Haliotis asinina (Shijueming)

(characteristics):
Salty, cold.
 
Channels (meridians) entered:
Liver, lung.
 
Medical functions:
Antipyretic, sedative, anti-hypertensive, and mimic sympathetic nervous system effects.
Antibiotic effect: the extract possesses the strongest inhibiting effect on Staphylococcus aureus, E. coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa in vitro. The water extract of the inner layer of the shell could protect the acute infected liver of the laboratory mice that had been poisoned by carbon tetrachloride. The study showed that the ALT obviously was obviously lower than the control group and the liver cells of the medicated group almost did not show any changes. The juice of meat possesses, in vitro, anti Staphyococcus aureus and influenza virus.
 
Actions & Indications:
Dizziness caused by hypertension; blurry vision due to cataracts, Optic Atrophy, night blindness, Primary Open-angle Glaucoma, hot flashes from lung tuberculosis, Gonorrhea.
 
Chemical ingredients:
1.The shells of  Haliotis ovina Gmelin contian more than 90%o f calcium carbonate, some amount of Mg, Na, Si, Fe, Al, and trace amount of Ti, Mn, Ba, Cu, Cr, P, V, Zn, etc. After hydrolizing 17 kinds of amino acid were obtained, among them:aspartic acid, threonine, serine, glutamic acid, etc. Also contain conchiolin.

2.The shells of Haliotis diversicolor Reeve mainly contain calcium carbonate and some also conhiolin, and inorganic elements of Na, Ca, trace amount of Ti, Mn, Fe, P, Cr, Mg, Zn, Cu etc. The interior of the shells contain the shiny substance like pearl is conchiolin, which after hydrolisis with hydrochloric acid, produces 16 amino acid: glycine, aspartic acid, alanine, serine, glutamic acid etc. The insoluble ashes is about  0.46%.

3. The shell of Haliotis discus hannai Ino (H. gigantea discus Reeve)contain more than 90% calcium carbonate and organic substance of about 3.67%. The inorganic elements are: Na, Mg, Al, Si, K, Fe, P, Ti, Mn, Cu, Ni, Sr, Zn, Cl, S, I and among them the ions of phosphates, silcates, sulfates exit. It also contain choline and conchiolin.

4. The shells of Haliotis asinina  calcium carbonate, conchiolin and choline, and other trace minerals.

Dosage:
15 to 30 g

Cautions:
Use with caution in cases of pixu (spleen deficient)； especially when lack of hydrochloride acid in the stomach should not be using it.