Shui Niu Jiao / 水牛角 (Water Buffalo Horn)

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Shui Niu Jiao / 水牛角 (Water Buffalo Horn)

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Bubali Cornu

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Translator's annotation

Rhinoceros horn is called Xi Jiao / 犀角 (Rhinocerotis Cornu), which is no longer used due to the endangered status of rhinoceros. (Bensky, p. 120)

Bibliographic Citation

Bensky, D., Clavey, S. & Stöger, E. (2004). Chinese herbal medicine: Materia medica (3rd ed.). Seattle: Eastland Press. p. 118

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