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Alternate English names: water snail

Alternate Chinese names: 大田螺 dà tián luó; 黄蛳 huáng sī

Kingdom: Animal

Origin in unofficial sources: Cipangopaludina chinensis (Gray)

Use: Medicinal

Properties: Sweet and salty; cold.

Channel entry: Bladder, intestines, stomach, liver, and spleen channels.*

Actions and indications: Clears heat and disinhibits water. Treats heat bind urinary stoppage; jaundice; leg qì (jiǎo qì); water swelling; dispersion-thirst (xiāo kě); hemorrhoids; bloody stool; painful red swollen eyes; toxin swelling of clove sores (dīng). Decoct or burn preserving nature and grind; or just use slime.

See: Luó sī (螺蛳 Bellamya , bellamya)

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