The efficacy and function of snail shells

As people's living standards improve, they pay more attention to health preservation. Many people know that the Chinese medicinal snail shell is good for the body and can treat many diseases. Let’s learn about it today.

[Source] It is the shell of the Chinese round pond snail, a member of the family Snailidae.

【Original form】For the animal form, please refer to the entry for "Snail".

【Nature and flavor】 "Compendium of Materia Medica": "sweet, mild, non-toxic."

【Functions and indications】Soothes the stomach, stops diarrhea, stops bleeding, and resolves phlegm. It is used to treat nausea and vomiting, epigastric pain, diarrhea, bloody stool, infantile convulsions, and pus-filled eczema.

[Usage and Dosage] For oral administration: grind into powder, 1 to 2 qian. For external use: grind into powder and apply on skin.

[Additional prescription] ① To treat nausea and vomiting: snail shells and clam shells (both of which have been buried in mud for a long time) in equal parts. Fry it into white ash, add four white plum meats for every 2 liang of it, pound it into pills, put it into a sand box, cover it with mud, calcine it to preserve its properties, and grind it into fine powder. Take 2 qian each time, mixed with ginseng and atractylodes soup, or you can also take it with aged rice drink. (Compendium of Materia Medica)

【Excerpt】 《*Dictionary》

【Source】From "Bielu".

Based on the above summary, snail shells still have certain pharmacological effects. What needs to be noted is that snail shells should be consumed according to one's actual situation and not in excess.