Pharmaceutical name: 英文藥名﹕ | Concha Margaritifera |
Botanical name: 學名﹕ | Hyriopsis cumingii Leach (三角帆蚌) Cristaria plicata Leach (褶紋冠蚌) Pteria martensii Dunker (馬氏珍珠貝)（出去角質層的貝殼經煅燒而成。） Schistodesmus lampreyanus Baird &Adams (射線裂脊蚌) |
Pron. in Japanese: 日語發音﹕ | |
Pron. in Korean: 韓語發音﹕ | |
Pron. in Cantonese: 粵音﹕ | zan1 zyu1mou6 |
Other Names: 別名 ﹕ | bang 蚌 |
Common Name: 英文名﹕ | |
Distribution: 產地﹕ | 主產於海南島，廣東，廣西沿海。射線裂脊蚌分佈於長江流域和華北江河。 Mainly produced along the sea of Hainan, Guangdong, and Guangxi provinces of China. Schistodesmus lampreyanus Baird & Adams is mainly produced in the valley Yangtze River and in rivers of Northern China. |
Properties (characteristics)﹕ 性味﹕ | salty, cold. 鹹，寒。 |
Channels (meridians) entered: 歸經﹕ | liver, heart. 歸肝，心經。 |
| Medical functions: 藥理﹕ | sedating, anti-seizure, cardiac stimulating, anti-allergy. 鎮 靜 ， 定 驚 ， 強 心 ， 安 神 ，抗 過 敏。 |
Actions & Indications: 主治﹕ | being used in irritability, epilepsy, sore and swollen throat, gum diseases, chronic ulcers, Dizziness, headache, tinnitus, cataract, night blindness, blurring of vision, insomnia, palpitation, forgetfulness, peptic ulcer, hypertension. 用於驚悸， 癲癇， 驚風，耳鳴， 夜盲，眼花，目赤翳障 (白內障)，夜盲，眼花， 失眠， 咽喉腫痛， 牙疳腐爛， 牙 疳 腐 爛，潰瘍瘡面久不收口，心陣跳， 健忘，高血壓。 |
Chemical ingredients: 化學成份﹕ | In a study, the shell of Schistodesmus lampreyanus contains calcium carbonate >90%, organic substances 34%, and small amount of magnesium, iron, silicates, sulfates, phosphates, and chlorides. After shells are burnt, the calcium carbonate is broken down and produced calcium oxide and the organic material becomes damaged 射線裂脊蚌的貝殼中，含碳酸鈣90%以上，有機質約0.34%；尚含少量鎂，鐵，硅酸鹽，硫酸鹽，磷酸鹽和氯化物。 貝殼煅燒後，碳酸鹽分解，產生氧化鈣等，有機質則被破壞。 |
Dosage: 用量﹕ | 15 to 30 g. (boil it longer than other herb) 15 - 30 克 ( 先 煎 ) 。 |
Samples of formulae :處方舉例﹕ | |
Modern Research: 現代研究﹕ | |
Toxicity & Cautions: 毒素與禁忌﹕ | No to use in cases of weak cardiac function with edema. 心 經 有 寒 ， 水 飲 凌 心 者 忌 服 。 |