Yue Wang Yu Suan

Yue Wang Yu Suan

(notes on materia medica)

[synonyms] yuewangzhu (Southern vegetative), Salix (zoological Dictionary), and white coral (Xue de? Systematic zoology).

[source] it is the calcareous skeleton secreted by the polyp of sarmentosae.

[animal morphology] sandiao (Ling Biao Lu Yi)

The population was columnar in shape and more than 1 meter long. It is divided into two parts: root and stem; the root is cylindrical, often inserted in the sediment on the seabed; the stem is a flat axis on both sides, with short and dense branches on the left and right, and most of the Hydras are arranged on the lower edge, each of which has 8 tentacles, which can stretch and contract. Horny, white, covered with dark brown or red flesh.

It grows between the rocks on the sea floor. It is widely distributed in the south of Jiaozhou Bay.

[nature and taste] 1. Notes on materia medica: "salty, flat, nontoxic. "

② "Haiyao Materia Medica": "salty, warm. "

[function and indications] 1. In the collection of Materia Medica, it says: "the main body is the water, breaking the Qi. "

② "Haiyao Materia Medica": "it is mainly used for edema, floating Qi, aggregation, stagnation, deficiency in the abdomen, and should be boiled and taken. "