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Sea Horse

Sea Horse. Class: Tonifying And Replenishing Medicinal. Properties: Sweet; Salty; Warm. Meridians: Liver; Kidney

🌿 Names
Pinyin Name
Hai Ma
中文名 (Chinese)
海马
Latin Name
Hippocampus
English Name
Sea Horse
Alias Names
水马马头鱼龙落子鱼
☯ TCM Properties
Properties (性味)
Sweet; Salty; Warm
Meridians (归经)
Liver; Kidney
Therapeutic Class (EN)
Tonifying And Replenishing Medicinal
功效分类 (CN)
补虚药
🩺 Clinical Profile
Function (功能)
Treatment of impotence, enuresis, dyspnea in deficiency syndrome of the kidney, mass in the abdomen, traumatic injuries, external use for carbuncles and boils.
Indication (主治)
Exerting gonadotropic effect, ie., prolonging estruation and increasing the weight of ovary and uterus in female mice and that of prostate, seminal vesicl and musculi levator ani in male mice.
Clinical Manifestations
Exerting gonadotropic effect, ie., prolonging estruation and increasing the weight of ovary and uterus in female mice and that of prostate, seminal vesicl and musculi levator ani in male mice.
🔗 External References
TCMID
7468
TCM-ID
787