Cuttlebone herbal material

Cuttlebone

Overview

Aliases

Wuzeiyugu, Wuzeigu, Moyugu, Yugu, Dangu

Nature and Flavor

Warm; Salty, Astringent

What's Inside

Ingredients

Contains calcium carbonate, conchiolin, mucilage, and also small amounts of sodium chloride, calcium phosphate, magnesium salts, etc.

Therapeutic Effects

Cuttlebone is a systemic hemostatic drug, which can be used to treat gastrointestinal bleeding, functional uterine bleeding and pulmonary hemoptysis. In addition, modern research has found that Cuttlebone has a preventive effect against acute radiation sickness; through certain preparation, a complex can be obtained, which has a certain anticancer effect. Moreover, a substance with antiviral action can also be extracted from Cuttlebone.

Precautions

No precautions information available

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ONLY AND IS NOT INTENDED AS MEDICAL ADVICE.