Shi Jue Ming (石决明) is the abalone shell, recorded as Concha Haliotidis. It is salty in flavour and cold in temperature, entering the Liver and Kidney channels. The catalogue files it among the substances that extinguish Wind and stop tremors.

Pinyin

shi jue ming

Chinese

石决明

Latin Name

Concha Haliotidis

English Name

Abalone Shell·sea-ear shell

Japanese

sekketsumei

Korean

seokgyeolmyeong

Actions and indications

Drains Liver Fire, calms the Liver and anchors Liver Yang

Liver Fire or Liver Yang rising with headache, dizziness or vertigo, and red or swollen eyes, including Yang rising on a base of Liver and Kidney Yin deficiency
High blood pressure from Liver Yang rising

Brightens the eyes and clears superficial visual obstruction

Eye problems from Liver Heat: sensitivity to light, pterygium, nebulae, cataract or other surface obstruction, red eyes and blurred vision
Wind-Heat eye problems when combined with Wind-Heat herbs, or eye symptoms rooted in Blood deficiency when combined with Blood-nourishing herbs

Calms internal Wind

Liver Wind

Clears Stomach Fire and stops pain and bleeding

Stomach Fire with acid reflux, heartburn, stomach pain or bleeding ulcers; the calcined shell is preferred

Combinations

mu li

Yin Deficiency with Yang rising, causing dizziness and headache

bai shao + sheng di huang + mu li

Yang rising from Liver and Kidney Yin Deficiency

xia ku cao

Liver Yang rising with dizziness and headache

xia ku cao + huang qi + ju hua

Liver Fire, or Liver Yang rising with signs of Heat, marked by insomnia, irritability, headache and dizziness

ju hua

Liver Yang rising with red, swollen, painful eyes

ju hua + jue ming zi + xia ku cao

Liver Fire with red, swollen, painful eyes

shu di huang + shan zhu yu

Liver and Kidney Yin Deficiency with poor vision

chan tui

Night blindness and vision that worsens steadily over time

mi meng hua + gu jing cao

Wind-Heat pterygium

jue ming zi

Brightens the eyes by cooling the Liver, whether the pattern is Excess (Liver Fire) or Deficient (Liver Yin Deficiency with Yang rising)

xia ku cao + gou teng + tian ma + ju hua

Liver Yang rising where Yin is not deficient

sheng di huang + bai shao + xiang fu + huang qin + bai ji li + ju hua + yuan zhi + ye jiao teng

Neurasthenia.

bai ji li + long dan cao + huang lian + ye ming sha

Liver Yang rising affecting the eyes

mi ming hua + jue ming zi + ju hua

Wind-Heat invasion together with Liver Yang rising, with red eyes and superficial obstruction of vision

shu di huang + shi hu + shan yao + gou qi zi

Liver Blood Deficiency with dry eyes, blurred sight and reduced visual acuity

hai piao xiao + huang lian + wu zhu yu

Stomach Fire.

Age

Raw

Granule

Tincture

Concentrate

Frequency

Any 9-30g; Powder: 0.5-2g

9-30 g

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Prepared forms (1)

shi jue ming

石决明·Concha Haliotidis

Shi Jue Ming (Duan) (石决明) is the calcined shell of the abalone, recorded as Concha Haliotidis. The catalogue files no category, channels or actions against it.

The catalogue records no separate actions, dose or cautions for this preparation. Unless noted above it follows shi jue ming.

shi jue ming

About shi jue ming

Names

Classification

Actions and indications

Drains Liver Fire, calms the Liver and anchors Liver Yang

Brightens the eyes and clears superficial visual obstruction

Calms internal Wind

Clears Stomach Fire and stops pain and bleeding

Combinations

Dosage

Cautions

Interactions

Antagonistic with

Drug interactions

Prepared forms (1)

shi jue ming

About shi jue ming

Names

Classification

Actions and indications

Drains Liver Fire, calms the Liver and anchors Liver Yang

Brightens the eyes and clears superficial visual obstruction

Calms internal Wind

Clears Stomach Fire and stops pain and bleeding

Combinations

Dosage

Cautions

Interactions

Antagonistic with

Drug interactions

Prepared forms (1)

shi jue ming

Related

Prepared forms

Used in 2 formulas