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mu li 牡蠣

 

Edited by: Joe Hing kwok Chu

A manuscript... writing and translation in progress

Pharmaceutical name:

英文藥名﹕

 

Botanical name:

學名﹕

Ostrea cucullata, Born.

Pron. in Japanese:

日語發音﹕

 

Pron. in Korean:

韓語發音﹕

 

Pron. in Cantonese:

粵音﹕

 

Other Names:

別名 ﹕

Prescription names:處方名:mu li 牡蠣、mu li 牡力、sheng (raw) mu li 生牡蠣、sheng (raw) mu li 生牡力、duan (burnt) mu li 煅牡蠣、duan (burnt) mu li 煅牡力、mu li fen (powder) 牡蠣粉等。
When the prescription is written as mu li 牡蠣、牡力 it is raw mu li. It is the shells that have been washed and dried under the sun and smashed.

Duan (burnt) mu li 煅牡蠣 also written as 煅牡力 are those have been baked on smokeless fire till become white and being cooled down and smashed.
處方中寫牡蠣、牡力指生牡蠣(或寫作生牡力)。為原藥洗淨晒干,碾碎入藥者。

煅牡蠣又寫作煅牡力。為淨牡蠣置於無煙火上煅燒至灰白色,取出放涼,碾碎入藥者。

Common Name:

英文名﹕

oyster shell

Distribution:

產地﹕

The herb is being produced along the coastal areas of China.

中國沿海各地。

Properties

(characteristics)﹕

性味﹕

salty, neutral, slightly cold, non-toxic.

味鹹,性平,微寒無毒 。

Channels (meridians) entered:

 

歸經﹕

Medical functions:

藥理﹕

 

 

Actions & Indications:

主治﹕

  1. Liver yang ascending with dizziness and blurry vision.
  2. swelling in the lymphatic glands
  3. organ prolapse
  4. neutralizing acid with baked mu li
     
  1. 肝 陽 上 亢 , 頭 暈 目 眩 。
  2. 痰 核 , 瘰 鬁 , 癥 瘕 積 聚 等 證 。
  3. 滑 脫 諸 證 。
  4. 煆 牡 蠣 有 收 斂 制 酸 作 用 , 可 治 胃 痛 泛 酸 。

Chemical ingredients:

化學成份﹕

 

Dosage:

用量﹕

10 to 30 g in decoction.

Smash first before boiling. Use raw mu li except in neutralizing acid, then use baked mu li.

10 - 30 克,煎 服。

宜 打 碎 先 煎 ; 除 收 斂 固 澀 煆 用 外 , 餘 皆 生 用。

Samples of formulae

:處方舉例﹕

 

Modern Research:

現代研究﹕

 

Toxicity & Cautions:

毒素與禁忌﹕

 

麻 黃細 辛吳茱萸滷砂。凡病虛而yangxu (yang deficient)陽虛 者忌。shenxu (kidney deficient) 腎虛無火,寒精自出者亦忌。

 

 

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