Rhino horn can treat dryness and heat caused by heat entering the blood (the deepest stage or location of the disease among the four periods of warm disease Wei Qi and Ying Blood) in menopausal patients, but it is not suitable for all patients. Rhinoceros horn is a rare species, so it is recommended to use buffalo horn, a substitute for rhino horn.
Rhinoceros horn has a bitter, sour and salty medicinal flavor, and is cold in nature. It enters the heart meridian and liver meridian, and is good at clearing the actual heat in the blood, and also has the effect of detoxifying and calming the mind. Therefore, menopausal patients with fever caused by heat into the blood, restlessness, upset, rash, acne, delirium (nonsense) and other symptoms, can use rhino horn.
Rhino horn should be avoided in patients with deficiency and coldness of the spleen and stomach (spleen and stomach weak and cold), and in patients with Qi deficiency without great heat. Don’t eat greasy and spicy food while taking the medicine.
Buffalo horn has the effects of clearing heat and cooling the blood, detoxifying the toxin and settling the alarm. It can be used for warm disease with high fever, delirium and other diseases.
Menopausal patients with dry heat, need to use medication under the guidance of the Chinese medicine practitioner’s identification, do not blindly use drugs, so as not to jeopardize the body.