Hai Piao Xiao
| Hai Piao Xiao in TCM:Explore the properties of Hai Piao Xiao according to Chinese
Nutrition and Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM):
Factoids:
English Name: cuttlebone, cuttlefish bone
Pharmacuetical Name: Endochoncha Sepiae
Properties: salty, astringent, slightly warm
Temperature: warm
Channels: ST, KD, LV
Flavors: astringent, salty
Tonifies: qi
Special Properties:
essence, stops bleeding
Actions / Indications:
- Retains essence (nocturnal emission, premature ejaculation,
vaginal discharge due to KD deficiency)
- Stops bleeding (in combination for various bleeding
disorders, such as uterine bleeding, blood in stools, hematemesis, used
topically to stop bleeding due to traumatic injury)
- Neutralizes stomach acid; relieves pain (stomach
or epigastric pain, distasteful belching, acid regurgitation)
Special Notes:
- Peptic Ulcer: in one study 58 of 62 patients showed receovery when
treated for peptic ulcer with 2-5g of an herbal formula 3 times daily.
The herbal formula contained 85% Hai Piao Xiao and 15% Zhe
Bei Mu.
Contraindications:
- (cc: yin deficiency with heat)
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