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Swan mussel

蚌肉
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Name

Bang Rou (Swan mussel)

  1. 蚌肉
  2. 河歪
  3. 河蛤蜊
  4. Bang Rou
  5. Anodonta

The Effect of Swan mussel

Property

Sweet, salt, cold; liver and kidney meridians entered.

Actions

Clear heat and nourish yin, improve eyesight and remove toxicity.

Indications

Leucorrhea, anal fistula, hot eyes, diabetes, polydipsia, metrorrhagia.

Dosage and Administrations

Cook it for eating, 90~150 g. Proper dosage is for external application.Stir-bake it into charcoal, and then pounded into powder for applying.

Cautions

It is contraindicated in case of deficiency-cold in spleen and stomach.