State/School

California License Exam, ESATM, NYTCM, Pacific College Comps, Southern California University of Health Sciences, Yo San University

Pharm Name

Haliotidis Concha

Common Name

Abalone Shell

Category

Extinguish Wind and Stop Tremors

Ingredients

Taste

Salty

Pao Zhi

Temperature

Cold

Action / Indication

1. Drains Liver fire and anchors and sedates the Liver yang: for Liver fire and ascendant Liver yang patterns with such symptoms as headache, dizziness, and red eyes. Commonly used for hypertension with ascendant Liver yang.
2. Improves the vision and causes superficial visual obstructions to recede: for Liver heat patterns that affect the eyes causing photophobia, pterygium or other superficial visual obstructions, red eyes, and blurred vision.
3. Recently also used for increased gastric acidity, and, topically, for bleeding due to trauma.

Treatment Principles

Anchors Liver Yang
Drains Liver Fire
Improves Vision
Drains Stomach Fire
Stops Bleeding and Pain
Neutralizes Stomach Acid
Lowers Blood Pressure

Contraindication

Spleen/Stomach deficiency cold with loose stool and poor appetite.

Dosages

9-30g, crushed and pre-decocted. Use calcined for Stomach acidity conditions.

Meridians

KD, LIV

Tom's Comment

1. Shi Jue Ming is a shell that is cold and hard to digest. It needs to be crushed and cooked for minimum of 60 minutes.
2. Shi Jue Ming improves vision only due to Liver heat manifesting in the eyes.

Source

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