The efficacy and function of egg shells

Egg shells are a common Chinese medicine in clinical practice. For people with poor physical constitution, eating egg shells can help us maintain better health. Today I will introduce egg shells to you.

[Other names] Chicken egg shell (Introduction to Medicine), chaos pool, phoenix molt (Compendium of Materia Medica), chaos skin (Medical Collection), chicken egg molt (Chinese Medical Dictionary).

[Source] The eggshell of the domestic chicken, a member of the Phasianidae family .

[Chemical composition] Contains calcium carbonate 91.96-95.76%, organic matter 3.55-6.45%, magnesium carbonate, calcium phosphate and colloid, etc. The pigments of the shell include porphyrin.

[Functions and indications] It is used to treat abdominal pain caused by stagnation of drinking, nausea, rickets in children, various bleedings, pannus, sores and furunculosis on the head and body, and pus discharge from the ear.

[Usage and Dosage] For oral administration: grind into powder, 0.5 to 2 qian. For external use: Grind the calcined powder and sprinkle it or mix it with oil and apply it.

[Additional prescription] ① Treat nausea: Grind the egg shells of chickens into powder, mix with wine and take 2 qian. (Compendium of Materia Medica)

【Clinical Application】 ①Treatment of malnutrition, rickets, and tetany in children

【Excerpt】 《*Dictionary》

[Source] From "Bencao Gangmu".

Through the above description, we know what egg shells are and what effects egg shells have. Egg shells have high medicinal value and are beneficial to improving the immune system, making them a worthy choice for us.