This strain is from the Arcidae family: Arca inflata Reeve), hairy clam (Arca subcrenata Lischke) or mud clam (Arca granosa L.) shell. It is shaped like raw corrugated husk fragments and is mostly powdery, with a gray-brown surface and a crispy texture. Mainly produced in Guangdong, Zhejiang, Jiangsu, Shandong, Liaoning and other places. Collected in shallow sea sediment in spring and autumn. After harvesting, wash the sediment, boil it briefly in boiling water, remove the flesh and shell, and dry it in the sun.

[Property]

salty, neutral, act on lung, stomach and liver channels.

resolving phlegm, soften hardness, disperse blood stasis, eliminate accumulation.

[Indications]

Cure phlegm, stomachache due to hyperacidity, stomach and duodenal ulcers, lung subcutaneous nodes, lymph subcutaneous nodes, pediatric rickets, etc.

1. Raw application: dispersing phlegm, treating abdominal mass and scrofula.
2. Preparation and use: antacid to relieve pain, treat stomachache and epigastric upset. Such as ganling powder, stomachache powder, stomachache pills.

[Usage and Dosage]

Decoct 10~30g and break into pieces to be decocted first. Resolving phlegm is suitable for raw use if it is soft and hard, and it is suitable for forging to make antacid.

1. Clam Shell: Pick out impurities, wash with water, fish out, dry in the sun, and grind into crude powder.
2. Forging Clam Shell: Clean the Clam Shell, place it in a pot, use strong fire * until it turns red, take it out, let it cool, and grind it into crude powder. After forging, it becomes crispy and easy to crush. At the same time, it can oxidize its main component calcium carbonate to generate calcium oxide. Calcium oxide is easier to absorb than calcium carbonate, and its ability to control gastric acid is stronger than before.

[Modern Pharmacology]

Mainly contains calcium carbonate, calcium phosphate, etc.