Medicinal Name Oyster

Alias Oyster Clam, Guben, Zuo Gu Oyster, Oyster Clam, Oyster Room, Oyster Mountain, Oyster Put, Zuo Shell, Oyster Shell, Oyster Shell, Sea Oyster Shell, Sea Oyster Skin

Nutritional Constituents Containing Glycogen, Taurine, many kinds of essential amino acids of the human body, Vitamin A, B1, B2, D, E, Copper, Zinc, Manganese, Barium, Phosphorus, Calcium and other constituents

Hanyu Pinyin mu li

English Name Oyster Shell

Latin Plant Animal Mineral Name

1 .Ostrea riuularis Gould

2.Ostrea gigas Thunberg

3.Ostrea talienwhanensis Grosse

4. Osttrea denselamellosa Lischke

Attributes to liver and kidney meridians

Effects calming the liver and submerging the yang; tranquilizing the mind; softening and dispersing lumps and knots; calming and tranquilizing the mind; astringing and fixing astringency; nourishing yin and benefiting the blood; nourishing the heart and tranquilizing the mind; nourishing and strengthening the mind. Men can improve their sexual function and sperm quality by eating oysters.

Family ClassificationOysteraceae

Latin NameConcha Ostreae

Attention: Dizziness and tinnitus; palpitation and insomnia; scrofula and gall tumors; obstruction of masses and lumps; spontaneous sweating and night sweating; spermatorrhea and urination; leakage; diarrhea; deficiency of yin and blood; tremor of hands and feet; restlessness; epilepsy and seizures; spermatorrhea and urination; acidity and gastric pains; eczema and ulcers; fatigue and sleeplessness; deficiency of the kidneys. Impotence

Use in soup, vegetables, deep frying, steaming, deep frying, stir-frying, scrambled eggs, oyster cake, skewer oyster meat, soup, etc.

Ecology

1. Lives near the low tide line to the depth of 7m or so of the river into the sea near the salinity of 10% -25%. Omnivorous, feeding on small plankton. Breeding season May-September.

2. Inhabiting from the intertidal zone to the low tide line below the 10 meters deep mudflats and sandy seabed, usually in normal seawater living in the individual small; in the salinity of the lower seawater living in the individual large. China's coastal distribution, estuaries and inland bays for the cultivation of fine species.

3. Inhabiting in the intertidal zone of the water storage into and below the low tide line about 20m on the rocky reefs, high salinity, the breeding period of June-August.

4. It inhabits rocky reefs at a depth of 15-30m below the low tide line, or on the muddy sandy seabed, and can sometimes be found a few meters below the low tide line. Salinity 27%-34%, the breeding season from May to September, when the water temperature of 17-19 ℃ will start spawning.

Harvesting and storage oyster harvesting is in May-June every year, that is, the oyster gonads are highly developed without reproduction, and the soft part is the most fat. When harvested, oysters are fished up, shelled and removed from the flesh, washed in the shell and dried in the sun.

Resource distribution

1. China's coasts are distributed, Shandong, Fujian, Guangdong coast has been artificially cultured.

2. China's coast are distributed, for the estuary and the inner bay culture of the excellent species.

3. China's distribution in the northern coast.

4. China is distributed along the coast, but more in the northern coast.

Fauna and flora

1. Oysters in the river, the shell is round, oval, triangular or slightly longer, the shell is firm and thick, the larger one is 100-242mm in length and 70-150mm in height, the left shell is larger and thicker, and the back is the attached surface, irregular in shape. The right shell is slightly flattened, the surface is ringed with thin and straight scales, yellowish brown or dark purple, 1-2 years old individuals, scales are flat, thin and brittle, sometimes the edge is free; 2 years to several years old individuals, scales are flat, sometimes the posterior edge is undulating and slightly watery; perennials, the scales are laminated, very firm and thick. Inner surface of shell white or grayish white, margin often grayish purple, uneven, hinge not toothed, ligament grooves long and wide, such as ox horn shape, ligament purple-black. Closed shell muscle scar is very large, located in the middle of the dorsal side, yellowish, irregular shape, often with the shell shape varies mostly ovoid or kidney-shaped.

2. long oyster, shell is long, thick, general shell length 140-330mm, height 57-115mm, length than the height of about three times larger, the largest known up to 722mm. left shell slightly concave, the top of the shell attached to the surface of the small, the right shell is more flat as a cover, dorsal and ventral edges are almost parallel to the surface of the shell lilac, off-white or yellowish brown. The surface of the shell is lavender, grayish white or yellowish brown. The scales are sparsely arranged from the top of the shell to the posterior margin in an annular pattern, slightly undulating, with few layers and no obvious radial ribs. The inner surface of the shell is porcelain white, the ligament grooves are long and wide, and the closed-shell muscle scars are large, located on the back dorsal side of the shell, and are brownish-yellow horseshoe-shaped.

3. Dalian Bay oyster, the shell is slightly triangular, the shell is firm and thick, the general shell length 55-63mm, width 95-130mm, the top of the shell, to the posterior edge of the gradual widening. The right side of the shell is flattened, like a cover, and the scales at the top of the shell tend to heal and are thicker; the scales at the ventral edge are lax and undulating, and there are no significant radiating ribs. Shell surface yellowish, mottled with purple-brown spots, left shell protruding, with several stout radial ribs from the top, scales on marginal ribs firm and thickly arched. Shell inner and concave as a hinge, white, hinges small, ligamentous grooves long and deep in long triangular shape. Closed-shell muscle scar white or purplish, situated behind the dorsal surface.

4. Dense-scaled oyster, the shell is round or ovoid, the shell is firm and thick, generally 46-122mm in length, 58-138mm in height. the left shell is larger and concave depression, the top of the shell is the attachment surface, the shape is often irregular. Right shell top scales fused, smoother, gradually to the ventral edge of the scale ring densely, thin, brittle flaky, to the imbricate tightly arranged, there are a number of radiating ribs, so that the ventral edge slightly undulate, shell surface grayish blue mixed with purple-brown. The inner surface of the shell is white, slightly pearly. Hinged part often with 1 row of small teeth on both sides, about 5-8. Ligament grooves shorter, triangular. The closed-shell muscle scar is larger.

Efficacy classification: calming the liver and restraining the wind; nourishing the yin

Taste and odor: salty; slightly cold

The source of the herb is the shells of the oysters of the oyster family, such as the oyster near the river, the oyster, the oyster, and the oyster, the oyster, and the oyster, the oyster, of the bay of Dalian, and the oyster with dense scales.

Use and dosage Internal use: decoction, 15-30g, first decoction; or into pills, bulk. Externally: appropriate amount, powdered dry sprinkle or dressing.

Originally from Chinese Materia Medica