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Alternate English names: monetaria shell

Kingdom: Plant

Origin in unofficial sources: Monetaria moneta (L.); Monetaria annulus (L.)

Use: Medicinal

Properties: Salty; cool.

Actions and indications: Clears heat and disinhibits urine. Treats heat mania due to cold damage; water swelling; strangury pain; bloody urine; inhibited urination; deep-source nasal congestion with pus and blood; eye screens; dysentery.

Dosage and method: Oral: Decoct (6–15g, predecocted) or use in powders. Topical: Grind.

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