羊蹄角系牛科动物山羊[Capra hircus,L]或绵羊[Ovis arie,L]蹄的角质部分。羊蹄角作为药物应用,尚未见到文献记载,现仅作为废骨处理。根据羚羊及其它动物的角质部分,如犀角、牛角、羊角和猪蹄角均有广泛的药理作用,羊蹄角也可能具有某些类似的药理活性。为开发羊蹄角药物资源,寻找羚羊角,犀角等贵重药材代用品,我们对羊蹄角的药理作用进行了初步研究。现将羊蹄角的镇痛、抗炎作用报告如 The hoof horn is the horny part of the bovine horny goat [Capra hircus,L] or the sheep [Ovis arie,L] hoof. As a drug application, sheep’s hoof has not yet been documented and is now treated as waste bone only. According to the horny parts of antelopes and other animals, such as rhino horns, horns, shofars, and trotters’ corners have extensive pharmacological effects, sheep’s hoof horns may also have some similar pharmacological activities. In order to develop the drug resource of Yangshenjiao and search for substitutes for precious herbs such as antelope horn and rhinoceros, we conducted a preliminary study on the pharmacological effects of hooves. Now we report on the analgesic and anti-inflammatory effects of Yangshuojiao