What are the medicinal values ​​of cuttlefish bones?

Most people may not know about cuttlefish bones. In fact, the so-called cuttlefish bones are the skeletons of cuttlefish. Cuttlefish bones are generally white. It is said that cuttlefish itself has no bones, but it is only processed cuttlefish. Many types of cuttlefish still have a bone. Cuttlefish bones cannot be thrown away casually. This is a very common medicine. So what are the medicinal values ​​of cuttlefish bones?

The role of cuttlefish bone:

1. Cuttlefish bone treats bloody stranguria: one qian of cuttlefish bone powder. Take with raw Rehmannia juice. (Experienced Prescription)

2. Cuttlefish bones can open up meridians and remove cold and dampness. 《Medicine dosage》

3. Cuttlefish bones are used to treat bleeding from external injuries: one liang each of sea bladder snails, pig skin, and human philtrum, and one and a half liang of lime. Grind into fine powder. Disinfect, sprinkle on the wound and bandage it. (Inner Mongolia "Selected Materials on New Chinese Herbal Medicine Treatment Methods")

4. Cuttlefish bone can treat shock entering the abdomen, abdominal pain around the navel, cold swelling in the genitals (also known as swelling and pain in the husband's genitals), and stop sores with excessive pus. "Other Records"

5. Cuttlefish bones treat nosebleeds: cuttlefish bones and locust flowers in equal parts. Half-cooked and half-fried, grind into powder and blow into nose. (The Effective Prescriptions of Worldly Doctors)

6. Cuttlefish bone is used to treat various traumatic bleeding: bone meal, cuttlefish bone, and pollen charcoal in equal parts. Grind into fine powder, pass through a 150-mesh sieve, and mix. Sprinkle it on the wound and apply slight pressure to coagulate and stop bleeding. (Liaoning "Selected Materials on New Chinese Herbal Medicine Treatment Methods")

7. Cuttlefish bone is used to treat pus at the bottom of the ear: half a penny of conch octopus and one word of musk. For the end. Use a cotton stick to clean it and blow it back in. (《趙察方》)

8. Cuttlefish bone is used to treat chronic leucorrhea in women: 2 liang of cuttlefish bone (burned to ashes), 3 liang of alum (burned until the juice is gone), 2 liang of ink from the bottom of a kettle. Grind it into powder, mix with soft rice and make into pills as big as sycamore seeds. Take 30 pills with porridge before meals. (Sheng Hui Fang)

9. Cuttlefish bone is used to treat various malnutrition and sores: three parts of conch shell, three parts of white jelly, and one part of light powder. For the end. Wash with starch water first, wipe dry and apply. (White Powder Powder from "Children's Medicine Prescriptions")

10. Cuttlefish bones treat asthma: Cut off the cuttlefish bones, roast them dry and grind them into fine powder. Take three times a day, 1.5 qian each time, with warm water. (Xuzhou's "Selected New Medical Methods of Single Prescriptions")

11. Cuttlefish bones are used to treat diarrhea in children and adults. Roast them until they turn yellow, peel them, grind them into powder, and take it with porridge. Dietary Therapy Materia Medica

12. Cuttlefish bone is used to treat women's persistent vaginal discharge: 2 liang of cuttlefish bone and angelica, 3 liang of deer antler and donkey-hide gelatin, and 1 liang of Puhuang. The above five flavors are treated with a sieve. Take a square inch of it with wine on an empty stomach, three times a day and again at night. (Qianjin Fang)

13. Cuttlefish bone treats ulcers: Grind cuttlefish bone with three-year-old vinegar, rub it with a cloth until the flesh turns red, and then apply it. (Qianjin Fang)

14. Cuttlefish bone is used to treat lower limb ulcers: 6 liang of conch octopus, 1 liang of processed licorice, 2 liang of red ochre, and 3 liang of cooked gypsum. Grind into fine powder and store in a bottle for later use. If the local muscles of the wound are black and purple, take 80% of the above medicine and add 20% cinnamon powder. Sprinkle the medicine powder on the wound until no flesh is visible. Change the dressing once every morning and evening, and apply appropriate ointment externally. When changing the dressing for the second time, the wound should not be washed with water. Use a sterilized cotton ball to wipe off the old medicine, or wet the old medicine with oil and then wipe it off. (Zhejiang Traditional Chinese Medicine (II): 5, 1965)

15. Cuttlefish bones can treat blood clots in women and kill small insects. "Supplement to Materia Medica"

16. Cuttlefish bone treats scrotal itching: cuttlefish bone, cattail pollen, and Puzhi. (Three Medical Methods)

17. Cuttlefish bone is used to treat female leakage of red or white menstrual fluid, blood stasis, swelling and pain in the vagina, cold and heat syndromes, and infertility. The Original Sutra

18. Cuttlefish bone can stop bleeding in women and treat deafness. Treatise on the Properties of Materia Medica

The medicinal value of cuttlefish bones is very wide. Medicinal materials made from cuttlefish bones can treat many diseases. For example, cuttlefish bones can treat lower limb ulcers and disinfect and sterilize. After grinding the cuttlefish bones into powder, adding traditional Chinese medicine for external application as an ointment can effectively treat ulcers and ulcerated areas. Cuttlefish bones can also treat amenorrhea and irregular menstruation in women.