INDIVIDUAL HERBS
| Pharmaceutical Latin: | Concha Margaritaferae Usta |
| Common English: | Mother-of-Pearl Shell Pteria Nacre |
| Taste | Temperature | Entering Meridians | Dosage |
Sweet Salty |
Cold |
Heart Liver |
10-60g cook first |
| Actions | Indications/Syndromes |
Calms the Liver, anchors Yang and drains Liver Fire |
Liver Yang Rising due to Liver Yin Deficiency with dizziness, vertigo, tinnitus and insomnia |
Clears the Liver and improves vision |
Blurred vision due to Liver Deficiency Liver Heat with red eyes, photophobia and superficial visual obstruction |
Sedates fright and calms the Spirit |
Palpitations, anxiety, insomnia and other problems secondary to Shen disturbance |
Stops bleeding |
Bleeding from the Upper Jiao |
Promotes healing and reduces itching of the skin |
Eczema and itching (topically as a powder) |
Neutralizes Stomach acid and relieves pain |
Peptic ulcers with pain and regurgitation |
CONTRAINDICATIONS |
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INCOMPATIBILITIES |
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS |
Fossilia Dentis Mastodi |
Fr. Ligustri Lucidi |
Flos Chrysanthemi |
Liver Yin Deficiency with Liver Yang Rising. |
Headache and dizziness from Liver Yang Rising. |
Red eyes, photophobia with or without superficial visual obstruction due to Wind-Heat Attacking the Liver channel. |
Sm. Sesame Nigri |
Fossilia Dentis Mastodi |
Rx. Polygalae |
Cloudy vision with dull eyes from Liver Deficiency. |
Irritability, dizziness, palpitations with anxiety and insomnia from Heart and Liver Yin Deficiency. |
Insomnia and palpitations. |
Haematitum |
Fossilia Dentis Mastodi |
Rx. Paeoniae Alba |
Epistaxis or hematemesis. |
Strongly calms and anchors Spirit. Restrains Liver Yang. |
Neurasthenia. |
Rz. Atractylodis |
Flos Chrysanthemi |
Rx. Curcumae |
Dizziness, blurred vision, night blindness due to Liver Deficiency. |
Photophobia, redness, swelling and pain of the eyes. |
Heart Fire. |
- The anti-convulsive and sedative actions of this herb are weaker than Margarita Zhen Zhu.
- The effect on dizziness, tinnitus, and palpitations is stronger than Margarita Zhen Zhu.
- This herb is obtained from the burned shells of pearl yielding shellfish.
- This substance is commonly used in ophthalmology.
- This substance is said to calm the Liver, anchor Yang, calm the Shen settle childhood convulsions, reduce focal distention due to Heat and superficial visual obstruction, treat hematemesis, epistaxis and metrorrhagia.
- Both Zhen Zhu Mu and Concha Haliotidis Shi Jue Ming cool Liver Heat and sedate Liver Yang Rising and are often used together for these disorders. Zhen Zhu Mu also enters the Heart channel to calm the Spirit, while Shi Jue Ming only enters the Liver channel.
- Both Zhen Zhu Mu and Margarita Zhen Zhu have similar actions. Zhen Zhu Mu is unable to nourish Yin and generate flesh and is primarily used to calm Liver Yang Rising with headache, dizziness, tinnitus and insomnia or to cool the Liver when Liver Heat has caused red eyes and photophobia.
- Calcined Mother-of-Pearl Duan Zhen Zhu Mu reduces hyperacidity of the Stomach and is used topically as a paste mixed with Vaseline or vegetable oil for burns.