Bos tauris domesticus  牛 Niú  Domestic cow      

牛肉 Niú ròu   Cow meat- Beef  
Nature- neutral      FLAVOR:   Sweet     CHANNEL:  Spleen, Stomach
FUNCTIONS
1. Tone up Spleen/Stomach.[1,3]
2. Qi and Blood tonic.[1,3]
3. Strengthen tendons and bones.[1]
INDICATIONS
1. Weakness and skinniness.[1] Diabetes.[1,3] Edema.[1,3] Weak Stomach and Spleen, congested feeling in the abdomen.[1] Underweight.[3]
2. Weakened loins and knees.[1]
PREPARATIONS
- Eat regularly concentrated beef soup to relieve chronic diarrhea and prolapse of anus caused by chronic diarrhea.[3]
- Improve the conditions of stomach and sitmulate the appetite- Mix together 1 000 g beef, 10 g ground back pepper, 5 g dried oragne peel powder; add 1 cup fresh ginger juice and an adequate amount of salt; marinate for 2 hours; cook the beef. Eat at meals.[3]
牛奶 Niú nǎi  Beef milk   
Nature- neutral      FLAVOR: Sweet    CHANNEL: Heart, Lung, Stomach
FUNCTIONS
1. Pushes downward.[3]
2. Treating consumptive disease. Tone up deficiency.[2]
2. Tonify the Lung and Stomach.[3]
3. Promoting the production of Body Fluid. Produce fluids.[3]
4. Lubricate the intestines.[3]
INDICATIONS
1. Used to treat debility and internal injury caused by overstrain.[2] Weak and fatigue.[2] Upset stomach.[3]
2. Regurgitation. Dysphagia.[3] Diabetes and constipation.[3]
CONTRAINDICATIONS: Precaution should be taken by patients suffering from diarrhea caused by insufficiency of the Spleen Yang, Fluid retention or Phlegm Dampness in the body.[2] Diarrhea or mucous discharge.[3]
PREPARATIONS: To be taken after boiling or sterilisation- Pasteurized.
- Improve physical condition after a prolonged illness- Boil 1 glass cow's milk in 4 glasses water over low heat until water is reduced to 1 cup. Drink it slowly on an empty stomach.[3]
- Relieve upset stomach- Mix 1 glass cow's milk with half a glass fresh chive juice and 3 teaspoonfuls fresh ginger juice; heat in a small pan, then drink.[3]
- Diabetes- Mix equal amounts of cow's milk and sheep's milks. Drink the milk as a substitute for tea or juice to improve the physical condition of diabetes patients and frequent urination.[3]

牛肾 Niú shèn  Beef Kidney   
ENERGY: Undetermined    FLAVOR:  Sweet
FUNCTIONS
1.Tone up Kidney Qi, benefit semen.[1] Kidney tonic to improve sexual capacity for males.[3]
INDICATIONS
1. Damp Bi.[1]
2. Impotence in men.[3]
PREPARATIONS
- Impotence in men- Cut a kidney into small pices to boil with one bowl of rice, and when the kidney is cooked, add five green onoin white heads impotence in men.[3]

牛肝脏  Niú gānzàng  Beef Liver   
Nature- neutral, warm     FLAVOR: Sweet
FUNCTIONS
1. Nourish the Blood.[1]
2. Liver tonic, sharpen the vision.[1,3]
INDICATIONS
1. Blood deficiency, yellow and withered complexion, fatigue, being weak and skinny
2. Night-blindness, amaurosis, glaucoma.[1,3]

牛胃  Niú wèi  Beef Stomach   
Nature- neutral      FLAVOR:  Sweet
FUNCTIONS
1. Tone up deficient conditions, benefit the Spleen/Stomach.[1]
INDICATIONS
1. Weakness after illness, energy and Blood deficiency, diabetes, dizziness.[1]


牛黄  Niú huáng- "Cattle/Buffalo yellow"   Gall Bladder stone   
Nature- cool      FLAVOR: Bitter, sweet.
FUNCTIONS
GROUP: Aromatic Stimulants
1. Clear the Heart, reduce fever, expel sputum, counteract toxic effects, relieve spasms.[1]
INDICATIONS
1. Coma in high fever, dilirum, nervousness, convulsion in children, mouth canker, sore throat, skin eruption.[1]
PREPARATIONS:  Dried gallstone 0.1-0.4 g.[1]

References
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Research

Effectiveness of bovine gallstone (Goou) and bear gall powder (Yutan) on chronic liver diseases: a preliminary report.
Matsumoto N, Nakashima T, Kashima K.
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Abstract
The author reports 23 cases of chronic liver disease which showed remarkable improvement with the administration of bovine gallstone (Goou) and bear gall powder (Yutan). The concomitant administration of both Goou at 200 mg/day and Yutan at 60 mg/day resulted in marked improvement of liver function as well as subjective complaints in all the patients within one month. The administration of Goou alone was also effective, but concomitant administration of Goou and Yutan tended to be more effective than administration of Goou alone in cases of liver cirrhosis. These results suggest that animal crude drugs (Goou and Yutan) are reliable medicines for intractable chronic liver diseases.
PMID: 8869449 Tokai J Exp Clin Med. 1995 May;20(1):9-16. ncbi.nlm.nih.gov