The efficacy and function of Cassia cassia

Many people know that sea cassia has unique therapeutic effects on some diseases. In fact, the magical effects of sea cassia are far more than that. The following will tell you in detail about the effects of sea cassia.

【English Name】 Black Fovea Snail

【Alias】 Horseshoe

[Source] Medicinal material source: The shells of the black concave snail and the rusty concave snail of the family Centripetidae.

[Original form] 1. Black concave snail, with a tower-shaped shell. The texture is thick, wide and solid, with a shell height of 24-30mm in general, and the width is almost equal to the height. There are 6 whorls, the top 3 layers are very small, and the width of the following 3 layers increases sharply. The shell surface is generally straight, and the body whorl is significantly expanded. The shell surface is gray-black or brown-black, with wavy growth lines interlaced with fine radial ribs, with longitudinal gray-black stripes and extended rib marks. The base of the shell is relatively flat. The inside of the shell is silvery white with a pearly luster and several circular fine brown folds. The inner lip is oblique, extending into a white margin in the middle, with 1-2 blunt teeth at the base. The umbilicus is deep, partially obscured, smaller, and has a grayish-white margin. The operculum is round, brown, and multi-spiral, with the nucleus in the center.

【Habitat distribution】Ecological environment: 1. Lives among rocks in mid and low tide areas.

[Properties] Identification of properties (1) Black concave snail, conical in shape, with 6 whorls, the top 3 layers are very small, the bottom 3 layers are larger, and the base of the shell is the largest and relatively flat. The surface is gray-black, with longitudinal gray-black patterns and rib marks extending from the shell surface. The shell mouth is oblique, with a pearly luster and several fine circular lines on the inner surface. The shell is hard and thick. It has a faint smell and tastes slightly salty.

[Chemical composition] Shells contain calcium carbonate (CaCO3), as well as 14 amino acids including arginine, aspartic acid, glutamic acid, glycine, and alanine.

【Nature and flavor】 Salty; cold

【Functions and indications】Calms the liver and suppresses yang. Mainly used for hypertension; dizziness and headache; chronic hepatitis

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decoction, 10-30g.

[Discussions by various scholars] "Chinese Medicinal Animals": Calms the liver and suppresses yang, benefits the liver and tonifies the kidneys. Treat hypertension and chronic hepatitis.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

The effects and functions of Cassia tora are varied, and we should choose the appropriate method of consumption according to different physical symptoms. In life, we can learn more about this when we have free time.