Efficacy and effects of mother-of-pearl

September 3, 2023
Mother-of-pearl is the shell of shellfish that can produce pearls, and is also a common Chinese medicine, salty, cold, to the liver, heart meridian, can be used to treat dizziness, tinnitus, palpitations, insomnia and other diseases, then what specific mother-of-pearl has the efficacy and function?

Calming the liver and submerging the Yang

Mother of pearl is salty and cold and enters the liver. It has the effect of pacifying the liver and submerging the yang, clearing the liver fire, and is used for headache and dizziness, tinnitus, palpitations and insomnia caused by deficiency of liver yin and hyperactivity of liver yang, and also for dizziness and pain in hypertension.

Clearing the liver and improving eyesight

Mother-of-pearl is cold and heat-clearing and has the effect of clearing the liver and brightening the eyes. It is used for eye diseases caused by liver and kidney yin deficiency or liver fire, and can not only clear liver fire but also nourish liver yin. Now pearl layer powder is made into eye ointment for external use to treat cataract, keratitis and conjunctivitis, etc., all have certain curative effect.

Calm the mind

Mother of pearl is heavy into the heart meridian and has the function of calming the mind. It can be used to treat palpitations and insomnia, convulsions and disturbance of the heart, etc. It is often used together with Poria, Calamus, and sour date.

Clearing heat and stopping bleeding

Mother of pearl enters the heart and liver, and can clear heat from the blood. It can clear heat and stop bleeding, and can be used for all kinds of bleeding where heat is involved, such as nosebleeds, blood in stool and blood in urine.

Drying dampness and astringency

In addition, mother-of-pearl is finely ground for external use to dry dampness and astringency, and is used to treat itchy damp sores, ulcers that do not close for a long time, mouth sores, etc.

Contraindications of mother-of-pearl

This product is a sedative, so it should be used with caution by those who have a cold spleen and stomach and by pregnant women.
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