Guest guest Report post Posted April 2, 2010 Anyone know what Huang Niu Bi is, Yellow Ox Nose, how it is used or prepared etc? It is used in a formula by Dr. Xia Guisheng to treat threatened miscarriage. 黄牛鼻 thanks Sharon Sharon Weizenbaum 86 Henry Street Amherst, MA 01002 www.whitepinehealingarts.com Topics in Blog sweiz Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted April 2, 2010 , sharon weizenbaum <sweiz wrote: > > Anyone know what Huang Niu Bi is, Yellow Ox Nose, how it is used or prepared etc? It is used in a formula by Dr. Xia Guisheng to treat threatened miscarriage. I can't find any hits in the Zhong Yao Da Ci Dian for Huang Niu Bi, but there is medicinal called ox's nose (niu bi) that is literally the nose of the creature. Huang Niu means cow, so it is quite possible that the drug in question is actually cow's nose. The item Niu Bi is used to treat absence of milk in women. This link has info (in Chinese) on it: http://www.zysj.com.cn/zhongyaocai/yaocai_n/niubi.html Eric Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted April 3, 2010 Thanks so much Eric, I also found this bit on it by Xia Guisheng... It mentions a couple of other herbs I don't know like Mian Huang Wa and Shi Yan (a fossilized bird I think)......Do you find anything on the Mian Huang Wa? Dr. Xia is using the yellow ox nose (yes, it is the actual nose of the cow) in a formula to protect the fetus in emaciated weak women.... Huang Niu Bi The action of this herb is the same as Beef. In the Shi Liao Ben Cao (Dietetic Materia Medica) points out that this “treats lack of breast milk in women. Make a thick soup and drink on an empty stomachâ€. The Ben Cao Shi Yi (Supplement to ‘The Grand Compendium of Materia Medica) “Yellow ox nose can be boiled with Shi Yan (Cyrtiospirifer sinensis) and served as a drink. This will disperse thirst†Beef is sweet, neutral and without toxin. It enters the Spleen channel. It functions to boost the Qi and blood and it fortifies the Spleen and Kidney and strengthens the tendons and bones. It is able to treat deficiency emaciation and dispersion thirst illness as well as deficiency cold in the Spleen and stomach with no desire for food or drinkâ€. The Hua Zi Ben Cao (Magnificent Child Materia Medica) says “The meat of the water ox is cold. The meat of the yellow ox is warmâ€. The Han Dai Yi Tong (Medicial Understanding from the Han Dynasty) says “Yellow ox meat supplements the Qi and has the same function as 绵黄瓦 Mian Huang Waâ€. We can see from these writings the Huang Niu Bi is warm and that it supplements the Spleen Qi. With Du Zhong is supplements both the Spleen and Kidney and is therefore an important protect-the-fetus herb. Sharon Weizenbaum 86 Henry Street Amherst, MA 01002 www.whitepinehealingarts.com Topics in Blog sweiz Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
