Pharmaceutical name:

英文藥名﹕

Os Sepiae seu Sepiellae

Botanical name:

學名﹕

Sepia pharaonis

Sepia maindroni de Rochedbrune

Sepia esculenta Hoyle

Pron. in Japanese:

日語發音﹕

uzokukotsu

Pron. in Korean:

韓語發音﹕

ojokgol

Pron. in Cantonese:

粵音﹕

hoy p'iu siu

Other Names:

別名﹕

dan yu gu, wu zei gu

Common Name:

英文名﹕

cuttlefish bone

Distribution:

產地﹕

Liaoning, Shandong, Jiangsu (Sepia), Zheijiang, Fjujian (Sepiella)

Properties

(characteristics)﹕

性味﹕

salty, astringent, slightly warm

鹹，澀，微温。

Channels (meridians) entered:

歸經﹕

kidney, liver, stomach

腎，肝，胃。

藥理﹕

Actions & Indications:

主治﹕

For arresting bleeding: vomiting blood, blood in stool, bleeding not during menses.

收斂止血：用於吐血、便血、崩漏。

Chemical ingredients:

化學成份﹕

calcium carbonate, chitin, sodium choride, calcium phosphate, magnesium chloride.

Dosage:

用量﹕

4.5 ~ 12 g

Samples of formulae

:處方舉例﹕

Uterus bleeding: wu zei gu, zong lei tan, wu pei zi.

To arrest bleeding in the uterus and regulate menses:

血熱: 烏贼骨配茜草、旱蓮草、椿皮 、地榆；

血寒 烏賊骨配炮姜、艾 葉、阿 膠、續 斷；
xue yu (blood stasis) 血淤: 烏賊骨配益母草、生蒲黃、三七、澤蘭。
胃痛、便血：烏賊骨配浙貝，稱烏貝散，
制酸止痛；配白及，稱白及散，收斂止血。 

Modern Research:

現代研究﹕

Toxicity & Cautions:

毒素與禁忌﹕

1. long term usage may lead to constipation.

2. according to some classical texts, this herb antagonizes fu zi, bai ji

1. 長期服用可致便秘。

2. 反 附 子, 白芨。