Pharmaceutical name:

英文藥名﹕

Botanical name:

學名﹕

Hyriopsis cumingii Leach (三角帆蚌)

Cristaria plicata Leach (褶紋冠蚌)

Pteria martensii Dunker (馬氏珍珠貝)

Schistodesmus lampreyanus Baird &Adams  (射線裂脊蚌)

Pron. in Japanese:

日語發音﹕

Pron. in Korean:

韓語發音﹕

Pron. in Cantonese:

粵音﹕

Other Names:

別名 ﹕

Common Name:

英文名﹕

Distribution:

產地﹕

Mainly produced along the sea of Hainan, Guangdong, and Guangxi provinces

of China.

Schistodesmus lampreyanus Baird & Adams is mainly produced in the valley Yangtze River and in rivers of Northern China.

主產於海 南島，廣東，廣西沿海。射線裂脊蚌分佈於長江流域和華北江河。

Properties

(characteristics)﹕

性味﹕

鹹，寒。

Channels (meridians) entered:

歸經﹕

歸肝，心經。

藥理﹕

inhibits formation of cataract, protect liver, anti-ulcer, sedating, anti-seizure, cardiac stimulating, anti-allergy.

明目作用，保肝作用，抗潰瘍作用，鎮 靜 ， 定 驚 ， 強 心 ， 安 神 ，抗 過 敏。

Actions & Indications:

主治﹕

用於驚悸，癲癇，驚風，耳鳴，夜盲，眼花，目赤翳障 (白內障)，

夜盲，眼花 ， 失眠， 咽喉腫痛，牙疳腐爛，牙 疳 腐 爛，潰瘍瘡面久不收口，心陣跳，健忘，高血壓。

Chemical ingredients:

化學成份﹕

In a study, the shell of Schistodesmus lampreyanus contains calcium carbonate >90%, organic substances 0.34%, and small amount of magnesium, iron, silicates, sulfates, phosphates, and chlorides. The organic portion contains glycine, alanine, valine, methionine, cystine, arginine, histidine, threonine, tyrosine, aspartic acid, glutamic acid, etc..After shells are burnt, the calcium carbonate is broken down and produced calcium oxide and the organic material becomes damaged.

射線裂脊 蚌的貝殼中，含碳酸鈣90%以上，有機質約0.34%；尚含少 量鎂，鐵 ，硅酸鹽，硫酸鹽，磷酸鹽和氯化物。 有機物中含甘氨酸、丙氨酸、纈氨酸、蛋氨酸、胱氨酸、精氨酸、組氨酸、蘇氨酸、酪氨酸、天門冬氨酸、谷氨酸等。

貝殼煅燒後， 碳酸鹽分解，產生氧化鈣等，有機質則被破壞。

Dosage:

用 量﹕

15 - 30 克 ( 先 煎 ) 。

Samples of formulae:

處方 舉例﹕

治內眼疾患(晶體混濁，視神經萎縮)：珍珠母二兩，蒼朮八錢，人參一錢。水煎，日服二次。用藥禁忌：脾胃虛寒者慎服。《吉林中草藥》

Modern Research:

現代研究﹕

Toxicity & Cautions:

毒素與禁忌﹕

No to use in cases of qi deficient/ weak cardiac function with edema.

氣虛心經有寒 ， 水飲凌心者忌服 。