[Variety Source]
This product is abalone variegated abalone (light bottom Abalone Shell) (Haliotis diversicolor Reeve), wrinkled disc abalone (fur bottom Abalone Shell) (H. discus hannai Ino ), sheep abalone (H. ovna Gmelin), Australian abalone (H. ruber (Leach)), eared abalone (H. asinina Linnaeus ) or white abalone (H. laevigata (Donovan)) shells. Distributed in coastal areas such as Guangdong, Fujian, Liaoning, and Shandong. Catch them in summer and autumn, peel off the meat, wash the shells, remove attached impurities, and dry them in the sun. Use raw or forged. Break into pieces when used.
[Property]
salty, cold. act on liver channel.
[Efficacy]
pacifying liver and subduing yang, clearing heat and improving vision.
[Indications]
- Used for ascendant hyperactivity of liver yang, dizziness and dizzy vision. Abalone Shell salty-cold clearing heat, heavy subduing yang, specializes in liver meridian, and has the function of calming liver yang and clearing liver heat. It is an important medicine for cooling and calming liver. Used to treat liver-kidney yin deficiency and liver yang vertigo syndrome, often combined with Unprocessed Rehmannia Root 黄, Peony Root, oyster shell, etc. Nourishing yin, liver-pacifying medicinal combination of medicinals. For those with ascendant hyperactivity of liver yang and liver fire, dizziness, headache, dysphoria and irritability, it can be combined with Prunella, Uncaria, Chrysanthemum Flower Use it with other heat-clearing and liver-pacifying medicinal substances.
- Used for red eye, nebula disorder, and blurred vision. Liver resuscitation affects the eyes. This product clears liver heat and improves vision and reduces nebula. It is a commonly used medicine for treating eye diseases. To treat up-flaming of liver fire red eye swelling and pain, it can be used with combination of medicinals such as Prunella, Cassia Seed, Chrysanthemum Flower; To treat wind-heat red eye and nebula membrane, it can be used with combination of medicinals such as Cicada Slough, Chrysanthemum Flower, Scouring Rush Herb etc. ; Yin deficiency, blurred vision, and nyctalopia due to lack of blood, should be treated with Prepared Rehmannia Root yellow, Barbary Wolfberry Fruit seed, Dodder Seed and other combinations of medicinals.
[Documentation]
- Bielu: "Mainly nebula pain, bluish blindness (optic atrophy)."
- Yixue Zhongzhong Canxilu "Abalone Shell tastes slightly salty, It is slightly cool in nature and is an important medicine for cooling and calming the liver. Its properties are good for improving vision. Grinding with water and applying it as a dressing can treat external ophthalmopathy. Taking it as pills or powder, it can relieve eye problems. Internal visual obstruction. Because it can cool the liver and calm the liver, it is good at treating congestion and pain in the brain. Therefore, the syndrome is mostly caused by liver qi and liver fire."
[Usage and Dosage]
Decoct and take, 15-30g. should be broken to be decocted first. It should be used raw to soothe and purify the liver, and it should be used for external eye drops, grinding with water.
[Modern Pharmacology]
This product contains more than 90% calcium carbonate and about 3.67% organic matter. It also contains a small amount of magnesium, iron, silicate, phosphate, chloride and a very small amount of iodine. After calcination, the carbonate decomposes to produce calcium oxide, and the organic matter is destroyed. . Abalone Shell has a sedative effect and neutralizes excess gastric acid in the stomach.
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