The cuttlebone is the dry inner shell of cuttlebone or cuttlefish. Distributed in Zhejiang, Fujian and Shandong. Has the effects of astringing, stopping bleeding, stopping leukorrhagia, relieving pain, eliminating dampness and healing sore.
Cuttlebone is often used for hematemesis and epistaxis, metrorrhagia and hematochezia, nocturnal emission, leucorrhea with red and white discharge, stomachache and acid swallowing; External treatment of traumatic bleeding, eczema, wet sores and ulcers failed.
Extended data
Collection and chemical constituents of cuttlebone;
I. Collection
Collecting inner shells peeled from squid; Or in April-August, the squid inner shell floating on the seashore is fished out, washed and dried.
Second, the chemical composition
1, cuttlebone contains more than 85% calcium carbonate, in addition, the inner shell contains 17 amino acids such as methionine, aspartic acid and glutamic acid.
2. The cuttlebone contains 80% ~ 85% of calcium carbonate, 6% ~ 7% of keratin, 10% ~ 15% of mucus and a small amount of sodium chloride, calcium phosphate and magnesium salt.
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