Xiaobian's childhood in addition to the mulberry mantis, there are geckos, the favorite is to catch a small gecko as a pet, but every time it catches its tail, it will break its tail and escape, leaving a live jumping tail, so Xiaobian has never caught a gecko. The Chinese medicine introduced to you today is a relative of the gecko, it is the same as the gecko, the tail will be broken and longer, and it can move freely on the ceiling, it is - clams.
Clams are geckos, caught in May and August of each year, wiped off the internal organs, but can not be washed with water, first with a bamboo slice from the cross-section, and then with a long bamboo to support the jaw to the tail, the whole clam spread, and then baked over a low heat, one male and one male into a pair. The real estate area is Guangxi, Guangdong, Yunnan and other places, of which Guangxi produces the best quality.
The original animals and Chinese medicinal herbs of clams
"Famous for its voice"
The earliest name of the clam was "clam solution", recorded in the "Dialects" of the Han Dynasty, and later in the "Compendium of Materia Medica": "A female and a male, often called by their names, clams are named because of their sounds, with males as clams and females as clams." The Chinese Pharmacopoeia Dictionary also says: "The male of this product is a clam, the female is a clam, and the night hears its song, one clam, one oyster, so it is called by its name because of its sound." It also has a name called "Fairy Toad", because it resembles a toad and its head resembles a frog.
"Male and female go hand in hand"
Clams in nature are often one male and one male, male and female follow, and it is better to enter the medicine in pairs. In the "Medicinal Endowment", it is said: "The action is often accompanied by a female and a male, and the medicine should also be used in pairs." The "Materia Medica" says: "The medicine is the most used by both males and females." The "Treatise on the Burning of the Thunder Cannon" also records its use: "Men serve females, and women serve males." "But there is no record of how to distinguish between male and female. The clams currently sold on the market are in pairs, but the gender classification is not very particular.
Pairs of clams
efficacy
Clams are yang tonics and have two major effects.
The first is to replenish the lungs and calm cough and asthma. There is a more famous formula called "ginseng clam scatter", the clam in the square is the king's medicine, the ginseng is the subject medicine, the clam supplements the kidney qi, the ginseng supplements the lung qi, and it is used for the lungs and kidneys, and the kidneys do not take the breath for a long time. Clams are an important drug for the treatment of kidney non-absorption, asthma and cough, and the sole lung qi deficiency is generally not used to use clams, which are mainly associated with supplementing kidney yang, and are used when the lungs and kidneys are both weak. It is also used in conjunction with psoralen, treating old diseases, shortness of breath, and even cough and asthma.
The second effect is to help the kidney yang and improve sperm and blood. Clams can supplement kidney yang, but also to supplement kidney essence, has a dual effect, suitable for kidney yang deficiency and kidney essence loss or need to match the sperm tonic when the disease, such as kidney yang deficiency, sperm and blood deficiency of impotence. Soak wine when used alone, or add chinese herbs such as ginseng, deer antler velvet, epimedium and other nourishing herbs.
Chinese herbs such as clams and ginseng are soaked in wine
In the Materia Medica of the past, the effect of clams was initially based on tonifying lung qi and curing cough and asthma, and after the Ming and Qing dynasties, the effect of tonifying kidney yang was increased. The Song Dynasty's "Kaibao Materia Medica" cloud: "Clams lord lung labor for a long time, cure cough"; "Materia Medica" yun: "Clams tonic lungs weakness and coughing are effective, and cure coughs for a long time." By the Ming and Qing dynasties, various physicians admired the efficacy of clams to tonify the kidneys and help the yang, and Li Shizhen knew it: "Tonify the lungs, improve sperm and blood... Clams tonify lung qi, fix asthma and relieve cough, gong tong ginseng, yi yin blood, help sperm to win, gong tong mutton"; in addition, "New Compilation of Materia Medica" and "Preparation of Materia Medica" and other books have recorded the effect of clams to improve sperm and blood, and help Yang Dao.
"Real and fake clams"
True clams
Appearance: flattened, the overall length is between 20-40 cm, the head and neck are 9-18 cm long, the head is slightly triangular; the abdomen is 6-11 cm long; the tail is 6-12 cm long, and the length of the abdomen and back is similar to that of the tail.
Back: greyish-black or silvery-grey with yellowish-white or gray-green spots scattered or densely marked markings
Feet: All four feet have five toes, except for the first toe, all have claws, only webbeds between the toes, and suction cups on the bottom of the toes. There are obvious 6-7 silver-gray ring bands on the tail, and the regeneration tail is not obvious.
False clams
There are three common types of counterfeits:
The first: the warty gecko – it is smaller than the clam, called the small clam, the total length is less than 20 cm, the back of the body is gray-brown, with irregular warty scales.
Wart geckos
The second species: wax-skinned lizard - commonly known as "red-spotted clam", belongs to the imported clam, originating from Southeast Asia and other places. The wax-skinned lizard is about 40 cm long and is similar in length to the clam, but its tail length is twice the body length, and the upper lip has 2 heterotypic teeth, the clam has no heterotypic large teeth, and it has eyelids, and its back is densely covered with orange-red round spots, and there are stripes of transverse orange-red markings on both sides.
Wax-skinned lizard
The third kind: Tibetan clam - is the dry body of the Xishan iguana, the total length of 34-36 cm, the tail length is more than the body length, there are eyelids, there are special-shaped teeth in the mouth, but its limbs and tail dorsal scales are angular, the fingers are narrow and long, and there are no webs and suction cups. (The above pictures are from the Internet)
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