Water Buffalo Horn Shavings (Bubalus bubalis) — Dried TCM Herb, 500g Bulk

Water Buffalo Horn Shavings (Bubalus bubalis) are the dried, finely cut horn shavings of the water buffalo, known in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) as Niú Jiǎo Sī (牛角丝). Long revered as a cooling, blood-cooling, and heat-clearing herb, buffalo horn has been prized as a gentle substitute for rhinoceros horn in classical formulas, traditionally used to clear heat, cool the blood, and settle restlessness. Its nature is bitter, salty, and cold, making it a focused yet gentle herb for calming the spirit and harmonizing the blood.

Key Selling Points

• Traditional heat-clearing and blood-cooling herb
• Dried water buffalo horn shavings
• Bubalus bubalis
• 500g bulk pack, one jin per unit
• Clean, new-crop quality from Yunshengtang

Quality & Sensory

Each batch is carefully cut and dried to preserve its pale ivory to light amber color, firm horny texture, and mild, faintly animalic aroma. When decocted, the shavings soften and release a subtle, slightly salty and mineral flavor, yielding a clear, light infusion that blends quietly into herbal formulas without overpowering other ingredients.

Technical Specifications

Usage Scenarios

• Decoction with other herbs
• Herbal soup and broth
• Traditional cooling tea blends
• Seasonal heat-clearing formulas
• Bulk herbal preparation

Traditional Uses

In folk herbal practice, Niu Jiao Si is decocted into soups, cooling teas, and classical formulas to clear heat, cool the blood, and calm the spirit. It is a common ingredient in summer decoctions, where it pairs with ingredients like honeysuckle, forsythia, and mung bean. As a daily tea, it is simmered alone or blended with chrysanthemum and mint for a light, mildly mineral infusion.

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