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Pin Yin: shi jue ming
Common name: abalone shell
Botanical family: (animal) Haliotidae
Botanical name: 1, Haliotidis diversicolor Reeve; 2, H. gigantea discus Reeve
Primary action: Extinguish Wind, Stop Spasm
Secondary actions:
Drain Fire
Temperature: cold
Taste: salty
Entering Channel: Lv
Actions:
Drains Fire and descends the Yang; used for Liver Fire and Rising of Liver
Yang with symptoms of headache, dizziness, and red eyes.
Brightens eyes; used for Liver Heat disharmonies that result in red eyes
with visual obstructions (i.e., pterygium) or blurred vision.
(See
Liver Yang Rising (Ascending)
;
Liver Fire
.)
Dosage:
3-10 qian.
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