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Placuna shell

海月壳
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Name

Hai Yue Ke (Placuna shell)

  1. 海月壳
  2. Hai Yue Ke
  3. 海月殼
  4. Concha Placunae

The Effect of Placuna shell

Property

Salt, cold; heart meridians entered.

Actions

Remove toxicity, treat malnutrition.

Indications

Infantile measles, infantile malnutrition, tuberculous arthritis, sores.

Dosage and Administrations

It is pounded into powder for oral taking. Proper dosage is for external application, decocted for washing, or stir-baked into charcoal and then pounded into powder for applying.