Water Buffalo Horn Bubalus bubalis Linnaeus (horn)
Clear heat and cool blood medicinesCold
Source-based · educational reference
Traditional recorded function
Clear heat and cool blood, resolve toxin and eliminate macules
1. Patterns of heat entering the nutrient and blood levels. 2. Hematemesis and epistaxis due to blood heat. 3. Sores and carbuncles, and throat impediment.
Nature & taste
BitterSaltyCold
Meridians entered
HeartStomachLiver
Botanical source
Accepted nameBubalus bubalis (Linnaeus, 1758)
FamilyBovidae
Herbal properties
ColdReducingDescending
Found in these formulas
Qingying Tang (Decoction for Clearing the Nutritive Level)Xijiao Dihuang Tang (Rhinoceros Horn and Rehmannia Decoction)Xijiao Dihuang Tang plus Yinqiao San (Rhinoceros Horn and Rehmannia Decoction plus Lonicera and Forsythia Powder)