Nacre
Concha Margaritifera, Margaritifera Concha
Zhen Zhu Mu

About

Properties in Traditional Chinese Medicine

Salty; cold

Part(s) used

Shell

Potential toxicity/side effects

Functions/effects it is traditionally believed to have

Treatment of headache, dizziness, fidgetness and insomnia, inflammation of the eye due to heat in the liver, blurred vision in deficiency conditions of the liver.

Conditions/symptoms it is traditionally used to treat

1. its hydrolysate decreases the intestinal tone in vitro and also exerts a transient diuretic effect in rabbits.2. promote the healing of wound in experimental animals.