Donkey bone

Donkey bone

(records of Sichuan Traditional Chinese Medicine)

[source] it is the skeleton of hyenas.

[animal morphology] hyenas, also known as donkey sheep (Guangzhi), mountain donkey (tangbencao), Sumen antelope, goat and Ming mane sheep.

The body length is 1.4-1.7 meters, the tail length is 9-11 cm, the shoulder height is about 1.1 meters, and the weight is 90-150 kg. It looks like a donkey. Ears are long and narrow and obtuse. The snout is bare. There are suborbital glands. There are hyenas on the nape of the neck. Both male and female have horns, the male is larger, the horn is 13-23 cm long, the base is thick and the apex is sharp, except the tip, there are narrow transverse edges, the horniness is solid and black. The whole body is black and slightly brown, the upper part of the hair is mostly black, and the hair root is gray white. The inner auricle and lower lip are white. The tip of the tail is black. The general individual's coat color varies greatly.

They live on high mountains and cliffs. Flexible, good at bare rock activities in high mountains. Early morning foraging, like to eat fungi. They mate from September to October. They are pregnant for 8 months and give birth to one baby per fetus. It is distributed in Gansu, Sichuan, Yunnan, Hubei, Hunan, Guizhou, Anhui, Zhejiang, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, etc.

[collection] after hunting, skin and bones are removed, and the remains of meat are removed and hung in a well ventilated place to cool and dry.

[herbal medicine] it is mainly composed of limb bones, which are long and strong, often with hooves. There are three segments in the front and back limbs, each of which is slightly curved. The upper and middle segments of the forelimb are about 26 cm long, and the lower segment is thin and short. The upper segment is about 30 cm long, the middle segment is 35 cm long, and the lower segment is also short and small. The appearance is gray and the bone is not very heavy. The cross section is gray, opaque, marrow cavity is empty, and the oil quality is not heavy.

Produced in Sichuan.

[nature and taste] records of Sichuan Traditional Chinese medicine: "pungent, salty, warm, non-toxic. "

[function indications] Sichuan Traditional Chinese medicine records: "it can treat rheumatism, limb pain, numbness and lumbocrural pain. "

[usage and dosage] oral administration: decoct soup, 3-5 yuan; or soak in wine.

[taboo] Sichuan Traditional Chinese medicine annals: "it should be used with caution if there is heat in the body, and should not be taken by pregnant women. "