The giant clam meat

[ ] Pinyin name Ch Q R which u cabinet
[ source ]
Medicine source: as tridacnidae animal Tridacna squamosa and Tridacna maxima and other meat.
Latin animal mineral name:1.Tridacna squamosa Lamarck2.Tridacna elongata Lanmarck [ Trdacna ( Chamestrachea ) maxima ( Roding ) ]
Harvest and storage: the year may capture, shell meat, fresh or dried.
[ ] the original morphology
Tridacna squamosa shell1, ovoid, ca.200mm thick solid, shell, shell height of about130mm, shell width about 136mm. Two equal to the size of the shell, also close to both sides. Shell roof is located on the dorsal margin of the central, shell roof in front of a long oval foot hole, the hole edge has a rib protuberance several, near shell roof of large and prominent, closely arranged, forward end gradually dilute not clear. Dorsal margin slightly flat shell. External ligament brown, ca. as shell the latter part of the3 /4. Shell surface yellow-white, fine growth lines, has 4-6strong radial rib, rib has a wide and tilt of the large scales, intercostal groove and wide radiation rib number. The rib and groove to the ventral margin curved wavy. In the shell near the top often because of wear and tear to flake off. White shell surface, with a shiny, hinge minister, Lord left shell and rear teeth each 1right shell main gear1 and tied to the posterior teeth2. Posterior adductor scar oval, located in the central shell. Mark clear coat, mantle edge life red brown.
2Tridacna maxima, long oval shell, shell very thick shell, generally about 170mm, shell height of about90mm, width and height in. The two shell sizes similar to. Front projection extending back, short. Shell roof front concave, long ovoid foot hole, hole edge arranged sparsely dentate protuberances, shell dorsal margin oblique. Ligament yellow-brown, several of the ventral margin. Shell surface yellow-white, has since top direct ventral margin and forward move diagonally powerful5-7squamous radial rib, rib width is significantly greater than the costal groove. Near the top of the shell radial rib scale low, with imbricate; near the ventral margin of the ventral margin of scales of protrusions, a bow bent. White shell surface, edge light yellow, shiny, and the shell form radial rib Fung should be concave groove. Hinge Minister of left main and rear end shell teeth each1 pieces; the right main gear shell1 and tied to the posterior teeth2. After the foot muscle and adductor scar nearly equal. Mark clear coat. Life is blue mantle edge.
[ ] habitat distribution
Ecological environment:1lives from the intertidal coral reefs.
2live in shallow water coral reefs, in the intertidal zone near the low tide line of water can be found.
Resource distribution:1China's distribution in the South China Sea, such as Hainan, Paracel Islands and other coastal.
2for distribution.
[ ] sweet and salty taste; cold;
[ function ] nourishing yin; heat-clearing and detoxicating. The main virtual win heat; diabetes; flaccid paralysis; Xie Li; swollen poison
[ usage] oral administration: cooking,200-250g.
Excerpts from" Chinese Materia Medica" [ ]
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