Saturday 2 November 2013

Chinese Herbs – Shi Jue Ming (Concha Haliotidis)

Shi Jue Ming is also known as Haliotis Shell. The salty and cold herb has been used in TCM as Antipyretic, sedative, anti-hypertensive, Antibiotic agent and to treat blurry vision, optic atrophy, night blindness, glaucoma, hot flashes, etc. as its soothes the Liver, controls ascending Yang due to Yin Deficiency, clears Liver-Heat, improves vision, etc. by enhancing the functions of liver and lung channels.

Ingredients
1. Calcium carbonate
2. Serine
3. Choline
4. Conchiolin
5. Gydrochloric acid
6. Lycine
7. Aspartic acid
8. Alanine
9. Glutamic acid
10. Etc.

Health Benefits
1. Aeute liver injury
In the study to investigate the effects of  Haliotis ruber (Leach), Haliotis disus hannai Ino and Haliotis lacvigata (Donovan) in The liver injury mice model, found that comparision of reduced serum glutamic-pyruvic transaminass (SGPT) activity showed Halitis disacus hannai Ino > Haliotis Lacvigata (Donovan) > Haliotis ruber (Leach). The Liver starch was determined. It is suggested protection liver effect of Haliotis discus hannai Ino and Haliotis lacvigata (Donovan) are most powerful(1).
2. Anticoagulant activity
In the study of a novel glycosaminoglycan-like sulfated polysaccharide (AAP) from the pleopods of Haliotis discus hannai Ino was purified by DEAE ion exchange chromatography followed with S-300 HR geltrion chromatography, showed that the anticoagulant property of AAP was mainly attributed to powerful potentiation thrombin by anti-thrombin III(2).
3. Immunostimulants
In the study of a feeding experiment was conducted to determine the effects of TCM on innate immunity of abalone, Haliotis discus hannai Ino. Artificial diets containing 1%, 3%, 5% TCM preparation, 1% hawthorn or 1% astragalus, respectively, were fed to juvenile abalone (initial weight 10.38+/-2.51 g; initial shell length 44.15+/-4.15 mm) for 80 days, found that  TCM preparation can modulate the immunity of H. discus hannai, and it is very possible that TCM might be used as immunostimulants in abalone farming(3).
4. Etc.

Side Effects
1. Do not use the herb in newborn, children or if you are pregnant or breast feeding without first consulting with the related field specialist.
2. Do not use the herb in case of spleen deficiency or yin deficiency
3. Etc.


Sources
(1) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed?term=Concha%20Haliotidis
(2) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21968010
(3) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18378466

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