Herb

Hai ge (clam shell)

海蛤hai ge
1 sourceConcha Cyclinae

Recorded in Bencao Gangmu for cough and counterflow qi, panting and vexing fullness, chest pain, clearing heat, disinhibiting damp, transforming phlegm-rheum, dispersing accumulation and checking bloody dysentery.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷四十六·介部·蛤蚌类·海蛤·主治

References
  • functions_en self-translated from 本草纲目 traditional_functions (public domain; the Chinese tf carries verbatim excerpt_hash citations). No modern work consulted.
  • WHO IST-TCM terminology-aligned for the English rendering.
  • public pharmacopoeia & zoological facts (public-domain reference facts; no proprietary modern source).
Traditional functions

Classical source text (Chinese) — English summary above.

传统中医记载：咳逆上气，喘息烦满，胸痛寒热；清热利湿，化痰饮，消积聚，除血痢。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 苦、咸，平，无毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷四十六·介部·蛤蚌类·海蛤·条名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷四十六·介部·蛤蚌类·海蛤·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷四十六·介部·蛤蚌类·海蛤·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.