Lu Rong Lu Rong Lu Rong Elk/Deer Horn, Velvet tcm herb traditional chinese medicine lu rong tcm herbal database

Lu Rong - Elk/Deer Horn, Velvet

Lu Rong (Elk/Deer Horn, Velvet)

Clinical Applications

  • Tonify kidneys, strengthen yang - fatigue, impotence, cold limbs, lightheadedness, lower back and knee pain, tinnitus, frequent and clear urine.
  • Tonify the governing vessel, augments essence and blood, strengthens sinews and bones - children with mental/physical developmental issues.
  • Regulates the conception vessel, chong mai, and stabilizies the dai mai - cold deficient leukorrhea or uterine bleeding, infertility with a cold womb.
  • Tonifies and nourishes qi and blood - chronic ulcerations/yin-type boils (concave, clear fluid oozing, unhealing).

Functional Category

Channels Influenced

Dosage & Preparation

  • Dosage: 1-3g powder, start with low doses

Clinician Notes

This herb is expensive and most often used when alternatives are not appropriate.

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