zhen zhu mu

珍珠母·Concha Margaritiferae Usta

Mother Of Pearl

About zhen zhu mu

Zhen Zhu Mu (珍珠母) is mother of pearl, the nacreous lining of the pearl oyster's shell, recorded as Concha Margaritiferae Usta. It is sweet and salty in flavour and cold in temperature, entering the Heart and Liver channels. The catalogue files it among the heavy substances that anchor, settle and calm the Spirit.

Names

Pinyinzhen zhu mu
Chinese珍珠母
Latin NameConcha Margaritiferae Usta
English NameMother Of Pearl
Japanesechinjyumo
Koreanjinjumo

Classification

Channels
Heart, Liver
Flavour
Sweet, Salty
Temperature
Cold
Part used
Animal by product
Family
Pteriidae
Tags
Chinese Herbs, Common

Actions and indications

Calms the Liver, anchors Yang and drains Liver Fire

  • Liver Yang rising on a base of deficient Liver Yin, causing dizziness, vertigo, ringing in the ears and insomnia
  • Headache from rising Liver Yang, especially at the temples or the vertex

Clears the Liver and brightens the eyes

  • Blurred vision from Liver deficiency
  • Liver Heat with red, swollen or painful eyes, sensitivity to light and superficial visual obstruction

Settles fright and calms the Spirit

  • Palpitations, anxiety, irritability, insomnia and similar problems stemming from a disturbed Shen

Stops bleeding

  • Bleeding in the Upper Jiao

Promotes healing and relieves itching (topical, calcined)

  • Eczema and itchy skin, dusted on as a powder
  • Sores that will not heal, treated with the powdered calcined shell

Neutralises stomach acid and relieves pain

  • Peptic ulcer with pain and acid regurgitation
  • Excess stomach acidity

Combinations

Dosage

AgeRawGranuleTinctureConcentrateFrequency
Any 10-60g cook first10-60 g

Cautions

Interactions

Drug interactions