Deer Blood in the "Emergency Thousand Gold Prescription". It is the blood of deer species Cervus elaphus Linnaeus or C.nippon Temminck. The blood is collected during the slaughter of deer and is dried after coagulation.
[Processing Method] Take the original medicinal material, remove impurities, and crush it when using.
[Medicinal Properties] It is irregular, purple-red pieces. The cross-section has a slight honeycomb pattern. It has a slight fishy smell and a slightly salty taste.
[Processing Function] Deer blood has a sweet and mild taste, and it is warm in nature. It has the functions of nourishing blood and benefiting essence, stopping bleeding and regulating menstruation. It is used for conditions such as insufficient essence and blood, lumbar pain, impotence nocturnal emission, blood deficiency palpitations, insomnia, pulmonary tuberculosis with hemoptysis, nosebleeds, excessive uterine bleeding, and abscesses and injuries. According to "Compendium of Materia Medica," it can be used with alcohol to regulate blood circulation and relieve lower back pain, and can be taken hot ( "New Compilation of Materia Medica"); for the treatment of palpitations and insomnia in the elderly, deer heart blood can be taken, ground into powder, and mixed with alcohol for consumption ("Sichuan Traditional Chinese Medicine Annals").
