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zhen zhu mu 珍珠母, zhen zhu 珍珠         Click here to see picture

by: Joe Hing kwok Chu

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﹕

chinjimo

Pron. in Korean:

韓語發音﹕

chin chu moh

Pron. in Cantonese:

粵音﹕

zan1 zyu1mou6

Other Names:

別名 ﹕

bang 蚌

Common Name:

英文名﹕

clam shell

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, 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:

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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 。

 Zhen zhu (pearl) and zhen zhu mu (shell) are similar in properties and the channels they enter. The chemical ingredients are about the same.  Zhen zhu mu (shells) are being used as zhen zhu (pearls) clinically.

珍珠母與珍珠的 性味 歸經相同, 功效也基本一樣,化學成分也十分接近。 臨床上常以珍珠母代替珍珠使用。

 

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