Coral

Coral

(Tang materia medica)

[source] secretory bones of corals such as peach coral, a member of the family Cyperaceae.

[animal morphology] peach coral

Aquatic coelenterates are arboreal. The branches are fan-shaped and the divergences are very thin. There are many water bodies on its surface, which are called corals. The body is hemispherical, with 8 pinnate tentacles on it and a mouth in the center of the tentacles. The insects can secrete calcareous matter to form bones, which is commonly known as corals. The surface of the skeleton is red and lustrous, and the central axis is white. It's hard and beautiful.

It lives on a reef at the bottom of the sea. The tentacles of each water daughter-in-law usually preys on the remains of microorganisms or organisms. Most of them have sexual reproduction. It is distributed in Taiwan and the southern coast.

[collection] the net is lowered to the bottom of the sea for harvesting. Most of them are used as medicine from the remains of handicrafts.

[herbal medicine] a complete one is like a small tree. They are generally broken into short rods, 2-3cm long and 3-5mm in diameter. There are branches or small protuberances, surrounded by many holes, red, hard as porcelain, not easy to break. No odor. It is better to be red inside and outside, heavy, crisp and strong.

It mainly produces Fujian, Taiwan, Guangdong Paracel Islands and other places.

[chemical composition] it contains calcium carbonate, etc.

[processing] wash and dry, grind into fine powder.

[nature and taste] "Tang Materia Medica" is sweet, flat and non-toxic. "

[function indications] remove the haze, brighten the eyes, calm the nerves and calm the nerves. It is used for the treatment of Yizhang, convulsion and vomiting.

① "In the end of the Tang Dynasty, the blood in the nose and the eyes were blown away. "

② "Haiyao Materia Medica": "it is mainly used to eliminate blood stasis, wind epilepsy and other diseases. "

③ "Rihuazi Materia Medica": "calm the heart, stop the shock, clear the eyes. "

④ "The compendium of works" says: "point your eyes, go fly silk. "

[usage and dosage] oral administration: Yanmo, 1-2 points. External use: grind fine end point eye.

[selection] 1. There is a barrier to children's eyes: coral, finely grinded like powder. At each point, take as big as millet, put it on the cloud, and then point it on the day. (shenghuifang coral powder)

② To skin Yi: coral, shellfish, pearl, amber, stone crab. It's very fine, and it's in the eye. (Ben Cao Jing Shu)

③ For the treatment of dizziness, convulsion, or upset: red coral, amber, pearl each one money (research is very fine), ginseng, Atractylodes macrocephala, angelica, Danxing each three money (Research in the end). And coral, etc. at the end of each serving a money, lantern soup tune down. (Fang Mai Zheng Zong)

④ Cure heart lung stagnant heat, vomit not only: big red coral, slowly grind very fine as powder. Each take two, Lily cooked into paste, transfer service. (Peng's copy)