Hu Gu虎骨
Os TigrisTiger Bone
- Kategorie
- ** Herbs that Expel Wind-Dampness
- Temperaturverhalten
- warm
- Geschmack
- scharf, salzig
- Leitbahnbezug
- Leber, Niere
- Dosierung
- 3–15 g
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Übliche Dosen
- Pills or Powders
- 3–15 g
Wirkungen & indikationen
- Dispels Wind-(Dampness), controls pain and strengthens the sinews and bones
- Wind-Damp Bi with atrophied and weak lower back and legs, joint stiffness, migratory pain, spasms of the legs and difficulty moving the joints
- Disperses Wind-Cold
- Wind-Cold Bi with paralysis, spasms, and Cold pain in the bones
Kontraindikationen
- Use with caution in Fire from either Excess or Deficiency.
- Hu Gu comes from a protected species and its use is strictly forbidden.
Anmerkungen
- A poisoned tiger's bones can darken to black and must never be used.
- Leopard bone (Os Leopardis) Bao Gu, Zhu Gu (Os Porcus), or Dog bone (Os Canis) Gou Gu can serve as substitutes. Bao Gu is pungent and warm; it strengthens the sinews and bones, expels Wind-Dampness, and relieves pain, though it is weaker than Hu Gu. Gou Gu is extremely hot and should be cooked for at least an hour before being added to the decoction.
- Excessive walking injures the sinews; excessive standing injures the bones.
- Sinew disease produces flexion without extension, while bone disease produces extension without flexion.
- It excels at rooting out hidden Wind and relieving pain.
- It is best applied to migratory joint pain from Excess Wind and to foot numbness caused by Kidney-and-Liver Deficiency Cold.
- Used alone in a medicinal wine, it treats Bi syndrome.
- The shinbone is the preferred part, though any of the bones may be used: the skull treats childhood convulsions, warm malarial sores and swelling, and head Wind; the tibia treats Wind in the hands and feet; and the vertebrae treat Wind affecting the lower back and spine.
- Medicinal wines are commonly used for leg pain.