Lu+Rong+(Deer+Antler)

[[image:lu_rong.JPG width="125" height="307" align="right"]]Lu Rong (Deer Antler) ["Deer Velvet"]
Category: Herbs to Tonify Yang Nature : Warm Flavors: Sweet, Salty Channels: LR, KI Functions: Tonify Kidney Yang; **Support essence, blood & marrow**; Strengthen tendons and bones Indications: 1. Intolerance to cold, cold extremities, impotence, seminal emission, infertility, frequent urination, dizziness, weakness of the lumbar region and knee, & fatigue due to **Kidney Yang deficiency (Primal Yang**). 2. Poor development, retardation in children, weakness of tendons and bones due to Kidney & liver deficiency 3. Profuse leukorrhea and uterine bleeding due to Kidney Yang deficiency and **cold in the Chong and Ren channels [tonifies Du meridian, stabilizes Dai Mai]** 4. Lingering and unhealed carbuncles w/ dilute pus

Dosage: 1-3g, start w/ low dose and slowly increase

Contra: hyperactive Yang due to Yin deficiency; heat in the Blood; excess fire in the Stomach; phlegm-heat in the Lung & febrile disease due to attack of EPI

Misc: 4 Types: Lu Rong: velvet - strongest Lu Jiao: antler - weaker, but also moves blood (5-10g.) Lu Jiao Jiao: Glue - nourishes blood, essence, stops bleeding (6-12g. melted in) Lu Jiao Shuang: Dregs after glue making - cold/deficient womb, cold from SP/ST deficiency, not cloying, stops bleeding (9-15g.)