This product is the whole body of the Chinese river snail or its related species from the river snail family. It is produced in most regions of the country.

bubble_chart Properties and Meridians

Sweet and salty, cold. Act on spleen, stomach, liver and large intestine meridians.

bubble_chart Efficacy

River snail meat has the effects of clearing heat, improving vision, promoting diuresis, and relieving stranguria. It is mainly used to treat symptoms such as painful and hot urine, urinary retention, hemorrhoids, and jaundice. River snail shells have the effects of dispersing nodules, astringing sores, and relieving pain. They are mainly used to treat eczema, stomachache, and infantile convulsion.

Modern research has found that river snails can treat bacterial dysentery, wind-dampness arthritis, nephritis edema, boils and sores, otitis media, rickets, prolapse of rectum, armpit odor, stomachache, gastric acid, infantile eczema, pregnancy edema, and uterine prolapse in women, among other diseases.

bubble_chart Documentation

1. Bencao Gangmu: "River snail drains dampness, clears heat, quenches thirst, sobers up, promotes urination and defecation; treats beriberi and jaundice."

bubble_chart Cautions and Contraindications

Excessive consumption of cold foods is contraindicated for those with spleen deficiency.

bubble_chart Modern Pharmacology

Contains 8 essential amino acids, carbohydrates, minerals, vitamins A, B1, B2, D, and various trace elements, making it a highly nutritious food. Its nutritional value surpasses that of chicken, duck, and goose meat, and among over 60 common aquatic plants and animals, its nutritional value is second only to shrimp.