Alias Sea Maw Qi, Spiny Pot, Spiny Sea Snail, Sea Pot

Hanyu Pinyin hai dan

English Name Sea urchin

Medicinal Base The calcareous bony shells of the sea cucumber gall bladder of the family of Globular sea urchins and the light spiny globular sea urchins, purple sea urchins of the family of Long sea urchins, or the finely carved ribbed sea urchin of the family of Ribbed sea urchins and the northern ribbed sea urchins, and so on.

Medicinal properties Salty; flat; slightly toxic

Attributive meridians Liver, kidney and stomach meridians

Effects Resolving phlegm and softening hardness; dispersing knots; suppressing acidity and relieving pain

Classification of efficacy Softening and hardening medicines; regulating qi medicines

Administrations Scrofulous phlegm and kernel; asthma; calloused rib distension and pain; stomach pain

Use and dosage For internal use: decoction of soup, 3-9g; minced, each time, 2g.

Additional uses

Take internally: decoction of 3-9g; powder, each time, 2g. p>Contraindications

Adverse reactions and treatment

Selected formula Treatment of cervical lymphatic tuberculosis: two qian of sea urchin, five qian of seaweed, five qian of Xia Gu Cao, three qian of Zhe Bei Mu. Decocted with water. (Shandong Manual of Chinese Herbal Medicine)

Clinical Use

Discussions of Various Schools 1.Primordial Materia Medica: treating heartache.

2. "Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine": softening and dispersing knots, resolving phlegm and subduing swelling. It can be used to treat scrofula and phlegm nuclei, and to resolve phlegm and swellings in the chest.

Examination From "The Original Materia Medica"