CATDOLL : CATDOLL: The efficacy and function of Chinese medicine Cuttlebone

Cuttlebone is often used for vomiting blood, epistaxis, metrorrhagia, bloody stool, spermatorrhea, leucorrhea, stomachache and acid regurgitation; external treatment for injury bleeding, eczema, eczema, ulcers. Do you know what the effects of cuttlebone are? The following are the effects and functions of Chinese medicine cuttlebone that I have carefully prepared for you, I hope it will be helpful to you!

Morphological characteristics of cuttlebone

1. Needleless squid, medium-sized soft body, flat dorsally and ventrally, oval body, generally about 157mm long, about twice as wide. The head is about 29mm long, with large eyes and an oval olfactory pit behind the eyes. There is a mouth in the center of the head, and there are 4 pairs of arms and 1 pair of tentacles around the mouth. The length of each arm is similar, in the order of 4>1>3>2, with 4 rows of suckers on the inside, the suckers are similar in size, and the outer edge of the keratin ring on the wall of the sucker cavity has pointed conical small teeth; but the fourth arm stem on the left side of the male is transformed into a reproductive arm, characterized by a particularly small sucker at the base that accounts for about 1/3 of the whole arm, and normal suckers in the middle and top. The length of the tentacle is generally longer than the body length, the tentacle spike is narrow, about 40 long, with 20 rows of suckers on it, similar in size, and the outer edge of its keratin ring has square round small teeth. There is a funnel on the ventral side of the head, and the ink sac in the body below the funnel tube is connected, and the funnel can discharge black liquid to defend against enemies. When alive, the back of the carcass has obvious white spots, which are larger in males and smaller in females. There are fleshy fins on both sides of the carcass, which are entire, narrow at the front and gradually widen towards the back, and the left and right fins are separated at the end. There is a glandular pore at the end of the posterior ventral surface of the carcass, and reddish-brown liquid often flows out after capture. The inner shell on the back of the mantle cavity is oblong, about 3 times longer than it is wide, with a well-developed horny edge and a horny plate at the end. The cross-head pattern surface is water-wave-shaped, and there is no spicule at the end.

2. Golden squid, medium-sized, oval body, generally about 200mm long, about 1.5 times the width, head about 30mm long, wrist sequence 4>1>3>2, suckers in 4 rows, the outer edge of the keratin ring with irregular blunt teeth, the male left fourth wrist stem into the reproductive wrist, the characteristics of the base 7, 8 rows of suckers normal, 9-15 rows of suckers suddenly become smaller, the upward suckers normal. The tentacles slightly exceed the length of the body, the wrist spikes are half-moon-shaped, about 1/5 of the length of the whole wrist. The suckers are small and dense, about 10 rows, similar in size. In life, the body surface is yellow-brown, the back of the body has brown purple and milky white spots, the back of the male body has golden wavy stripes, but in the reproductive season often show a number of irregular blue-green stripes, the abdomen changes from milky white to golden green, very bright. The inner shell is oblong, about 2.5 times longer than wide, with a convex back with hard calcareous granular protrusions, and a soft calcareous belly with a longitudinal groove in the center and circular horizontal stripes on the transverse surface. The terminal spicule is thick.

3. Needle squid, small body, narrow body, tapering at the rear end, generally about 90mm long, about twice as wide, narrow fins, head about 12mm long. Males and females are significantly dimorphic, males have long and conical bodies, arms are 2>4>1>3, the second pair of arms are about twice as long as the other arms, and are very strong, with round tops and purple rings on the outside, and 4 rows of suckers at the 2/3 below the arms, and 2 rows for the rest; females have short and fat bodies, arms are 2>1>4>3, the second and third pairs of arms are similar, and the suckers at the 3/5 below are 4 rows, and the rest are 2 rows. The first and third pairs of arms of both sexes have 4 rows of suckers, and the top suckers are 2 rows; the fourth pair of arms of both sexes have 4 rows of suckers, and the outer edge of the suckers of both sexes is keratinous, basically without teeth, but the small suckers at the tip have slightly square teeth. The fourth arm on the left side of the male is stem-like, and the top sucker is very small. The tentacles are slender, longer than the trunk, with short tentacle spikes, accounting for about 1/10 of the total length of the tentacles. There are 7-8 rows of suckers, with large and small sizes, and the central 4 rows are the largest. There are very fine yellow spots on the back when alive. The male inner shell is 6 times longer than it is wide; the female inner shell is 4 times longer than it is wide, with a very narrow horny margin, a very small protrusion on the back, a longitudinal rib in the center, and a sharp spicule at the end.

4. White-spotted squid, with a relatively large body, oval body, generally about 300mm long, about 1.8 times the width, the maximum width of the fleshy fin is less than 1/4 of the body width, located on both sides, entire, separated at the end, the wrist sequence is 4>3>2>1, 4 rows of suckers, the outer edge of the keratin ring of some suckers at the base has densely fused blunt-headed small teeth; some suckers at the top have separated small teeth. When alive, the back of the body is yellowish brown with fine white spots. The inner shell is thick and oblong, the length of the mold is about 2.5 times the width, the back has coarse grains, the front of the belly is convex and the back is concave, there is a shallow groove in the center of the transverse surface, and the end of the bone needle is thick.

5. Tiger-spotted squid, with a larger body, is similar to the white-spotted squid. The main difference is that the outer edge of the horny ring of the sucker at the base of the arm is smooth and toothless, but has many fine lines; the sucker at the top has dense blunt small teeth. When alive, the body is yellowish brown, with brown wavy stripes on the back, like tiger stripes. The junction of the inner fin and the back is surrounded by a circle of sky blue edging.

6. Pseudo-squid, larger in size, similar to the white-spotted squid, with the main difference being that the arm order is 4>1>3>2. When alive, the back of the body is yellow-brown with obvious eye-shaped white spots. The tentacles are long, exceeding the sum of the head and body lengths. The transverse pattern of the inner shell is shorter.

Dosage and Usage of Cuttlebone

For internal use: decoct in water, 10-30g; grind into powder, 1.5-3g. For external use: appropriate amount, grind into powder and sprinkle; or apply on the skin; or blow into the ears or nose.

Precautions for sea cucumber

People with yin deficiency and excessive heat should not take too much of it; long-term use may easily cause constipation, and it can be used together with appropriate laxatives.

① "Bencao Jing Jizhu": It is incompatible with Bailu and Bletilla striata.

② "Shu Materia Medica": Dislikes aconite.

③ "Bencao Jingxiu" says: Do not use if you have blood disease or local heat.

The efficacy and function of sea cucumber

Astringent and hemostatic; solidify sperm and stop leukorrhea; reduce acid and relieve pain; absorb dampness and heal sores. Treats vomiting blood; hematemesis; metrorrhagia; blood in the stool; epistaxis; traumatic bleeding; spermatorrhea and spermatorrhea due to kidney deficiency, leukorrhea, stomach pain and noisy stomach; belching and acid reflux; eczema and ulcers. Used for stomach pain and acid regurgitation, vomiting blood and epistaxis, metrorrhagia and blood in the stool, spermatorrhea and spermatorrhea, leukorrhea, and ulcers. External treatment of injury bleeding and sores with pus.

① "Ben Jing": It is used to treat female leakage of red and white menstrual fluid, blood stasis, swelling and pain in the vagina, cold and heat syndromes, and infertility.

② "Bie Lu": Shocked air enters the abdomen, causing abdominal pain around the navel, cold swelling in the genitals (also known as swelling and pain in the genitals of men), and also stops sores with excessive pus that does not dry up.

③ "Materia Medica": It can stop women's bleeding and treat deafness.

④ "Tang Materia Medica": Treats cataracts in the eyes.

⑤ "Compendium of Materia Medica for Food Therapy": It is used to treat diarrhea in children and adults. Roast the rhizoma chinensis, peel it, grind it into powder, and take it with porridge.

⑥ "Bencao Shiyi": It is used to treat blood clots in women and kill small insects.

⑦ "Bencao Gangmu" (Bencao Gangmu): Treats hemorrhage.

⑧ "Compendium of Materia Medica": It is used to treat female blood deficiency, liver damage, spitting blood, and bleeding. It can also treat malaria and goiter. Grind it into powder and apply it to children's malnutrition, smelly pox, men's genital sores, hot water and fire burns, and bleeding from falls. Burn it to preserve its properties, and apply it with egg yellow to children's heavy tongue and goose mouth. Apply it with cattail yellow powder to the tongue swelling and bleeding like a spring. Blow it into the nose with silver cinnabar to treat throat paralysis. Blow it into the ears with musk to treat pus in the ears and deafness.

⑨ "Essential Medicines and Dosages": Clears the meridians and removes cold and dampness.

⑩ "Modern Practical Chinese Medicine": It is an antacid, effective for excessive gastric acid and gastric ulcer.

Cuttlebone recipe

① Treat stomachache and acid reflux: 1.5 qian of cuttlebone, 2 qian of Fritillaria and licorice, 3 qian of corrugated seeds. Grind them into fine powder. Take 2 qian each time. 2.1 liang of cuttlebone (ground), 3 qian of donkey-hide gelatin. Stir-fry them together and grind them into powder again. Take 1 qian each time, three times a day. (Shandong Chinese Herbal Medicine Handbook)

②Treatment of gastric bleeding: 5 qian of cuttlebone and 6 qian of white hyacinth. Grind them into fine powder. Take 1.5 qian each time, three times a day. (Shandong Chinese Herbal Medicine Handbook)

③ Treat vomiting blood and nosebleeds: crush cuttlefish bones into powder and take 2 qian of it with porridge at any time. (Sheng Hui Fang)

④Treatment of nosebleeds: cuttlefish bones and Sophora japonica flowers in equal parts. Fry half of them raw, grind them into powder and blow into the nose. ("Shiyi Dexiao Fang")

⑤ Treat chronic intestinal wind and bleeding, sallow complexion, swelling and pain in the lower part, or like a rat's tummy, or like a cockscomb, often like insect bites, pain and itching: 2 liang of green alum (burned until red), 1 liang of cuttlefish bones (roasted until slightly yellow), 1 liang of ink from the bottom of the cauldron. Grind them into powder, mix with millet rice and make pills as big as sycamore seeds. Take 30 pills with red and brown rice soup before meals. (Shenghui Fang)

⑥ Treating blood in urine: One qian of cuttlebone powder. Take with raw Rehmannia juice. (Experienced Prescription)

⑦ Treating women with persistent vaginal discharge: 2 liang of cuttlefish bone and angelica, 3 liang of deer antler and donkey-hide gelatin, 1 liang of pollen. Sieve the above five ingredients. Take with wine on an empty stomach. Take three times a day and twice at night. (Qianjin Fang)

⑧Treatment of chronic leucorrhea in women: 1 liang of cuttlefish bone (burned to ash), 3 liang of alum (burned to remove juice), 2 liang of ink from the bottom of the cauldron. Grind into powder, mix with soft rice and make into pills as big as sycamore seeds. Take 30 pills with porridge before meals. (Sheng Hui Fang)

9. Treating bruises and bleeding: Apply the ground squid bone to the affected area. ("Ren Zhai Zhi Zhi Fang")

⑩ Treat various traumatic bleeding: Take equal parts of bone powder, sea cucumber, and pollen charcoal. Grind them into fine powder, pass through a 150-mesh sieve, and mix them. Sprinkle them on the wound surface and apply a little pressure to coagulate and stop bleeding. (Liaoning "Selected Materials on New Chinese Herbal Medicine Treatment Methods")

⑾Treatment of bleeding from trauma: 1 liang each of sea cucumber, calcined pig skin, and white philtrum, and 1.5 liang of lime. Grind them into fine powder. Disinfect, sprinkle on the wound, and bandage it. (Inner Mongolia "Selected Materials on New Chinese Herbal Medicine Treatment Methods")

⑿Treat blood deficiency: 4 black bones, 1 Pru. Combine the two ingredients and make pills with quail eggs, as big as red beans. Take 5 pills after meals and drink abalone juice. (Suwen)

⒀Treat asthma: sea cucumber, dry and grind into fine powder. Take three times a day. 1.5 qian each time, with warm water. (Xuzhou "Single Prescription New Medical Method Selection")

⒁ Treat various rickets: 3 parts of sea cucumber, 3 parts of white jelly, 1 part of light powder. Grind into powder. Wash with starch water first, wipe dry and apply. (Baifensan in "Xiaoer Yaozheng Zhijue")

⒂Treat ulcers: Grind cuttlefish bone with three-year-old vinegar, rub it with cloth until the flesh turns red, and then apply it. (Qianjin Fang)

⒃ Treating umbilical sores with pus and blood in children: grind sea cucumber and rouge into powder, mix with oil and apply on the affected area. (Sheng Hui Fang)

⒄Treat sores on the head: 2 qian of sea cucumber and white gum, 5 fen of talcum powder. Grind into powder. First moisten with oil and then apply the powder. ("Healthy and Simple Prescription")

⒅ Treating pus at the bottom of the ear: Take half a coin of sea cucumber and one word of musk. Grind into powder. Use a cotton stick to clean it and blow it into the ear. (Danliao Prescription)

⒆Treatment of scrotal wetness and itching: cuttlefish bone, pollen, and puzhi. ("Three Methods of Medicine")

⒇ To treat all kinds of cataracts in the eyes: grind squid bones into fine powder and mix with honey to apply on the eyes. ("Food Therapy Materia Medica")

(21) To treat rickets: Take squid bones and oysters in equal parts. Grind them into powder and make into pills as big as soap seeds. Take one pill of medicine with one pig liver each time. Boil it in rice water until the liver is cooked. Mix the liver with food and take three liang of the medicine with the rice water. (Experienced Prescription)