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chuan shan jia 穿 山 甲   

chuan shan jia

穿 山 甲   

 
Pharmaceutical name:

英文藥名﹕

Squama manitis pentadactylae
Zoological name:

動物學名﹕

Manis pentadactyla Linn.
Pron. in Japanese:

日語發音﹕

senzanko
Pron. in Korean:

韓語發音﹕

chonsangap
Pron. in Cantonese:

粵音﹕

cyun6 saan1 gaap3
Common Name:

英文名﹕

pangolin scales, anteater scales
Other Names: ling li 鯪鯉、 la lat (in Taiwanese dialet) 拉厲(台語)
Distribution:

分佈﹕

Guangxi, Guizhou, Guangdong, Yunnan, Hunan, Fujian, Taiwan, Vietnam and most of south east Asia, India, America

廣西﹐貴州﹐廣東﹐云南﹐福建﹐台灣﹐越南﹐與大部份東南亞地區﹐印度﹐美洲等地。

Properties (characteristics)﹕

性味﹕

salty, cool, tasteless

鹹﹐涼﹐無味。

Channels (meridians) entered:

歸經﹕

liver, stomach

肝﹐胃。

Actions & Indications:

主治﹕

promote lactation, hastens boils to be ripen, expels pus, stop pain, pain in the joints of lower limbs, chronic malaria, rid of parasites. unblocks menstruation, undo yu (blood stasis). Rid of wind dampness bi. 

倕乳﹐使瘡加快成熟﹐排膿﹐止痛﹐止下肢關節疼痛﹐去久瘧, 驅蟲﹐通經﹐   去風濕 . 

Dosage:

用量﹕

5 to 10 g. Stir fry in sand before use.

5~10 克。砂炒。

Chemical  ingredients: will be loaded
Samples of formulae: To promote lactation: chuan shan jia (stir fry with sand), dang gui, jie geng, shao yao, mu tong, fu ling, chuan xiong, tian hua fen equal parts. Use 50 g per day.  Make decoction  with 500 cc of water. Simmer till 200 c.c. Make into one day dose. Make into 3 servings. (source: 宮 前 氏 方  )

For chronic skin ulceration with pus: chuan shan jia 10 g, bai zhi 5 g, zao jiao ci 8 g, huang qi 6 g, dang gui 6 g. Per day dose. Make decoction  with 600 cc of water. Simmer till 200 c.c. Make into 3 servings (source: 治 慢 性 膿 瘍 , 民 間 驗 方 )

乳汁不夠﹕穿山甲(砂炒)當歸, 桔梗, 芍藥, 木通, 茯苓, 川 芎, tian hua fen 等分。每日用50克。加水500毫升。煎至200毫升。作三次服。( 宮 前 氏 方  )

 

Cautions:

禁忌﹕

Not to use during pregnancy.  Use with caution in weak patients and sores have been ripen and ulcerated.

懷孕婦人忌用。體虛﹐瘡已成膿破潰者 慎用。

Note: chuan shan jia is being protected [1]. The herb wang bu liu xing  may be used as substitute. [2]

王不留行 可能用來代替穿山甲。[2]

[1] http://www.sdnpbd.org/sdi/treaty/biodiversity/ww52.htm

 [2] http://www2.ccmp.gov.tw/index-c/infomation/93/5/_5-03_--CCMP92-CT-07.pdf  (with English summary)

 

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