Ark shell (Walengzi)
Pharmaceutical
Name: Concha Arcae.
Zoological
Name: 1. Arca granosa L.; 2. Arca subcrenata Lischke; 3. Arca inflata Reeve.
Common
Name: Ark shell.
Source
of Earliest Record: Mingyi Bielu.
Part
Used & Method for Pharmaceutical Preparations: The shells are
collected from the sea when the tide is out. After the flesh is removed, the
shell is dried and ground into powder.
Properties
& Taste: Salty and neutral.
Meridians:
Lung, stomach and liver.
Functions:
1. To resolve phlegm and stagnation; 2. To soften hardness and disperse nodules
Indications
& Combinations:
1. Scrofula and goiter: Ark shell (Walengzi)
is used with Seaweed (Haizao) and Laminaria (Kunbu).
2. Stomach pain and acid regurgitation:
Ark shell (Walengzi) is used with Cuttlefish bone (Wuzeigu).
3. Subcutaneous nodules: Ark shell
(Walengzi) is used with Burreed tuber (Sanleng), Zedoary (Ezhu) and Turtle
shell (Biejia).
Dosage:
10-30 g
Cautions
& Contraindications: The raw substance is used for nodules; the
baked substance is better for treating acid regurgitation and pain.
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