泻心肝火。
苦咸寒。羊属火。而羚羊属木。入足厥阴。（肝。）手太阴、少阴经。（肺、心。）目为肝
窍。
清肝。故明目去障。肝主风。其合在筋。祛风舒筋。故治惊痫搐搦。骨痛筋挛。肝藏魂。心
主神明。泻心肝邪热。故治狂越僻谬。梦魇惊骇。肝主血。散血。故治瘀滞恶血。血痢肿
毒。相火寄于肝胆。在志为怒。（经曰∶大怒则形气绝、而血菀于上。）下气降火。故治伤寒
伏热。烦满气逆。食噎不通。羚之性灵。而精在角。故又辟邪而解诸毒。（今痘科多用以清
肝火。）性寒。能伐生生之气。无火热勿用。出西地。似羊而大。角有节。最坚劲。能碎金
刚石与貘骨。（貘音麦、能食铁。）夜宿防患。以角挂树而栖。（角有挂纹者真、一边有节而
疏、乃山驴山羊、非羚也。）明亮而尖不黑者良。多两角。一角者更胜。锉研极细。或磨用
。
大补阳、添精血。
甘咸温。添精补髓。暖肾助阳。健骨生齿。治腰肾虚冷。四肢酸痛。头眩眼黑。一切虚
损劳
伤。小儿痘疮干回。（同人参用、妙。）鹿角初生。长二三寸。分歧如鞍。红如玛瑙。破之如
朽木者良。（太嫩者血气未足、无力。）酥涂。灼去毛。微炙。（不涂酥、则伤茸。）亦有酒炙
者、不可嗅之。有虫恐入鼻颡。（猎人得鹿、絷之取茸、然后毙鹿、以血未散也、最难得不
破未出血者。）
泻除心肝之火。
味苦、咸，性寒。羊属火行，而羚羊属木行。归入足厥阴经（肝脏）及手太阴经、手少阴经（肺脏、心脏）。眼睛是肝脏的外窍。
清利肝脏，因此能明目并去除眼部障蔽。肝脏主司风邪，其外合于筋脉，具有祛风舒筋的作用，因此治疗惊痫抽搐痉挛。骨骼疼痛、筋脉拘挛。肝脏藏魂，心脏主宰神明，泻除心肝的邪热，因此治疗狂乱失常、行为荒谬怪异、多梦魇寐、惊恐骇怕。肝脏主司血液，具有散血功效，因此治疗瘀血阻滞、恶血、血痢、肿毒。相火寄居于肝胆，在情志上表现为怒。（《内经》说：大怒会导致形体与气机隔绝，血液郁积于上部。）下气降火，因此治疗伤寒伏热、烦闷胀满、气机上逆、饮食噎塞不通。羚羊天性灵秀，精华凝聚在角上，因此又能辟除邪气并解除各种毒素。（现今痘科医生多用其来清泄肝火。）药性寒凉，能损伤生生不息的生命之气，没有火热之证者勿用。产于西域。外形像羊但体型较大，角上有节，质地最坚硬强劲，能粉碎金刚石和貘骨。（“貘”读音为麦，能吃铁。）夜间栖息以防患野兽侵害，用角挂在树上休息。（角上有挂纹的是真品，如果一边有节且稀疏，则是山驴或山羊，并非羚羊。）颜色明亮且尖端不黑的质量好。通常有两支角，只有一支角的品质更优。锉碎研成极细粉末，或者磨汁使用。
大补阳气，增添精血。
味甘、咸，性温。增添精髓，补益骨髓，温暖肾脏，助长阳气，强健骨骼，促进牙齿生长。治疗腰部肾脏虚冷，四肢酸痛，头晕眼花，一切虚损劳伤。小儿痘疮干枯内陷。（与人参同用，效果奇妙。）鹿角初生时，长二三寸，分叉如马鞍状，红色如玛瑙，折断后内部如朽木者为良质。（过于嫩弱的则气血未充足，无力道。）涂以酥油，烧灼去毛，微火炙烤。（不涂酥油，则会损伤鹿茸。）也有用酒炙制的，不可闻其气味，恐怕虫子进入鼻腔咽喉。（猎人捕获鹿后，捆绑住鹿取下角，然后杀死鹿，因为此时血液尚未散失，所以最难得到不破皮且未出血的鹿茸。）
To drain the fire of the Heart and Liver.
Bitter, salty, cold in nature. Sheep belong to Fire, whereas the Antelope belongs to Wood. It enters the Foot Jueyin Meridian (Liver) and the Hand Taiyin and Hand Shaoyin Meridians (Lung, Heart). The eyes are the orifice of the Liver.
By clearing the Liver, it brightens the eyes and removes obstructions. The Liver governs Wind and its exterior correspondence is the sinews; by dispelling Wind and relaxing the sinews, it treats convulsions and spasms due to fright-epilepsy. It treats bone pain and sinew contracture. The Liver stores the Hun (Ethereal Soul), and the Heart governs the Shen (Spirit); by draining pathogenic heat from the Heart and Liver, it treats mania, aberrant behavior, nightmares, and fright. The Liver governs Blood and has a blood-dispersing effect; thus, it treats blood stasis, foul blood, bloody dysentery, and swelling/toxins. The Ministerial Fire resides in the Liver and Gallbladder, and its emotional expression is Anger. (The Classics state: "Great anger causes the form and Qi to sever, and blood stagnates above.") By directing Qi downward and descending Fire, it treats latent heat from Cold Damage, vexation and fullness, rebellious Qi, and food impaction. The Antelope is spiritually agile, and its essence concentrates in its horn; therefore, it also wards off evil and resolves various toxins. (Currently, dermatology departments often use it to clear Liver Fire.) Its nature is cold and can damage the vital generating energy; it should not be used if there is no heat-fire condition. It originates from the Western Regions. It resembles a sheep but is larger, with segmented horns that are extremely hard and tough, capable of crushing diamond and Tapir bone. ("Tapir" is pronounced Mai, and it can eat iron.) At night, it roosts to prevent danger, hanging its horn on trees to rest. (Those with hanging marks on the horn are genuine; those with sparse segments on one side are mountain donkeys or goats, not antelopes.) Those that are bright and have black-free tips are of good quality. Usually, there are two horns; having only one horn is even superior. It is crushed and ground into an extremely fine powder, or ground for juice use.
Greatly tonifies Yang and replenishes Essence and Blood.
Sweet, salty, warm in nature. It replenishes Essence and tonifies Marrow, warms the Kidney and assists Yang, strengthens bones, and promotes tooth growth. It treats Kidney deficiency-cold in the lower back, soreness and pain in the four limbs, dizziness, and blurred vision. It treats all types of deficiency injuries and consumptive disorders. In children, it treats dry retraction of smallpox lesions. (When used with Ginseng, the effect is excellent.) When Deer Antler first grows, it is two or three cun long, branching like a saddle, red as agate. Those that break like rotten wood are of good quality. (Too tender ones lack sufficient Qi and Blood and efficacy.) They are coated with clarified butter, scalded to remove hair, and lightly roasted. (If not coated with butter, the velvet will be damaged.) Some are processed with wine; their odor should not be sniffed, lest insects enter the nose and pharynx. (Hunters capture deer, tie them up to take the antlers, and then kill the deer, because the blood has not yet dispersed. Thus, it is most difficult to obtain antlers that are unbroken and without bleeding.)