Dosage of Cuttlebone

Many people have never heard of something like cuttlebone, and have no idea about its dosage. In fact, it is a relatively precious Chinese medicinal material, but you must follow the doctor's instructions when using it, and don't use it indiscriminately. Because all medicines are poisonous, this medicine will still have some bad effects on your body when taken, and you cannot take excessive amounts of cuttlebone.

Nature and flavor

【Nature and flavor】Salty, astringent, warm.

[return through meridians] returns to spleen meridian and kidney meridian.

Dosage

1. For internal use: decoct in water, 1.5-3 qian, or make into pills or powder. For external use: grind into powder and sprinkle or apply on affected area.

2.5～9g. For external use, apply appropriate amount, grind into powder and apply to the affected area.

3. For internal use: decoction, 10-30g; grind into powder, 1.5-3g. For external use: apply appropriate amount, grind into powder and sprinkle; or apply on the affected area; or blow into the ears or nose.

Prohibited/Advisable Groups

People with yin deficiency and excessive heat should not take too much of it; long-term use may easily cause constipation, and it can be used together with appropriate laxatives.

Preparation method

Remove impurities, wash, dry and smash into small pieces.

1. The calcium carbonate contained in cuttlefish bones can be used as an antacid. The serotonin and another substance contained in fresh squid may be a kind of polypeptide (more abundant in the brain, gills and heart). Human poisoning from eating squid may be caused by intestinal motility disorders caused by this substance

2. Anti-radiation effect: A laboratory study was conducted on the anti-radiation effect of cuttlebone decoction, using cobalt-60 as the radiation source, a dose rate of 158.5-172 rpm, an irradiation dose of 700 rpm, and 625 rpm for mice. The results showed that the 30-day survival rate of animals was significantly improved when cuttlebone was used as the control, and it also showed a beneficial effect on the content of 5-hydroxytryptamine in the blood, but there was no significant improvement in the number of platelets and the content of bone marrow DNA.

Promoting bone defect repair: A 1 cm complete defect was created at the 1/3 of the bilateral radius of rabbits using a hand saw, and high-pressure sterilized aged cuttlebone and fresh cuttlebone were implanted, respectively. No object was implanted and autologous bone was implanted for comparison. X-rays were taken at 2 and 4 weeks after surgery. The animals were slaughtered at 8 weeks and the specimens were stripped of soft tissues for X-rays and pathological sections. It was found that cuttlebone has a significant effect in promoting bone defect repair, and this effect is more obvious in aged cuttlebone.

Dehumidify, reduce acidity, stop bleeding, and heal ulcers. It is used to treat stomachache, acid regurgitation, vomiting, epistaxis, vomiting blood, blood in the stool, metrorrhagia, leukorrhea, blood deficiency and amenorrhea, abdominal pain, mass in the body, malaria, diarrhea, and genital ulcers. It can astringe and stop bleeding, astringe semen and stop leucorrhea. It is used for stomachache, acid regurgitation, vomiting blood, epistaxis, metrorrhagia, bloody stool, spermatorrhea, and red and white leucorrhea; ulcer disease. External treatment for bleeding injuries and sores with pus.