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Oyster Shell

Oyster Shell. Class: Liver-Pacifying Wind-Extinguishing Medicinal. Properties: Salty; Slightly Cold. Meridians: Heart; Liver; Kidney

🌿 Names
Pinyin Name
Mu Li
中文名 (Chinese)
牡蛎
Latin Name
Ostreae Concha; Concha Ostreae
English Name
Oyster Shell
Alias Names
蛎蛤古贲左顾牡蛎牡蛤蛎房蠔山蠔莆左壳蠔壳海蛎子壳海蛎子皮
☯ TCM Properties
Properties (性味)
Salty; Slightly Cold
Meridians (归经)
Heart; Liver; Kidney
Therapeutic Class (EN)
Liver-Pacifying Wind-Extinguishing Medicinal
功效分类 (CN)
平肝熄风药
🩺 Clinical Profile
Function (功能)
Treament of palpitaton, insomnia, dizziness and tinnitus, scrofula, mall formation in the abdomen, spontaneous sweating and night sweating, seminal emission, abnormal uterine bleeding, excessive leukorrhea, epigastric pain with acid regurgitaton.concha ostreae (calcined): spontaneous sweating, night sweating, seminal emission, abnormal uterine bleeding, excessive leukorrhea, epigastric pain with acid regurgitation.
Indication (主治)
Its extract inhibits the growth of poliovirus in vivo.
Clinical Manifestations
Its extract inhibits the growth of poliovirus in vivo.
🔗 External References
TCMID
4287
TCM-ID
1525