White snail shell

[ source ] from the" compendium of Materia Medica"
[ ] B I Lu 's Pinyin names: S K e
English name [ ] Spiral shell
[ alias ] white spiral shell, the ghost eyes
[ source ]
Medicine source: VIVIPARIDAE animal square ring screw and belong to the same animal shells.
Latin animal mineral name: Bellamya quadrata ( Benson )
Harvest and storage : a collection of old white spiral shell, wash, dry.
[ ] the original shape of square ring screw, shell of medium size, all in a long conical. Shell thick, very strong. Shell high 26-30mm, shell width 14-17mm. Casing top, a 7 layer, sutures are deep, body whorl is slightly larger, shell brown or dark brown, have apparent growth and coarse screw. An ovoid, marginal integrity. Operculum horny, yellow-brown, oval, which has a concentric growth lines.
[ ] habitat distribution
Ecological environment: living in rivers, lakes, ponds and paddy field, multiple inhabits humus more underwater.
Resource distribution: in most areas of our country have distribution.
[ character ] trait differential shell conical in shape, high 2.5-4cm. Shell top layer, 6-7 layer, each layer of expansion, angled and not very distinct transverse diagonal, suture marked. The appearance of smooth, shell is crooked, ovoid, surface grayish white, light body, crisp. Gas micro sweet.
[ ] shell chemical composition mainly containing calcium carbonate ( CaCO3 ).
Processing [ ]
1 white snail shell: washed and dried, crushed into pieces.
2 calcined snail shell: remove the snail shell, the crucible, calcined to remove, red hot, cool, grind end.
[ ] taste sweet; light; flat
[ ] the lung meridian; heart; stomach meridian
[ ] and functions; and the stomach; and astringing sores. The main phlegm heat cough; nausea; stomach; spit acid; Luo Li; ulcer; burns; Ganchuang
[ usage] oral administration: grind end, 3-9g; or into the pill. External: moderate, grind end Caesar or powder.
[ ] the discussion
1 Zhu Zhenheng: treating phlegm accumulation and epigastric pain.
2" schema" : cure nausea diaphragm Qi, phlegm, sinusitis, prolapse of rectum, hemorrhoids, furuncle, chancroid, soup burn.
3" pieces of new reference": heat phlegm, treat diaphragm gas pain, and water heat.
4" Modern Practical Traditional Chinese medicine": cure stomach and gastric hyperacidity.
Excerpts from" Chinese Materia Medica" [ ]
http://chinese-herbal-medicines-directory.blogspot.com/