its horns upon receiving yin qi. Elk belongs to Yin; at Winter Solstice, it sheds its horns upon receiving yang qi. Deer horn tonifies yang qi, while elk horn tonifies yin blood.
[Lujiao Jiao (Deer Horn Glue)]
Sweet and warm in flavor. Enters the Foot-Taiyin Spleen Meridian and the Foot-Shaoyin Kidney Meridian. Its efficacy specializes in nourishing yin and benefiting the kidney. Combined with Fuzi (Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata) and Que Luan (Egret Egg), it strengthens yang and prevents aging; combined with Fuzi and Shan Yao (Dioscoreae Rhizoma), it tonifies primal qi and preserves youthfulness. Deer skin has similar efficacy to deer horn but with slightly less warmth. Making boots or socks from deer skin removes Hong Kong foot (tinea pedis).
[Lurou (Deer Meat)]
Salty and warm in flavor. Enters the Foot-Shaoyin Kidney Meridian and the Foot-Jueyin Liver Meridian. Its efficacy specializes in tonifying the kidney and benefiting the liver. It consolidates essence and stops bleeding. Used raw, it dissipates heat, moves blood, reduces swelling, and wards off evil. It treats nocturnal emissions involving dream intercourse with spirits. Boiled into glue or refined into frost, it specializes in tonification. It benefits the kidney, generates essence and blood, strengthens bones, and fortifies waist and knees. Deer greatly tonifies deficiency and exhaustion. Deer tendon mainly treats damage from overwork and reconnects severed tissues. Deer meat is sweet and warm, tonifies the middle jiao, strengthens the five zang organs, unites the vessels and collaterals, and benefits qi and strength. It is contraindicated for those with phlegm-heat in the upper jiao, fire in the stomach, or hematemesis due to yin deficiency and hyperactive fire. It is incompatible with Dahuang (Rhei Radix et Rhizoma). Deer is also known as Banlong (Spotted Dragon).