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Pin Yin: mu li
Common name: oyster shell
Botanical family: (animal) Ostreidae
Botanical name: 1, Ostrea gigas Thunb.; 2, O. rivularis Gould; 3, O. talienwhanensis Crosse
Primary action: Calm Spirit
Secondary actions:
Astringe;
Transform Hot Phlegm
Temperature: cool
Taste: salty, astringent
Entering Channel: Lv, Kd
Actions:
Calms the Spirit; used for agitation, insomnia, and palpitations with
anxiety.
Benefits Yin and restrains Rising of Liver Yang.
Astringes Fluids and prevents leakage of Essence; used for spontaneous
sweating or night sweats (especially in the aftermath of Warm Disease), nocturnal seminal emission, leukorrhea, and uterine bleeding associated
with Vacuity disharmonies.
Softens and resolves nodules, especially in the neck; used for goiters
and scrofula.
Counteracts stomach acidity and relieves epigastric pain; used for symptoms
of acid regurgitation and belching.
(See
Heart Yin Vacuity
;
Liver Yin Vacuity
;
Liver Yang Rising (Ascending)
;
Liver Wind Moving Internally
;
Phlegm
;
Vacuity Fire
;
Leakage of Essence
.)
Dosage:
3-10 qian.
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