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味甘、酸，温、微温，无毒。主漏下恶血，寒热惊痫，益气强志，生齿不老，疗虚劳
，洒洒如疟，羸瘦，四肢酸疼，腰脊痛，小便利，泄精溺血，破留血在腹，散石淋痈肿，骨
中热疽。臣禹锡等谨按药性论∶（鹿茸，君，味苦、辛。主补男子腰肾虚冷，脚膝无力，
夜梦鬼交，精溢自出，女人崩中，漏血。炙末，空心温酒服方寸匕。又主赤白带下，入散用。
孟诜云∶鹿茸，主益气。不可以鼻嗅，其茸中有小白虫，视之不见，入人鼻必为虫颡，药不
及也。日华子云∶鹿茸，
补虚羸，壮筋骨，破瘀血，杀鬼精，安胎，下气。酥炙入用。）养骨，安胎下气，杀鬼精物，
不可近阴，令痿。久服耐老。
四月、五月解角时取，阴干。使时燥。麻勃为之使。
唐本注云∶鹿茸，夏收，阴干，百不收一，纵得一干，臭不任用。破之火干，大好。臣
禹锡等谨按药性论云∶鹿骨，
味甘，微热，无毒。
角 味咸，无毒。主恶疮痈肿，逐邪恶气，留血在阴中，除小腹血急痛，腰脊痛，
折伤恶血
，益气。七月采。杜仲为之使。
臣禹锡等谨按痈疽通用药云∶鹿角，温、微温。孟诜云∶角错为屑，白蜜五升，淹之，
微
火
角
末三指一撮，和清酒服，即出鬼精。又，女子胞中余血不尽欲死者。以清酒和鹿角灰，服方
寸匕，日三夜一，甚效。又，小儿以煮小豆汁，和鹿角灰，安重舌下，日三度。日华子云∶
角，疗患疮痈肿热毒等，醋摩敷。脱精尿血，夜梦鬼交，并治之，水摩服。小儿重舌，鹅口
疮，炙熨之。
髓 味甘，温。主丈夫、女子伤中，绝脉，筋急痛，咳逆。以酒和服之，良。
臣禹锡等谨按药性论云∶鹿髓，无毒。日华子云∶髓，治筋骨弱，呕吐。地黄汁煎作膏，
填骨髓。蜜煮，壮阳，令有子。
肾 平。主补肾气。
臣禹锡等谨按日华子云∶肾，补中，安五脏，壮阳气。作酒及煮粥服。
肉 温。补中，强五脏，益气力。生者疗口僻，割薄之。
陶隐居云∶野肉之中，獐鹿可食。生则不膻腥。又非辰属，八卦无主而兼能温补，于
人即生
死无尤，故道家许听为脯，过其余肉。虽牛、羊、鸡、犬补益，充肌肤，于亡魂皆为愆责，
并不足啖。凡肉脯炙之不动，及见水而动，及曝之不燥，并杀人。又茅屋漏脯，藏脯密器中
，名为郁脯，并不可食。唐本注云∶头，主消渴。煎之可作胶，服之弥善。筋，主劳损续绝
。骨，主虚劳。可为酒，主风补虚。髓脂，主痈肿死肌，温中，四肢不随，风头，通腠理。
一云不可近阴。角，主猫鬼中恶，心腹疰痛。血，主狂犬伤，鼻衄，折伤，阴痿，补虚，止
腰痛。齿，主留血气，鼠 ，心腹痛，不可近丈夫阴。臣禹锡等谨按孟诜云∶鹿头肉，主
消渴，夜梦见物。又蹄肉，主脚膝疼痛。肉，主补中益气力。又生肉，主中风，口偏不正，
以
生椒同捣敷之，专看正即速除之。九月以后，正月以前，堪食之也。日华子云∶肉，无毒。
补益气，助五脏。生肉贴偏风，左患右贴，右患左贴。头肉治烦懑，多梦。蹄治脚膝酸。又
血治肺痿吐血及崩中，带下。和酒服之，良。
图经曰∶鹿茸并角，《本经》不载所出州土，今有山林处皆有之。四月角欲生时取其茸，
阴
干。以形如小紫茄子者为上，或云茄子茸太嫩，血气犹未具，不若分岐如马鞍形者有力。茸
不
可嗅，其气能伤人鼻。七月采角。鹿年岁久者，其角坚好，煮以为胶，入药弥佳。今医家多
贵麋茸、麋角，力紧于鹿。《本经》自有麋脂角条在下品。鹿髓可作酒，唐方∶多有其法。
近世有服鹿血酒，云得于射生者，因采捕入山，失道数日，饥渴将委顿，唯获一生鹿，刺血
数
升饮之，饥渴顿除，及归，遂觉血气充盛异常。人有效其服饵，刺鹿头角间血，酒和饮之更
佳。其肉自九月以后，正月以前宜食之。它月不可食。其脑入面膏。
雷公云∶凡使，先以天灵盖作末，然后锯解鹿茸作片子，以好羊脂，拌天灵盖末，涂之
于鹿
茸上，慢火炙之，令内外黄脆了，用鹿皮一片裹之，安室上一宿，其药魂归也。至明则以慢
火
焙之，令脆，方∶捣作末用之。每五两鹿茸，用羊脂三两，炙尽为度。又制法∶用黄精自然
汁浸两日夜了，漉出焙令干，细捣用，免渴人也。鹿角，使之胜如麋角。其角要黄色、紧重、
尖好者。缘此鹿食灵草，所以异其众鹿。其麋角顶根上有黄色毛若金线，兼旁生小尖也，色
苍白者上。注《干宁记》云∶其鹿与游龙相戏，乃生此异尔。采得角了，须全戴者，并长三
寸，锯解之。以物盛。于急水中浸之，一百日满出，用刀削去粗皮一重了，以物拭水垢，令
净，然后用醋煮七日，旋旋添醋，勿令火歇。戌时不用着火，只从子时至戌时也。日足，其
角白色软如粉，即细捣作粉，却以无灰酒煮其胶阴干。削了重研筛过用。每修事十两，以无
灰酒一镒，煎干为度也。食疗云谨按肉，九月后，正月前食之，则补虚羸瘦弱，利五脏
，调血脉。自外皆不食，发冷痛。角，主痈疽疮肿，除恶血。若腰脊痛，折伤，多取鹿角并
截
取尖，错为屑，以白蜜淹浸之，微火熬令小变色，曝干，捣筛令细，以酒服之。轻身益力，
强骨髓，补阳道。角，烧飞为丹，服之至妙。但于瓷器中或瓦器中，寸截，用泥裹，大火烧
之一日，如玉粉。亦可炙令黄，末，细罗，酒服之益人。若欲作胶者，细破寸截，以 水浸
七日，令软方∶煮也。骨，温。主安胎，下气，杀鬼精，可用浸酒。凡是鹿白臆者，不可食
。
圣惠方∶治肾气虚损，耳聋。用鹿肾一对，去脂膜，切，于豉汁中，入粳米二合和煮粥，入
五味之法调和。空腹食之，作羹及酒并得。外台秘要疗鲠。取鹿筋，渍之，
索紧令大如弹丸，持筋端吞之，候至鲠处，徐除引之，鲠着筋出。又方∶治
消肾，小便数。鹿角一具，炙令焦，捣筛。酒服方寸匕，渐渐加至一匕半。又方∶治蠼
尿疮
字服
。又方∶治竹木刺入肉皮中不出。烧鹿角末，以水和涂，立出。久者不一夕。百一方∶若男
女
喜梦与鬼交通，致恍惚者方∶截鹿角屑三指撮，日二服，酒下。《食疗》同。又方∶丹者，
恶
毒之疮，五色无常。烧鹿角和猪脂敷之。又方∶胎死得效方∶鹿角屑二、三方寸匕，煮葱豉
汤和服之，立出。又方∶主诸风脚膝疼痛不可践地。鹿蹄四只 洗如法，熟煮了，取肉于豉
汁中，
着五味煮熟，空腹食之。又方∶主肾脏虚冷，腰脊痛如锥刺，不能动摇。鹿角屑二大两，熬
令
微黄捣末。空腹暖酒一杯，投鹿角末方寸匕，服之，日三、两服。梅师方∶治人面目卒得赤
黑丹如疥状，不急治，遍身即死。烧鹿角末，猪膏和涂之。又方∶治卒腰痛，暂转不得。鹿
角一
枚
之
即杀人。鹿角以水磨浊汁涂肿上，赤即随手消。孙真人食忌鹿肉解药毒，不可久食，盖常食
解
毒草也。斗门方∶治骨鲠。用鹿角为末，含津咽下，妙。续千金方∶治腰膝疼痛伤败。鹿茸
不限多少，涂酥炙紫色为末，温酒调下一钱匕。古今录验疗妖魅猫鬼，病患不肯言鬼方∶鹿
角
屑，捣散，以水服方寸匕，即言实也。又方∶治小儿哕。鹿角粉、大豆末等分相和，乳调涂
奶上饮儿。兵部手集疗妒乳，硬欲结脓，令消。取鹿角于右上磨取白汁，涂干又涂，不得手
近，
并以人嗍却黄水，一日许即散。深师方∶疗五瘿。取鹿厌以家酒渍，炙干，纳酒中，更炙令
香，含咽汁，味尽更易，十具愈。又方∶治马鞍疮。鹿角灰酢和涂之。子母秘录∶疗烦闷，
腹
痛，血不尽。鹿角烧末，豉汁服方寸匕。日二服，渐加至三钱匕。杨氏产乳疗腰痛。鹿角屑
熬
令
纳酒一大升中浸之，冷又烧赤又浸，如此数过，细研，空心酒调鹿角末方寸匕服。姚和众治
小
儿
烈
，多别良草，恒食名物，诸草不食，处必山岗。产妇下泽，飨神用其肉者，以其性别清净故
也
。凡饵药之人，久食鹿肉，服药必不得力。所以鹿恒食解毒草，能制诸药耳。名草者，葛花
菜、鹿葱、白药苗、白蒿、水芹、甘草、齐头蒿、山苍耳、荠 。又五月勿食鹿，伤神。
衍义曰∶鹿茸，他兽肉多属十二辰及八卦。昔黄帝立子、丑等为十二辰以名月；又以名
兽，
配十二辰属。故獐鹿肉为肉中第一者，避十二辰也。味亦胜他肉。三祀皆以鹿腊，其义如此。
茸最难得，不破及不出却血者，盖其力尽在血中，猎时多有损伤故也。茸上毛先薄，以酥涂
匀，于烈焰中急灼之。若不先以酥涂，恐火焰伤茸。俟毛净，微炙入药。今人亦能将麻茸伪
为之，不可不察也。头亦可酿酒，然须作浆时，稍益葱椒。角为胶，别有法。按《月令》冬
至一阳生，麋角解；夏至一阴生，鹿角解；各逐阴阳分合，如此解落。今人用麋、鹿茸作一
种，殆疏矣。凡麋、鹿角自生至坚完，无两月之久，大者二十余斤，其坚如石，计一昼夜须
生数两。凡骨之类，成长无速于此；虽草木至易生，亦无能及之，岂可与凡骨血为比。麋茸
利补阳，鹿茸利补阴。凡用茸，无须太嫩，唯长四、五寸，茸端如马瑙红者最佳。须佐以他
药，则有功。
鹿茸
味甘、酸，性温、微温，无毒。主治漏下恶血，寒热惊痫，益气强志，生齿不老，治疗虚劳，身体洒洒如疟疾般寒冷，形体羸瘦，四肢酸痛，腰脊疼痛，小便频利，遗精溺血，破除腹中留滞之瘀血，消散石淋痈肿，骨中热疽。臣禹锡等依照《药性论》记载：鹿茸为君药，味苦、辛。主治补益男子腰肾虚冷，脚膝无力，夜间梦交，精气自出，女子崩中漏血。炙后研末，空腹时以温酒送服一方寸匕。又主治赤白带下，入散剂使用。孟诜说：鹿茸，主治益气。不可用鼻嗅闻，其茸中有小白虫，肉眼看不见，若进入人鼻必致“虫颡”（一种鼻部病变），药效也就没有了。日华子说：鹿茸，补虚羸，壮筋骨，破瘀血，杀鬼精，安胎，下气。（需经酥炙后入药。）养骨，安胎下气，杀鬼精物，不可靠近阴部，否则会导致阳痿。久服可抗衰老。
四月、五月鹿角脱落时采收，阴干。使用时需干燥。麻勃为其使药。
《唐本草》注云：鹿茸，夏季采收，阴干，百收不到一，即使得到一块干的，气味臭不可用。用火烘干，非常好。臣禹锡等依照《药性论》记载：鹿骨，味甘，微热，无毒。
角 味咸，无毒。主治恶疮痈肿，驱逐邪恶之气，腹中留血，消除小腹血急痛，腰脊痛，折伤恶血，益气。七月采收。杜仲为其使药。
臣禹锡等依照《痈疽通用药》记载：鹿角，性温、微温。孟诜说：将角锉成屑，用白蜜五升浸泡，微火熬至角末三指撮大小，和清酒服用，即可排出鬼精。另外，女子胞中余血不尽欲死者，用清酒调和鹿角灰，服一方寸匕，日三次夜一次，效果很好。另外，小儿重舌，用小豆汁煮鹿角灰，敷于重舌下，每日三次。日华子说：角，治疗疮痈肿热毒等，用醋磨敷。脱精尿血，夜间梦交，一并治疗，用水磨服。小儿重舌，鹅口疮，炙熨之。
髓 味甘，性温。主治丈夫、女子内伤，绝脉，筋急痛，咳逆。用酒调和服用，效果好。
臣禹锡等依照《药性论》记载：鹿髓，无毒。日华子说：髓，治疗筋骨弱，呕吐。用地黄汁煎制成膏，填补骨髓。用蜜煮，壮阳，使人有子。
臣禹锡等依照日华子记载：肾，补中，安五脏，壮阳气。泡酒及煮粥服用。
肉 性温。补中，强五脏，益气力。生肉治疗口僻（口眼歪斜），割薄贴敷。
陶隐居说：野肉之中，獐鹿可食。生的不膻腥。又不属十二辰，八卦无主而兼能温补，对人来说生死无尤，所以道家允许将其制成脯，超过其他肉类。虽然牛、羊、鸡、犬也有补益作用，充实肌肤，但对于亡魂都是罪过，都不值得吃。凡是肉脯烤制不动，遇水而动，暴晒不干，都杀人。还有茅屋漏下的肉脯，藏在密器中的，名为郁脯，都不可食。《唐本草》注云：头，主治消渴。煎之可作胶，服用更好。筋，主治劳损续绝。骨，主治虚劳。可泡酒，主治风补虚。髓脂，主治痈肿死肌，温中，四肢不遂，风头，通腠理。一说不可近阴。角，主治猫鬼中恶，心腹疰痛。血，主治狂犬伤，鼻衄，折伤，阴痿，补虚，止腰痛。齿，主治留血气，鼠瘘，心腹痛，不可近丈夫阴。臣禹锡等依照孟诜记载：鹿头肉，主治消渴，夜梦见物。又蹄肉，主治脚膝疼痛。肉，主治补中益气力。又生肉，主治中风，口偏不正，与生椒同捣敷之，专看正即速除之。九月以后，正月以前，可以食用。日华子说：肉，无毒。补益气，助五脏。生肉贴偏风，左患右贴，右患左贴。头肉治烦懑，多梦。蹄治脚膝酸。又血治肺痿吐血及崩中，带下。和酒服用，效果好。
《图经》说：鹿茸并角，《本经》未载所出州土，现在山林处皆有。四月角欲生时取其茸，阴干。以形如小紫茄子者为上品，有人说茄子茸太嫩，血气犹未具，不如分岐如马鞍形的有力。茸不可嗅，其气能伤人鼻。七月采角。鹿年岁久的，其角坚好，煮以为胶，入药更佳。现在医家多贵麋茸、麋角，力紧于鹿。《本经》自有麋脂角条在下品。鹿髓可作酒，唐代方剂多有此法。近世有人服鹿血酒，说是从射猎者处得来，因采捕入山，迷路数日，饥渴将委顿，唯获一生鹿，刺血数升饮之，饥渴顿除，及归，遂觉血气充盛异常。有人效仿其服饵，刺鹿头角间血，酒和饮之更佳。其肉自九月以后，正月以前宜食之。其他月份不可食。其脑入面膏。
雷公说：凡使用，先用天灵盖作末，然后锯解鹿茸作片子，用好羊脂拌天灵盖末，涂之于鹿茸上，慢火炙之，令内外黄脆了，用鹿皮一片裹之，安室上一宿，其药魂归也。至明则以慢火焙之，令脆，方：捣作末用之。每五两鹿茸，用羊脂三两，炙尽为度。又制法：用黄精自然汁浸两日夜了，漉出焙令干，细捣用，免渴人也。鹿角，使之胜如麋角。其角要黄色、紧重、尖好者。缘此鹿食灵草，所以异其众鹿。其麋角顶根上有黄色毛若金线，兼旁生小尖也，色苍白者上。注《干宁记》云：其鹿与游龙相戏，乃生此异尔。采得角了，须全戴者，并长三寸，锯解之。以物盛。于急水中浸之，一百日满出，用刀削去粗皮一重了，以物拭水垢，令净，然后用醋煮七日，旋旋添醋，勿令火歇。戌时不用着火，只从子时至戌时也。日足，其角白色软如粉，即细捣作粉，却以无灰酒煮其胶阴干。削了重研筛过用。每修事十两，以无灰酒一镒，煎干为度也。《食疗》云谨按肉，九月后，正月前食之，则补虚羸瘦弱，利五脏，调血脉。自外皆不食，发冷痛。角，主治痈疽疮肿，除恶血。若腰脊痛，折伤，多取鹿角并截取尖，错为屑，以白蜜淹浸之，微火熬令小变色，曝干，捣筛令细，以酒服之。轻身益力，强骨髓，补阳道。角，烧飞为丹，服之至妙。但于瓷器中或瓦器中，寸截，用泥裹，大火烧之一日，如玉粉。亦可炙令黄，末，细罗，酒服之益人。若欲作胶者，细破寸截，以水浸七日，令软方煮也。骨，温。主治安胎，下气，杀鬼精，可用浸酒。凡是鹿白臆者，不可食。
《圣惠方》：治疗肾气虚损，耳聋。用鹿肾一对，去脂膜，切，于豉汁中，入粳米二合和煮粥，入五味之法调和。空腹食之，作羹及酒并得。《外台秘要》疗鲠。取鹿筋，渍之，索紧令大如弹丸，持筋端吞之，候至鲠处，徐除引之，鲠着筋出。又方：治疗消肾，小便数。鹿角一具，炙令焦，捣筛。酒服方寸匕，渐渐加至一匕半。又方：治疗蠼尿疮。又方：治疗竹木刺入肉皮中不出。烧鹿角末，以水和涂，立出。久者不一夕。《百一方》：若男女喜梦与鬼交通，致恍惚者方：截鹿角屑三指撮，日二服，酒下。《食疗》同。又方：丹者，恶毒之疮，五色无常。烧鹿角和猪脂敷之。又方：胎死得效方：鹿角屑二、三方寸匕，煮葱豉汤和服之，立出。又方：主治诸风脚膝疼痛不可践地。鹿蹄四只洗如法，熟煮了，取肉于豉汁中，着五味煮熟，空腹食之。又方：主治肾脏虚冷，腰脊痛如锥刺，不能动摇。鹿角屑二大两，熬令微黄捣末。空腹暖酒一杯，投鹿角末方寸匕，服之，日三、两服。《梅师方》：治疗人面目卒得赤黑丹如疥状，不急治，遍身即死。烧鹿角末，猪膏和涂之。又方：治疗卒腰痛，暂转不得。鹿角一枚之水磨浊汁涂肿上，赤即随手消。孙真人《食忌》鹿肉解药毒，不可久食，盖常食解毒草也。《斗门方》：治疗骨鲠。用鹿角为末，含津咽下，妙。《续千金方》：治疗腰膝疼痛伤败。鹿茸不限多少，涂酥炙紫色为末，温酒调下一钱匕。《古今录验》疗妖魅猫鬼，病患不肯言鬼方：鹿角屑，捣散，以水服方寸匕，即言实也。又方：治疗小儿哕。鹿角粉、大豆末等分相和，乳调涂奶上饮儿。《兵部手集》疗妒乳，硬欲结脓，令消。取鹿角于右上磨取白汁，涂干又涂，不得手近，并以人嗍却黄水，一日许即散。《深师方》：治疗五瘿。取鹿厌以家酒渍，炙干，纳酒中，更炙令香，含咽汁，味尽更易，十具愈。又方：治疗马鞍疮。鹿角灰酢和涂之。《子母秘录》：治疗烦闷，腹痛，血不尽。鹿角烧末，豉汁服方寸匕。日二服，渐加至三钱匕。杨氏《产乳》疗腰痛。鹿角屑熬令纳酒一大升中浸之，冷又烧赤又浸，如此数过，细研，空心酒调鹿角末方寸匕服。姚和众治疗小儿烈，多别良草，恒食名物，诸草不食，处必山岗。产妇下泽，飨神用其肉者，以其性别清净故也。凡饵药之人，久食鹿肉，服药必不得力。所以鹿恒食解毒草，能制诸药耳。名草者，葛花菜、鹿葱、白药苗、白蒿、水芹、甘草、齐头蒿、山苍耳、荠。又五月勿食鹿，伤神。
《衍义》说：鹿茸，他兽肉多属十二辰及八卦。昔黄帝立子、丑等为十二辰以名月；又以名兽，配十二辰属。故獐鹿肉为肉中第一者，避十二辰也。味亦胜他肉。三祀皆以鹿腊，其义如此。茸最难得，不破及不出却血者，盖其力尽在血中，猎时多有损伤故也。茸上毛先薄，以酥涂匀，于烈焰中急灼之。若不先以酥涂，恐火焰伤茸。俟毛净，微炙入药。今人亦能将麻茸伪为之，不可不察也。头亦可酿酒，然须作浆时，稍益葱椒。角为胶，别有法。按《月令》冬至一阳生，麋角解；夏至一阴生，鹿角解；各逐阴阳分合，如此解落。今人用麋、鹿茸作一种，殆疏矣。凡麋、鹿角自生至坚完，无两月之久，大者二十余斤，其坚如石，计一昼夜须生数两。凡骨之类，成长无速于此；虽草木至易生，亦无能及之，岂可与凡骨血为比。麋茸利补阳，鹿茸利补阴。凡用茸，无须太嫩，唯长四、五寸，茸端如马瑙红者最佳。须佐以他药，则有功。
Deer Antler Velvet (Lurong)
Sweet and sour in taste, warm and slightly warm in nature, non-toxic. It primarily treats abnormal uterine bleeding with dark blood (Lou Xia E Xue), alternating chills and fever with convulsions and epilepsy (Han Re Jing Xian), tonifies Qi and strengthens the will (Yi Qi Qiang Zhi), promotes tooth growth and anti-aging (Sheng Chi Bu Lao), treats deficiency exhaustion (Xu Lao), shivering chills resembling malaria (Sa Sa Ru Nue), emaciation (Lei Shou), soreness and pain in the four limbs (Si Zhi Suan Teng), pain in the waist and spine (Yao Ji Tong), frequent urination (Xiao Bian Li), seminal emission and hematuria (Xie Jing Ni Xue), breaks up stagnant blood in the abdomen (Po Liu Xue Zai Fu), disperses lithiasis (Shi Lin) and carbuncles and swellings (Yong Zhong), and heat abscesses in the bones (Gu Zhong Re Ju). Minister Yu Xi et al., according to *Yao Xing Lun* (Treatise on the Properties of Medicinals): Deer antler velvet is a Sovereign drug (Jun), bitter and acrid in taste. It primarily tonifies kidney deficiency and cold in men, weakness in the legs and knees, nocturnal emissions during dreams (Ye Meng Gui Jiao), spontaneous seminal loss (Jing Yi Zi Chu), metrorrhagia and leukorrhea in women (Bu Zhong Lou Xue). After roasting and grinding into powder, take one cubic inch spoonful (Fang Cun Bi) with warm wine on an empty stomach. It also treats red and white leukorrhea (Chi Bai Dai Xia), used in powders. Meng Shen said: Deer antler velvet primarily benefits Qi. It should not be smelled; there are tiny white worms inside the velvet that are invisible to the naked eye. If they enter the nose, they cause "worm throat" (Chong Sang - a nasal lesion), rendering the medicine ineffective. Ri Hua Zi said: Deer antler velvet tonifies deficiency and emaciation (Bu Xu Lei), strengthens sinews and bones (Zhuang Jin Gu), breaks up blood stasis (Po Yu Xue), kills demonic essences (Sha Gui Jing), calms the fetus (An Tai), and directs Qi downward (Xia Qi). (Must be processed with butter before use.) It nourishes bones, calms the fetus, directs Qi downward, kills demonic essences, and should not be brought near the genitals, as it causes impotence (Wu). Long-term use promotes longevity.
Harvested when the antlers shed in April and May, dried in the shade. Use when dry. Ma Bo (Hemp pollen) is its guiding herb.
*Tang Ben Zhu* notes: Deer antler velvet is harvested in summer and dried in the shade; less than one percent is retained. Even if a dry piece is obtained, it smells foul and is unusable. Drying it over fire is very good. Minister Yu Xi et al., according to *Yao Xing Lun*: Deer bone is sweet in taste, slightly hot, and non-toxic.
Antler (Jiao) Salty in taste, non-toxic. Treats malignant sores and carbuncles (E Chuang Yong Zhong), drives out evil qi, stagnant blood in the yin organs, relieves acute abdominal pain due to blood stasis, waist and spine pain, traumatic blood stasis, and benefits Qi. Harvested in July. Du Zhong is its guiding herb.
Minister Yu Xi et al., according to *Yong Ju Tong Yong Yao*: Deer antler is warm and slightly warm. Meng Shen said: Grind the antler into powder, soak in five sheng of white honey, simmer over low heat until the antler powder amounts to three finger-pinches, mix with clear wine and ingest to expel demonic essence. Also, for women with residual blood in the uterus causing severe distress, mix deer antler ash with clear wine, take one cubic inch spoonful, three times daily and once at night, which is very effective. For pediatric macroglossia (Zhong She), boil mung bean juice with deer antler ash and apply under the tongue three times daily. Ri Hua Zi said: Antler treats sores, carbuncles, swellings, and heat toxins by grinding with vinegar and applying. It also treats seminal emission, hematuria, and nocturnal emissions by grinding with water and ingesting. For pediatric macroglossia and thrush (E Kou Chuang), roast and apply.
Marrow (Sui) Sweet in taste, warm. Treats internal injury in men and women, severed pulses, acute tendon pain, and cough with reversed Qi. Mix with wine for ingestion, which is beneficial.
Minister Yu Xi et al., according to *Yao Xing Lun*: Deer marrow is non-toxic. Ri Hua Zi said: Marrow treats weak sinews and bones and vomiting. Decoct with Rehmannia juice to make a paste for filling bone marrow. Decoct with honey to tonify Yang and promote fertility.
Kidney (Shen) Neutral in nature. Primarily tonifies Kidney Qi.
Minister Yu Xi et al., according to Ri Hua Zi: Kidney tonifies the Middle, calms the Five Viscera, and strengthens Yang Qi. Make into wine or porridge for consumption.
Meat (Rou) Warm in nature. Tonifies the Middle, strengthens the Five Viscera, and benefits Qi and strength. Raw meat treats facial paralysis (Kou Pi); slice thinly and apply.
Tao Hongjing said: Among wild meats, roe deer and sika deer are edible. Raw meat is not gamey. They do not belong to the Earthly Branches, and their Eight Trigram association is neutral, allowing them to tonify gently without causing harm, so Daoists permit making them into jerky, superior to other meats. Although beef, mutton, chicken, and dog have tonic effects and fill the flesh, they are considered faults for departed souls and are not worth eating. Any meat jerky that does not move when roasted, moves when wetted, or does not dry when sun-dried is poisonous. Meat jerky from leaking thatched roofs or stored in sealed containers (Yu Fu) is inedible. *Tang Ben Zhu* notes: Head treats thirst-quenching (Xiao Ke). Decocted to make glue, which is better when ingested. Sinews treat damage and fractures. Bone treats deficiency exhaustion. Can be made into wine to treat wind and tonify deficiency. Marrow fat treats carbuncles, necrotic tissue, warms the Middle, treats limb paralysis, headaches, and opens the interstices. One view says it should not be brought near the genitals. Antler treats cat-gui poisoning and heart/abdominal wandering pain. Blood treats rabies bites, epistaxis, trauma, impotence, tonifies deficiency, and stops lower back pain. Teeth treat stagnant blood and qi, scrofula (Shu Lou), and abdominal pain; should not be brought near male genitals. Minister Yu Xi et al., according to Meng Shen: Deer head meat treats thirst-quenching and dream visions. Hoof meat treats leg and knee pain. Meat tonifies the Middle and benefits Qi. Raw meat treats wind-stroke with facial deviation; grind with raw Sichuan pepper and apply, correcting the deviation quickly. Edible from September to January. Ri Hua Zi said: Meat is non-toxic. Benefits Qi and assists the Five Viscera. Raw meat applied for hemiplegia: apply left side for right lesion, right side for left lesion. Head meat treats irritability and excessive dreaming. Hooves treat leg and knee soreness. Blood treats lung abscess with hemoptysis, metrorrhagia, and leukorrhea; mix with wine for ingestion, which is beneficial.
*Tu Jing* states: Deer antler velvet and antler are not listed in the *Ben Jing* regarding their origin, but are found in mountainous areas today. Harvest velvet when antlers begin to grow in April, dried in the shade. Those shaped like small purple eggplants are superior, though some say eggplant-shaped velvet is too tender and lacks full Qi and blood; those branched like a saddle are more potent. Velvet should not be smelled, as its vapor harms the nose. Harvest antlers in July. Old deer have hard, good-quality antlers; boiled into glue, they are excellent for medicine. Currently, physicians value elk antler velvet and antlers more than deer, as they are more potent. The *Ben Jing* lists elk marrow and antler in the inferior category. Deer marrow can be made into wine; Tang dynasty formulas often include this method. Recently, people drank deer blood wine obtained from hunters who were lost in mountains, starving and thirsty, and survived by drinking liters of fresh deer blood, regaining strength upon return. Others imitate this by piercing the blood between the antlers, mixing with wine, and drinking. Deer meat is suitable for consumption from September to January; otherwise, it is inadvisable. Brain can be used in facial creams.
Lei Gong said: When processing, first grind Tian Ling Gai (Skull cap) into powder. Saw the deer antler velvet into slices, mix with good sheep fat and Tian Ling Gai powder, coat the velvet, and slowly roast until yellow and brittle inside and out. Wrap in a piece of deer skin and leave in a room overnight to let the "spirit" return. Next day, slow-roast until brittle, then grind into powder. For every five liang of velvet, use three liang of sheep fat, roasting until consumed. Another method: Soak in natural juice of Polygonatum for two days and nights, drain, dry, and grind finely to prevent thirst. For deer antler, select those superior to elk antlers: yellow, dense, heavy, and sharp-tipped. This is because these deer eat spiritual herbs. Elk antlers have yellow hairs like gold threads at the base and small side spikes; pale white ones are superior. *Gan Ning Ji* notes: These deer play with swimming dragons, causing this anomaly. Harvest whole antlers, saw off three cun tips. Soak in fast-flowing water for 100 days. Scrape off rough skin, clean, then boil in vinegar for seven days, adding vinegar as needed, keeping the fire going except during Xu hour (7-9 PM), from Zi hour (11 PM-1 AM) to Xu hour. When done, the antler becomes white and soft like powder. Grind finely, then decoct the glue with unfermented wine and dry. Scrape, re-grind, and sieve. For ten liang processed, use one yi of unfermented wine, decoct until dry. *Shi Liao* states: Eat meat from September to January to tonify deficiency and emaciation, benefit the Five Viscera, and regulate blood vessels. Eating it at other times causes cold pain. Antler treats carbuncles and ulcers, expels bad blood. For waist/spine pain or trauma, take antler tips, grind, soak in white honey, simmer until slightly discolored, dry, grind fine, and take with wine. Lightens the body, increases strength, strengthens bone marrow, and tonifies Yang. Antler calcined into ash (Dan) is excellent when taken. Cut into inches, wrap in clay, fire in porcelain or pottery for one day until like jade powder. Or roast until yellow, grind, sieve, and take with wine. To make glue, break into inches, soak in water for seven days until soft, then boil. Bone is warm. Calms the fetus, directs Qi downward, kills demonic essences, can be soaked in wine. White-breasted deer meat is inedible.
*Sheng Hui Fang*: Treats Kidney Qi deficiency and deafness. Take one pair of deer kidneys, remove fat membrane, slice, cook with soybean broth and two he of japonica rice into porridge, season with five flavors. Eat on an empty stomach; can also be made into soup or wine. *Wai Tai Mi Yao* treats fishbone choking. Soak deer sinew, tighten into a ball size, swallow the end, wait for it to reach the obstruction, then gently pull to extract the bone. Another formula: Treats Xiao Shen (diabetes-like symptoms) with frequent urination. Roast one set of deer antlers until charred, grind, sieve. Take one cubic inch spoonful with wine, gradually increasing to one and a half spoonfuls. Another formula: Treats Qu Niao Chuang (urethral discharge sores). Another formula: Treats bamboo/wood splinters stuck in skin. Burn deer antler to powder, mix with water, apply; splinters emerge immediately or within a night. *Bai Yi Fang*: For men and women prone to dreams of sexual intercourse with spirits causing confusion, take three finger-pinches of deer antler powder twice daily with wine. Same as *Shi Liao*. Another formula: For Dan (malignant sores with changing colors), burn deer antler, mix with lard, and apply. Another formula: For retained dead fetus, take two or three cubic inch spoonfuls of deer antler powder, decoct with green onion and soybean, mix and ingest; fetus expelled immediately. Another formula: Treats wind-induced leg/knee pain preventing walking. Wash four deer hooves properly, boil thoroughly, take meat, cook in soybean broth with five flavors, eat on empty stomach. Another formula: Treats Kidney deficiency cold, stabbing lower back pain preventing movement. Take two da liang of deer antler powder, roast until slightly yellow, grind. Take one cubic inch spoonful with warm wine on empty stomach, three times daily or twice. *Mei Shi Fang*: Treats sudden red/black facial sores resembling scabies; if untreated, spreads fatally. Burn deer antler powder, mix with lard, apply. Another formula: Treats sudden lower back pain preventing turning. Grind deer antler with water to thick juice, apply to swelling; redness subsides instantly. Sun Simiao's *Shi Ji* states deer meat resolves drug toxicity; do not eat long-term as it contains detoxifying herbs. *Dou Men Fang*: Treats bone choking. Grind deer antler to powder, swallow with saliva. *Xu Qian Jin Fang*: Treats leg/knee pain and trauma. Deer antler velvet, any amount, coat with butter, roast until purple, grind. Take one qian bi with warm wine. *Gu Jin Lu Yan*: Treats demon possession where patients deny ghosts. Take deer antler powder, dissolve in water, take one cubic inch spoonful; patient admits truth. Another formula: Treats pediatric hiccups. Mix equal parts deer antler powder and soybean powder, blend with milk, apply to nipple for infant to drink. *Bing Bu Shou Ji*: Treats engorged breasts hardening into pus. Grind deer antler on right upper stone to get white juice, apply repeatedly, avoid touching with hands, suck yellow fluid manually; resolves in a day. *Shen Shi Fang*: Treats five types of goiter. Soak deer antler in home wine, roast dry, put back in wine, roast until fragrant, hold in mouth and swallow juice, replace after flavor fades; ten sets cure. Another formula: Treats saddle sores. Mix deer antler ash with vinegar, apply. *Zi Mu Mi Lu*: Treats irritability, abdominal pain, incomplete blood expulsion. Burn deer antler to powder, take with soybean broth, one cubic inch spoonful twice daily, gradually increase to three qian bi. Yang Shi's *Chan Ru* treats lower back pain. Roast deer antler powder, soak in one sheng of wine, cool, roast red again, repeat several times, grind fine, take one cubic inch spoonful with wine on empty stomach. Yao He Zhong treats pediatric Lie (convulsions). Deer eat specific grasses, avoiding others, living in hills. Postpartum women sacrifice deer meat to gods due to its purity. Anyone taking drugs who eats deer meat long-term will find drugs ineffective because deer eat detoxifying herbs that counteract medicines. Named grasses include Ge Hua Cai, Lu Cong, Bai Yao Miao, Bai Hao, Shui Qin, Gan Cao, Qi Tou Hao, Shan Cang Er, Ji. Do not eat deer in May as it harms the Spirit.
*Yan Yi* states: Most animal meats belong to the Twelve Earthly Branches and Eight Trigrams. Yellow Di established the branches to name months and animals. Thus, roe/deer meat is premier among meats because it avoids the Earthly Branches. Its taste surpasses others. Sacrifices use deer jerky for this reason. Velvet is hardest to obtain intact without blood loss, as potency lies in the blood, often damaged during hunting. Trim hair on velvet, coat evenly with butter, quickly scorch over high flame to avoid fire damage. Once hair is clean, lightly roast for medicine. Some fake it with hemp velvet; must be careful. Head can make wine, add green onion and pepper when making mash. Antler glue has separate methods. According to *Yue Ling*, at Winter Solstice Yang arises, elk antlers shed; at Summer Solstice Yin arises, deer antlers shed; each follows Yin-Yang division. Using elk and deer velvet interchangeably is negligent. Deer/elk antlers grow hard in less than two months, weighing over twenty jin, hard as stone, growing several liang per day. No bone grows faster; even plants cannot match. Elk velvet tonifies Yang; deer velvet tonifies Yin. Velvet should not be too tender; four to five cun long with agate-red tip is best. Must be combined with other herbs for efficacy.