Oyster Shell, Mu Li 牡蛎

Testa Ostrearum, Concha Ostrearum
Mu Li (TCM)
Picture Oyster
(Photo by Anthere) (Wikimedia)

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Zoological name:


Ostrea spp. including O. edulis

Parts used:


Shell

Temperature & Taste:


Cold (balanced in old TCM texts), dry. Salty

Uses:


1. Clears Heat, Calms the Heart and Spirit, Stops Wind:
-Headache, Dizziness, Insomnia

2. Clears Phlegm-Heat, Disperses Nodes and Swellings
-Scrofula, Goiter, and Lymphadenitis.

3. Astringes to Stop Leakage:
-continuous and spontaneous Sweating

4. Clears Stomach Heat:
-Antacid

5. Benefits Yin, Astringes Essence:

6. Externally:
-used in Tooth powders


Dose:


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Preparation:


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Substitutes:


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Main Combinations:


1. Sweating due to Qi deficiency, Oyster shell with

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2. Night Sweats due to Yin deficient-heat, Oyster shell with

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3. Lumps or Nodes of the Neck, Scrofula, Goiter:
i. Oyster shell with

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ii. Oyster shell with

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iii. Oyster shell with

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4. Internal Wind, Oyster shell with

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5. Kidney and Essence deficiency, Seminal Emission, Premature Ejaculation, Oyster shell with

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6. Bleeding from the Stomach, burnt Oyster shell with

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7. Intestinal Ulcers (acute not chronic): burnt Oyster shell with

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8. Excess Menstruation, Oyster shell with

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9. Moist Sores that are hard to heal, Oyster shell with

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10. Eye diseases:Oyster shell with

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Major Formulas:


Powder for Menstrual Flux (Isaac)
Powder for Bleeding from the Stomach (Nicolas)

Chai Hu Long Gu Mu Li Wan
Jin Suo Gu Jing Wan
Zhen Gan Xi Feng Tang

Cautions:


1. Not used in cold and weakness of the Stomach.
2. Not used in cases of High Fever without Sweating
3. According to TCM texts it is adverse to Ephedra and Praying Mantis Egg Cases (Sang Piao Xiao) and the flower of Elecampane.

Main Preparations used:


Powder, Calcined Powder