The efficacy and function of mussel powder

Clam powder is a very common Chinese medicinal material in daily life. It has high medicinal and nutritional value to the human body, and it is not too difficult to buy. Let’s analyze several aspects of clam noodles below.

[Other names] Clam ash (Qianjin Fang), mirage ash (Compendium of Materia Medica), clam shell powder (Bencao Shu), clam shell ash (Chinese Medical Dictionary).

[Source] It is a powder made from the shells of the mussels of the family Cemestidae, such as the toothless mussel , the pleated crown mussel or the triangular sail mussel . Take the clam shell, wash it, scrape off the black skin, grind it into powder or calcined ash for use.

[Chemical composition] The shells of various river clams often contain trace amounts of strontium. They have a strong ability to accumulate strontium, so whether the water is contaminated by Sr can be determined by analyzing the Sr in their shells. See the entry for "shell".

[Pharmacological action] Feeding rats and mice with clam shell powder had no effect on increasing their body weight. The absorption rate was 14.45%, and the absolute absorption amount was 12.67 mg, which was higher than that of the calcium oxyphosphate group and the control group. The results of femoral X-ray and calcium content analysis showed that the bone calcification was good, so the calcium in clam shell powder had certain effect.

【Properties and flavors】 ①《Bencao Gangmu》: "cold, non-toxic."

[entry into meridians] Enters the lung, liver, and stomach meridians.

[Functions and indications] Resolving phlegm and eliminating accumulation, clearing away heat and drying dampness: treating cough due to phlegm and fluid, stomachache, vomiting, leucorrhea, carbuncle, and eczema.

[Usage and Dosage] For oral administration: in the form of pills or powder. For external use: dry mix or mixed application.

[Additional prescription] ① Treating cough due to phlegm and fluid: add real clam powder (fried on new tiles until red), a small amount of indigo, a few drops of sesame oil in light atractylodes water, and take 2 qian of the mixture. ("Neijing Leibian Shixiao Fang")

[Clinical Application] Treatment of gastric and duodenal ulcers: Grind the clam shells into powder and dry-fry in a copper pan. When the powder turns yellow-brown and the fishy smell evaporates, cool and sieve it. Take 1 to 2 grams each time, once every hour during the day, 12 to 14 times a day, and one course of treatment is 4 to 8 weeks. 41 cases were treated, with medication duration ranging from 14 to 79 days. Results The upper abdominal pain disappeared in 28 cases and was relieved in 7 cases; the upper abdominal tenderness disappeared in 23 cases and was relieved in 6 cases; X-ray reexamination showed that the niche disappeared in 9 cases, the deformation disappeared in 1 case, and the niche shrank in 6 cases.

【Excerpt】 《*Dictionary》

【Source】 From "Rihuazi Materia Medica"

Clam powder is a medicinal material that has existed for a long time. It is recorded in many Chinese medicine books, which shows that clam powder does have good medicinal value.