Sea
clam shell (Haigeqiao)
Pharmaceutical Name : Concha Meretricis
seu Cyclinae
Zoological Name : 1. Cyclina sinensis Gmelin;
2. Meretrix meretrix L.
Common Name : Clam shell
Source of Earliest Record : Shennong Bencao
Jing
Part Used & Method for Pharmaceutical
Preparations : The clam shells are collected
from the seashore and pounded into powder.
Properties & Taste : Bitter, salty and
cold
Meridians : Lung and stomach
Functions :
1. To clear heat in the lungs and resolve
phlegm;
2. To soften hardness and release nodules
Indications & Combinations:
1. Phlegm-heat cough manifested as cough
with thick yellow sputum, asthma, chest pain
and hypochondriac pain. Sea clam shell (Haigeqiao)
is used with Costazia bone (Haifushi), Swallowwort
rhizome (Baiqian), Mulberry bark (Sangbaipi),
Capejasmine (Zhizi) and Trichosanthes fruit
(Gualou).
2. Scrofula and goiter. Sea clam shell (Haigeqiao)
is used with Laminaria (Kunbu), Seaweed (Haizao)
and Ark shell (Walengzi) in the formula Hanhua
Wan.
Dosage: 10-15 g
Cautions & Contraindications:
This substance is normally used in powdered
form and should be placed in a cloth bag for
decoction or removed from the decoction with
a strainer. |
