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Part used: Aril (fleshy part of the fruit)
Pharmaceutical name: Euphoriae Longanae, Arillus
Botanical name: Euphoria Longan
Common name: Longan Fruit
Translation: “Dragon Eyes Meat”;
Energy: Warm
Taste: Sweet
Channel-organ: Heart, Spleen
Direction: Descending
Preparation: Slice before adding to decoction
Energetic Functions:
1. To nourish heart blood
2. To calm Shen
3. To tonify spleen Qi
4. Postpartum weakness
Comments:
1. Long Yan Rou (Longan) is primarily used for deficiency of [...]

Part used: Bulb
Pharmaceutical name: Lilii, Bulbus
Botanical name: Lilium lancifolium; L. brownii; L. pumilum; L. longiflorum
Common name: Lily bulb
Translation: “Hundred Meetings”
Energy: Cool
Taste: Sweet, Bitter
Channel-organ: Lung, Heart
Action: Nourish Yin
Energetic Functions:
1. Moistens lung and stops cough
2. Clears heart heat and calms Shen
Comments:
1. The herb comes as scales from the bulb.
2. Can be applied externally to treat swellings and [...]

Part used: Fruit-seed
Pharmaceutical name: Ligustri Lucidi, Fructus
Botanical name: Ligustrum lucidum
Common name: privet fruit
Translation: “Female Virtue Seed”
Energy: Neutral
Taste: Sweet, Bitter
Channel-organ: Liver, Kidney
Action: Ascending
Energetic Functions:
1. Tonifies liver and kidney Yin
2. Clears liver heat to brighten eyes
3. Darken the hair
4. Strengthen knees and waist
5. Preserves jing
 
Comments:
1. Often combined with Han Lian Cao (Eclipta), Sang Shen (Morus) or Gou [...]

Xie H, Colahan P, Ott EA
JAVMA. 227 (2): 281-286, 2005.
 
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate use of electroacupuncture for treatment of horses with signs of chronic thoracolumbar pain. DESIGN: Prospective study. ANIMALS: 15 horses with signs of chronic thoracolumbar pain. PROCEDURE: Horses were randomly allocated to 1 of 3 treatment groups. Horses in group 1 received electroacupuncture stimulation [...]

Habacher G, Pittler MH, Ernst E.
J Vet Intern Med. 2006 May-Jun;20(3):480-8.
 
Acupuncture is a popular complementary treatment option in human medicine. Increasingly, owners also seek acupuncture for their animals. The aim of the systematic review reported here was to summarize and assess the clinical evidence for or against the effectiveness of acupuncture in veterinary medicine. Systematic [...]

Kim HY, Kwon OK, Nam TC.
J Vet Sci. 2000 Dec;1(2):133-8
 
In acupuncture practice of animals, preanesthetics sometimes are needed. The purpose of this study was to select the ideal chemical restraint at acupuncture for gastric motility. Nine healthy mixed breed dogs weighed 10-21 kg and aged 1-3 years old were used in this study. Two EMG [...]

Kim DH, Cho SH, Song KH, Lee SE, Lee SH, Kwon GO, Kim IB, Kim YC, Cho JH, Kwon YY, Kim JW.
Am J Chin Med. 2004;32(1):131-40.
 
To establish the proper analgesic method by electroacupuncture (EA) for bovine surgery, the analgesic effect of dorsal and lumbar acupoints, in addition to the combination with dorsal and lumbar acupoints, [...]

Scognamillo-Szabo MV, Bechara GH, Ferreira SH, Cunha FQ.
Ann N Y Acad Sci. 2004 Oct;1026:251-6
Sepsis is a syndrome characterized by infection and generalized inflammatory response that can lead to organ failure and death. In this study we standardized a model to investigate acupuncture’s effects upon sepsis. The objectives were to study the use of acupuncture in [...]

Jaeger GT, Larsen S, Soli N, Moe L.
 
Vet Rec. 2006 May 27;158(21):722-6.
Seventy-eight dogs with pain due to hip dysplasia were studied in a controlled, double-blind clinical trial to evaluate gold bead implantation as a pain-relieving treatment. The dogs were randomly assigned to two groups, 36 in the gold implantation group and 42 in the [...]

According to the Five Elements, the Heart belongs to Fire and the Kidney belongs to Water. The Heart fire will easily become excessive and transfer into pathogenic Heat if there is no cooling system. On the other hand, the Kidney water will easily become pathogenic cold if there is no warming system. The pair water [...]