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Water Buffalo Horn (Flat, curved arc shape, gray-black, square root, hollow, most grooves are parallel, concave, deep horizontal stripes)

Water Buffalo Horn

Yellow Cattle Horn

Water Buffalo Horn Slices

Water Buffalo Horn Slices

【Naming】n

Water Buffalo Horn

【Source】n

From the Middle Grade of the Classic of Herbal Medicine

【Common Usage Level】n

E

【Botanical Origin】n

The horns of the water buffalo, Bubalus bubalis L., of the Bovidae family.

【Characteristics】n

The shape is curved in an arc, the root is square or slightly triangular, hollow, one side of the surface has a number of parallel concave lines, and the horn tip is sharp. It is black-brown in color, hard in texture, with fine and inconspicuous sectional patterns, and has a fishy odor. Generally, the tip of the horn is used most often.

【Category】n

Vertebrate Animals