Deer horn (Cervus nippon)
鹿角lù jiǎoLujiao
Cervus nippon · Animal
2
Indications
3
With studies in people
Cautions
Not a plant; contraindicated in pregnancy.
Indications
What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Deer horn for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.
Fatigue SyndromeHemorrhage Syndrome
TCM actions
What the catalogue says Deer horn does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.
Benefit Blood TonicBenefit ImmuneBenefit Skin
In the literature
PubMed records whose title or abstract names Cervus nippon and the indication, and how many of those are indexed as studies in people. A record names the two together; it does not show that one treats the other, and most are laboratory or animal work.
- Benefit Blood Tonic2 records
- Benefit Immune17 records, 1 in people
- Benefit Skin20 records, 2 in people
- Fatigue Syndrome2 records, 1 in people
- Hemorrhage Syndrome2 records