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Arc Shell
Arc Shell. Class: Phlegresolving Medicine. Properties: Salty; Calm. Meridians: Lung; Stomach; Liver
🌿 Names
Pinyin Name
Wa Leng Zi
中文名 (Chinese)
瓦楞子
Latin Name
Concha Arcae; Arcae Concha
English Name
Arc Shell
Alias Names
蚶壳瓦屋子瓦垄子蚶子壳花蚬壳瓦垄蛤皮血蛤皮毛蚶皮
☯ TCM Properties
Properties (性味)
Salty; Calm
Meridians (归经)
Lung; Stomach; Liver
Part Used
Shell
Therapeutic Class (EN)
Phlegresolving Medicine
功效分类 (CN)
化痰药
🩺 Clinical Profile
Function (功能)
To eliminate phlegm, to remove blood stasis, to soften hard masses and dissolve lumps, and to relieve gastric pain by reducing acid.
Indication (主治)
Treatment of retention of sticky phlegm difficult to expectorate, goitre, scrofula, masses in the abdomen, gastric pain with acid regurgitation.
🔗 External References
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