Purple Shell Teeth

Purple shell teeth, a medicine for calming the liver and calming the wind. The shell is long and oval, with both ends concave and mouth-shaped. The surface is all enamel and shiny, and the back is brown, light brown, purple-red, yellow-brown or gray-blue, with stripes or patterns; there are purple-brown teeth around the lips. The smell is slight. Nature and flavor: flat; salty; enters the liver meridian. Functions and indications: calm the liver and suppress yang, calm the nerves and soothe the mind, clear the liver and improve eyesight. It is used for hyperactivity of liver yang, dizziness, palpitations and insomnia, red eyes, cataracts, and blurred vision.

The efficacy and function of purple betel nut

1. Purple clam tooth for treating children's pox in the eyes: grind one purple clam (used raw) into powder, split it with sheep liver, add one qian of the powder, wrap it with thread, cook it with rice water, put it in a small bottle, fumigate it while it is hot, take it out when it is cold, expose it to the stars and moon for one night, and take it on an empty stomach in the morning. (Purple clam powder in "Baby Questions")

2. Purple clam tooth is used to treat menopausal syndrome: 30 grams of Polygonum multiflorum, 9 grams of small grass, 6 grams of Acorus calamus, 15 grams of fried jujube kernel, 15 grams of Poria cocos, 10 grams of Albizzia julibrissin bark, 9 grams of purple clam tooth, 12 grams of raw dragon tooth, 6 grams of Bupleurum, 9 grams of dried tangerine peel, and 10 grams of Rehmannia glutinosa.

3. Purple Shell Tooth for Young People's Flat Warts: 31g of Magnetite, 31g of Hematite, 31g of Purple Shell Tooth, 12g of Raw Stone Cassia, 6g of Raw White Peony Root, 31g of Lithospermum Officinale. Decoction for oral administration. The first four herbs in the prescription are first decocted for half an hour. The dosage for adults and children is the same. "Concise Compendium of Traditional Chinese Medicine Dermatology".

4. Purple betel nut is used to treat fever and splitting headache, stiff neck and body cramps, vomiting, no bowel movement for seven days, thick tongue coating, stringy and slippery pulses, weak when pressed hard: 3g of stewed kudzu root, 9g of ginger bamboo, 30g of nine-hole stone cassia (pre-cooked), 12g of Lingzhi, 4.5g each of fresh perilla (added later), fresh patchouli (added later), and dried scutellaria, 30g of purple betel nut, 9g of Jianxie tablets, 2.1g of gentian, 9g of luffa, 4.5g of Sichuan charcoal (added later), 12g of fragrant beans, 9g of white tribulus, and 0.3g of antelope horn tip. Grind into powder and take twice. "Bolu Medical Cases"

5. Purple betel nut for hypertension. Headache, dizziness, red face and eyes, irritability, yellow tongue coating, strong and stringy pulse, symptoms of liver yang rising: Purple betel nut 15g (pre-decocted), purple quartz 9g (pre-decocted), magnetite 30g (pre-decocted), raw stone cassia 30g (pre-decocted), Prunella vulgaris 15g, chrysanthemum 9g, Uncaria rhynchophylla 12g, white peony root 12g, raw earth 9g, Yuanshen 18g, Gardenia 9g, Achyranthes bidentata 12g. "Clinical Medical Cases and Prescriptions".

6. Purple betel nut for treating generalized neurodermatitis and chronic urticaria: 15g of raw earth, 15g of cooked earth, 9g of angelica, 9g of Polygonum multiflorum, 30g of purple betel nut, 15g of magnetite, 15g of raw dragon oyster, 15g of daizheshi, 30g of mother-of-pearl, and 9g of white peony root. "Collection of Clinical Experience of Zhu Renkang".

7. Purple clam teeth can promote qi and blood circulation, and is mainly used to treat sprains and low back pain: 2g of processed pearls, 3g of calcined purple clam teeth, 9g of processed clean borax, and 1g of borneol borneol. First grind the first two medicines into very fine powder. Then grind them together with the last two medicines and store them. When treating, take a piece of rush, cut one end flat, wet it with a little cold water, dip it in the above medicine powder, and apply it to the inner canthus of the patient's eye, and let the patient close his eyes until tears come out, then ask the patient to stand up, step and bend over 3-5 times. When applying the eye drops, if the left side of the waist is sprained, apply the right eye, and if the right side of the waist is sprained, apply the left eye. (Pearl powder from "Selected Proven Prescriptions of Chinese Herbal Medicine for External Treatment")

8. Purple clam improves eyesight and removes heat and toxins. "Tang Materia Medica"

9. Purple betel nut can soothe the heart, calm the liver and calm the mind, and treat insomnia.

10. Purple clam teeth can treat phlegm rash and eye opacity in children.

The medicinal value of purple betel nut

Nature and flavor: salty; neutral

Meridians: Liver meridian; Heart meridian.

Effect: calm the nerves and soothe the nerves; soothe the liver and improve eyesight

Indications: children with high fever and convulsions; dizziness; palpitations and restlessness; insomnia and dreaminess; red and swollen eyes; heat toxicity and eye opacity

Dosage: For internal use: decoct in water, 10-15g, crush and decocted first. For external use: appropriate amount, grind with water and apply to eyes

Source of medicinal materials: Purple clam is the shell of the clam of the family Ctenopharyngodon ovali, Ctenopharyngodon ovali, and Ctenopharyngodon ovali.

Preparation method:

1. Purple betel "Bencao Qiuzhen" says: "Grind it into powder and use it raw." Currently, take the original medicinal material, remove impurities, wash, dry and grind it.

2. Calcined purple clams. "Qian Xin Yao Fang" says: "Cook it on charcoal and grind it into powder." "Bencao Yanyi" says: "Cook it to preserve its properties." "Medical Introduction·Bencao" says: "Wash it with medicinal wine, calcine it with fire, grind it into powder and use it with water." "Shenzhen Yao Han" says: "Calm it with fire, quench it with water, dry it and grind it." At present, take clean purple clams, put them in a suitable container, calcine them on a smokeless fire until they are crisp, take them out and let them cool, grind them into powder or break them up.

3. Salt purple clams: put clean purple clams in a clay pot, calcine them over fire until they turn red, take them out, mix them with salt water and grind them into fine powder. For every 100kg of purple clams, use 1.6kg of salt and an appropriate amount of water.

Side effects of purple betel nut

Side effects are caused by poor drug selectivity and are inherent in the drug itself. Whether it is a prescription drug or an over-the-counter drug, it should be used under the guidance of a doctor or pharmacist. If you feel uncomfortable while taking the drug, you must stop taking it in time and consult a doctor or pharmacist to avoid unnecessary damage.

Taboos for using purple bezoars

People without heat evil should not use purple betel nut.