Clam

Clam

(notes to the classic of Materia Medica)

[synonym] blow tide (zoology Dictionary), clam, clam (Quanzhou materia medica).

[source] it is the meat of Mactra veneriformis or other species of Mactra veneriformis.

[animal morphology] Mactra veneriformis

Shell 2 pieces, thick, slightly quadrangular. The shell is 36-48 mm in length, 34-46 mm in height and about 4 / 5 in width. The left and right shells are equal. Shell apex, slightly anteflexing, located in the middle of dorsal margin, slightly anteriorly. The middle part of the shell surface expands and contracts rapidly in front, back and near ventral margin, resulting in the formation of ribs in front and back margin, and heart-shaped in meniscus and? Surface. The growth lines on the shell surface are obviously thick, forming uneven concentric rings. The shell is white or lavender on the top, yellowish brown near the ventral surface, and there is a narrow black ring on the ventral edge. The inner surface of the shell is gray white. The hinge is wide. The left shell has a bifurcated main tooth; the right shell has two main teeth arranged in an octagonal shape; the side teeth are developed and all of them are flakes. The outer ligament is small and light yellow, and the inner ligament is very developed and yellowish brown. The coat mark is clear, close to the abdominal margin, the coat sinus is not very deep, and the end is blunt. The anterior adductor scar is slightly smaller and oval, while the posterior adductor scar is slightly larger and nearly four shaped. Mantle margin double-layered, inner margin branched with small tentacles. The water pipe is yellow white with tentacles at the end. The feet are well developed, laterally flat and axe shaped.

They live in shallow sea mud sand beach, and are distributed along the coast of China.

The powder made from the shell of this animal (clam cochlear powder) is also used for medicinal purposes.

[collection] all year round.

[chemical composition] the food contains 80 grams of water, 10.8 grams of protein, 1.6 grams of fat, 4.6 grams of carbohydrates, 3 grams of ash, 37 mg of calcium, 82 mg of phosphorus, 14.2 mg of iron, 400 IU of vitamin A, 0.03 mg of thiamine, 0.15 mg of riboflavin, 1.7 mg of nicotinic acid, and 2400 micrograms of iodine per kilogram of dried clam. The food part contains 5 mg ascorbic acid per 100 g.

[flavor] salty, cold.

① Jiayou materia medica: "cold, nontoxic. "

② Daily use materia medica: "it tastes salty, cold and nontoxic. "

③ "Yinshan Zhengzheng" says: "it tastes sweet, cold and nontoxic. "

[Guijing] Ben Cao Jing Shu: "enter the foot Yang Ming Jing. "

Functions and indications: Nourishing Yin, promoting diuresis, resolving phlegm, softening and strengthening. Treatment of diabetes, edema, phlegm, ringworm, gall, collapse, band, hemorrhoids.

① In the book of Materia Medica, it is said that "to sober up after boiling.". "

② Jiadiao materia medica: "moisten the five internal organs, stop thirst, appetizer, detoxify alcohol, master the old habit, can be cold and hot, and women's blood clots, cook it. "

③ "Yilin zuanyao" says, "the same as clam, nourishing yin and improving eyesight. "

④ "Materia medica for the original": "eliminate edema, diuresis, phlegm, treatment collapse zone, gall, five hemorrhoids. "

⑤ Quanzhou materia medica: "it is mainly used to treat jaundice, adverse urination, abdominal distension and all kinds of gonorrhea. "

[usage and dosage] oral administration: cooking.

According to the classic of Materia Medica, clams can moisten the five internal organs, stop thirst and stimulate appetite. Salty can enter the blood soft firm, so the master woman blood clot and old habit for cold and heat. "

Chinese PinYin : Ha Li