a saber

a saber

(Ben Jing)

[synonyms],? (Erya,), Danmu (Li dangzhi's medicine record), Qike (Wu Pu's materia medica), make (bielu), and bamboo razor clam (Yilin zuanyao).

[source] it is the shell of Sinonovacula longa.

[animal morphology] Sinonovacula longa

2 shells, long, thin, equal. The shell is 5-11 cm long and 6-7 times as long as its height. The top of the shell is located at the front end of the shell, the dorsal ventral margin is almost parallel, the middle part of the ventral margin is slightly concave, the front end of the shell is truncated, the back end is round, and the front end is slightly larger than the back end. The outer ligament is yellowish brown. The surface of the shell is smooth, with yellowish brown skin, obvious growth line, and sometimes folds at the back end. The inner surface of the shell is white or light yellow. The hinge is small and each shell has one main tooth. The anterior adductor scar is very slender, and the posterior adductor scar is slightly semicircular. The anterior part of the mantle is concave to the dorsal margin, and the mantle sinus is semicircular. It is well developed and columnar.

Living in shallow sea and mud beach. It is distributed in the Yellow Sea, Bohai Sea and South China Sea.

The meat of this animal (saber meat) is also used for medicine. Please refer to the special section for details.

[collection] all year round. Wash after collection, remove meat and dry in the sun.

[flavor] salty, cool.

Ben Jing: "it tastes pungent and slightly cold. "

[function indications] it can dissipate phlegm and clear the blood stasis. Control water gall, gas gall, phlegm, gonorrhea, woman red white leakage.

① Ben Jing: "the main leakage of red and white, cold and hot, broken stone drenching. "

② Bielu: "in addition to the heat between the five zang organs, the mice in the muscles can stop the trouble, replenish the middle, remove the Jue Bi and benefit the organs. "

③ "Compendium": "xiaoshuiying, Qiying, tanyin. "