第一篇來自一個3分的期刊,1990年發表,
J Ethnopharmacol. 1990 Sep;30(2):157-68.
Ethnopharmacology of rhinoceros horn. I: Antipyretic effects of rhinoceros horn and other animal horns.
作者團隊是
Department of Biology and Chinese Medicinal Mate&l Research Centre,
The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, N.T. (Hong Kong)
看點摘要吧
Intraperitoneal administration of an aqueous extract of rhinoceros horn at 5, 2.5 and 1 g/ml, showed a significant antipyretic effect in rats with hyperthermia induced by subcutaneous injection of terpentine oil. Similar assays with extracts of the horns of saiga antelope, water buffalo and cattle at 5 g/ml also caused a significant drop in fever; however, at 1 g/ml, only saiga antelope horn produced an antipyretic action.
Ethnopharmacology of rhinoceros horn. II: antipyretic effects of prescriptions containing rhinoceros horn or water buffalo horn
看下摘要
Aqueous extracts of rhinoceros horn or water buffalo horn demonstrated significant antipyretic action at 2.5 g/ml i.p. (I ml/animal)
in rats with hyperthermia induced by subcutaneous injection of turpentine oil. Qingying Decoction, a classic compound prescription
composed of rhinoceros horn and eight herbs. showed significant antipyretic action at dosages equivalent to 6.5 g/ml of rhinoceros
horn extract. Comparable action was obtained by Qingying Decoction prepared with water buffalo horn. It is suggested that water
buffalo horn can be used as a substitute for rhinoceros horn in treating hyperthermia. especially when prepared with other herbal
materials according to the principles of compound prescriptions of Chinese medicine.
BEIJING — The Chinese government, bowing to pressure from environmental groups, said on Monday that it would temporarily reinstate a ban on the use of rhinoceros horns and tiger bones in medicine.
Making a rare concession, the State Council, China’s cabinet, said that it had decided to postpone an order made last month to undo a 25-year ban on the trade.
“The Chinese government has not changed its stance on wildlife protection and will not ease the crackdown on illegal trafficking and trade of rhinos, tigers and their byproducts,” Ding Xuedong, a top official with the council, said in remarks published in the state-run news media on Monday.
Environmentalists celebrated the change, though some warned that it might be temporary.
“Keeping these products banned is the only way we stand a chance of protecting the future survival of these incredible animals that are already in decline,” said Gilbert M. Sape, a campaigner with World Animal Protection, an advocacy group based in London.