Materia Medica Data
- Category
- Herbs that Cool the Blood
- Temperature
- Cold
- Nature & Flavour
- Bitter, Salty, Cold
- Channels Entered
- HT, LIV, ST
- Latin (pharmaceutical)
- Cornu Rhinoceri
- Chinese
- 犀角
- Tone Marks
- xī jiăo
- Photo Note
- Shui Niu Jiao (water buffalo) Shown
Chinese Herb Actions
- Relieves Pathogenic Heat in the Blood and Stops Bleeding For extreme heat, very high fever, and reckless movement of hot Blood. Stops convulsions, delirium, epistaxis, and vomiting Blood.
- Sedates Convulsions For tremors from heat entering the Ying or Blood levels, with loss of consciousness, tremor, or delirium.
- Purges Fire and Reduces Toxins For erythema, purpura, erysipelas, and maculation.
Chinese Herb Dosage
- 1-2 grams as powder. Can be ground into liquid. Very rarely used in decoctions, however, up to 6 grams can be taken in this form.
Chinese Herb Contraindications & Cautions
- Contraindicated during pregnancy, or for heat from blood deficiency. Only use for excess conditions, caution in cases of qi deficiency causing rash or lack of heat. Do not use with Radix Aconiti Carmichaeli (chuan wu), Sclerotium Omphaliae Lapidescens (lei wan), or Radix Aconiti Kusnezoffii (zhi cao wu).
Chinese Herb Notes
- Xi Jiao is an endangered species. Cornu Bubali (Shui Niu Jiao) can be used in its place.
This herb antagonizes or is antagonized by:
This herb is considered endangered, toxic, or is illegal in the United States
Sources & References
Compiled and edited by Thomas Dehli, Founder & Editor, Sacred Lotus
The information here is referenced from numerous sources — teachers, practitioners, class notes from Five Branches University, the books below, and the published research literature, with citations given as resolvable PubMed identifiers. Where sources disagree, I have flagged the discrepancies directly. If facts couldn't be verified, I have left them out. How we source our content.
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Chinese Herbs Books & References
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