Crab claw

Crab claw

(notes to the classic of Materia Medica)

[source] it is the claw of Eriocheir sinensis, which belongs to the family eriochelidae. See "crab" for animal morphology.

Function indications: breaking blood, eliminating accumulation, abortion. It is used to treat postpartum stasis, abdominal pain, Baihuang and labor difficulty.

① Bielu: "abortion by breaking the cell. "

② "Rihuazi Materia Medica": "it can cure postpartum blood and stomachache, and it is good to decoct wine and vinegar soup. "

③ "Diannan Materia Medica": "blood breaking is the cause of birth. It can treat dystocia, Baihuang, blood stasis and pain. "

④ The compendium of Medical Sciences: "abortion, stillbirth. "

[usage and dosage] oral administration: decocting soup or calcining powder.

[should avoid] pregnant women should not take it.

[prescription selection] ① for fetal movement and dystocia: one liter of crab claw, two feet of licorice and three liang of donkey hide gelatin. Three flavors on the East water a bucket, first boil two things get three liters, to dross, Na Jiaoling closed, meal service, can not be divided again. (Qian Jin Fang)

② To cure pregnant women who want to get rid of their fetuses: two combinations of crab claws, one or two of Guixin and Qumai, two or two of Achyranthes bidentata, for the end, one money for hollow warm wine. (qianjinfang xiatai crab claw powder)