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Alternate Chinese names: 海螵 hǎi piāo; 乌贼骨 wū zéi gǔ; 乌贼鱼骨 wū zéi yú gǔ; 鱼骨 yú gǔ; 墨鱼骨 mò yú gǔ

Kingdom: Animal

Origin in PRC Pharmacopoeia: Sepia esculenta Hoyle; Sepiella maindroni de Rochebrune. (PRC Pharmacopoeia)

Origin in unofficial sources: Sepia esculenta Hoyle*; Sepiella maindroni de Rochebrune*

Use: Medicinal

Category: Astringing agents / Intestine-astringing diarrhea-checking agents

Properties: Salty, astringent; slightly warm.

Channel entry: Liver and kidney channels.

Actions and indications:

• Secures essence and checks vaginal discharge: Seminal emission; vaginal discharge.
• Promotes contraction and stanches bleeding: Flooding and spotting; vomiting of blood (blood ejection); bloody stool; bleeding from external injury.
• Controls acidity and relieves pain: Stomach pain and acid vomiting; peptic ulcers (note the peptic ulcer is a modern biomedical concept).
• Absorbs dampness and closes sores: Damp sores; eczema; open sores that fail to close.

Dosage and method: Oral: 6–12g in decoctions. Also used internally in powders and pills and externally in powder form.

Quality: Large, white, unbroken bones are the best.

Production area: Táiwān, Fújiàn, Zhèjiāng, Jiāngsū, Shāndōng.

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