The efficacy and function of the stone pencil sea urchin

As the pressure of modern life increases, more and more health care methods are emerging, but the most popular ones are still traditional Chinese medicine and Chinese medicine that have been tested for thousands of years. For example, the Slate Pencil Sea Urchin. So what are the functions and effects of the Slate Pencil Sea Urchin? Let me introduce it to you today.

【English name】 echinus

[Other names] Cigarette mouth sea urchin, sea urchin, thick stick sea urchin

[Source] The source of the medicinal material: the spines of the sea urchin of the family Sea Cucumber.

[Original form] The body of the Pencil Sea Urchin is oval and the shell is hard and thick. The long axis is relatively long, reaching 8-10cm. The adventitious surface is raised, the oral surface is flat, the perioral part is particularly wide, and the peripheral edge is not concave. The large spines are extremely strong and thick, equal to or greater than the long diameter of the shell, with a cylindrical base and a swelled club or triangular end. The large spines on the oral surface are flat and the ends are enlarged into a duckbill shape. There are large, short and strong spines of varying sizes on the anti-oral surface, with smooth polygonal tops. The middle spines are wedge-shaped and densely distributed on the surface of the shell.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: The body color is beautiful when alive, and the large spines are generally uneven in depth, light brown or gray-brown, and there are also gray or black-purple. There are often 1-3 light-colored rings at the end, and the ends of the large spines on the mouth are often red. The middle spine is white, brown or purple-black. It lives in caves of coastal coral reefs and can sometimes be found at a depth of 20m. Spawning in April.

【Nature and flavor】 Salty; neutral

【Meridian】 Liver; Gallbladder

【Functions and indications】 Clears away heat and detoxifies. Primary otitis media

【Usage and Dosage】 For external use: take appropriate amount, grind into powder and blow into ear.

[Discussions by various scholars] "Chinese Medicinal Animals": It has the effects of clearing heat and reducing inflammation. Main indications: otitis media and other diseases.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

Through the introduction of the above content, we can understand that the stone pencil sea urchin plays a very important role in some diseases. The consumption of Chinese medicinal stone pencil sea urchin should also be determined according to individual physical conditions. Remember not to use the medicine blindly.