Distributed in the southern East China Sea and the South China Sea coast, Bohai Sea area. Often live in the intertidal zone to the shallow seabed, in addition to rocky reefs on the seashore, can also be found in the driftwood, the bottom of the boat and other places.
The mussel is salty, warm, non-toxic, and enters the liver and kidney meridians. It can tonify the kidney and benefit the essence, regulate the liver and nourish the blood, eliminate gall tumors, regulate menstrual blood, and lower blood pressure; it is used for the symptoms of weakness, dizziness, night sweating, impotence, lumbago, presenting blood, disintegration, banding, gall tumors, and obstruction in the abdomen.