主治。化痰。清热。消积。下气益膀胱。通小便。润五脏大小肠。治伤寒寒热。消渴。
反汗。呕逆。嗽逆。热痰。老痰。顽痰。喘息。搐搦中风。瘫痪烦满。腰痛。胸痛。水气浮
肿水满急痛。遗精白浊。血痢。阴痿。疝气妇人血结胸膈。崩中带下。疗项下瘤瘿。 海蛤
丸。海蛤(烧醋淬七次)当归海金沙腻粉 砂各一钱。海藻粉霜各五分。水蛭(炒)二十一
条。
青黛滑石乳香各一钱。朱砂(另研)二钱。地龙二十一条。研末。盐煮面糊丸小豆大。朱砂
衣
。每服十丸空腹灯心汤下。治 疝。服后小便下冷脓恶物为效。再以黄连紫河车板蓝根各二
钱。煎汤漱口。以固牙齿。 又方。海蛤粉防己各七钱五分。陈皮郁李仁(均炒)各五钱。
赤
苓桑白皮葶苈(隔纸炒)各一两。研末。蜜丸梧子大。每服二三十丸。早晚各一次。治石水
肢
肿。其腹独大。 海蛤散。海蛤滑石( 水飞)甘草各五钱。芒硝一两。研末。每服二钱。
鸡
子清调下。治妇人伤寒血结胸膈。小肠通利结血自散。更以针针期门穴。再以桂枝红花汤发
其汗。则愈。 又方。海蛤三钱茴香(炒)七钱五分。薏仁白术槟榔各五分。研末。食前温
酒
调下五钱。治小儿阴肿。由啼叫怒气闭纵于下者。(蚌壳功用略同此药)
Indications: Resolves phlegm (Tan), clears heat (Re), eliminates accumulation (Ji), directs Qi downward and benefits the Bladder, unblocks urination, moistens the Five Viscera and the Large and Small Intestines. Treats alternating chills and fever due to Shanghan (Cold Damage), Xiao Ke (Wasting-Thirst syndrome), abnormal sweating (Fan Han), vomiting and rebellious Qi, coughing with wheezing, hot phlegm, old phlegm, stubborn phlegm, panting, convulsions and spasms associated with Zhong Feng (Wind Stroke), paralysis, vexation and fullness, lower back pain, chest pain, edema due to Water Qi, abdominal distension with acute pain, spermatorrhea and white turbidity, blood dysentery, impotence, Shan Qi (Hernia), blood stagnation in the chest and diaphragm in women, metrorrhagia and leukorrhea, goiter and nodules on the neck.
Haige Wan (Clam Shell Pill): Haige (Clam Shell) [burned and quenched in vinegar seven times], Danggui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix), Haijinsha (Lygodii Spora), Nifen (Calomel), Sha (Borax) each 1 qian; Haizao (Sargassum Herba), Fenshuang (Pulvis Boracis Preparatus) each 5 fen; Shuizhi (Hirudo) [stir-fried] 21 pieces; Qingdai (Indigo Naturalis), Huashi (Talcum), Ruxiang (Olibanum) each 1 qian; Zhusha (Cinnabar) [separately ground] 2 qian; Dilong (Pheretima) 21 pieces. Grind into fine powder. Use salt-boiled wheat flour paste to make pills the size of small beans. Coat with Zhusha. Take 10 pills per dose, administered orally with empty stomach using Dengxincao (Junci Medulla) decoction. For treating Shan Qi (Hernia), efficacy is indicated by the discharge of cold pus and foul matter from urine. Subsequently, rinse mouth with decoction made of Huanglian (Coptidis Rhizoma), Zihewche (Placenta Humana), and Banlangen (Isatidis Radix) each 2 qian, to strengthen teeth.
Another Prescription: Haigefen (Clam Shell Powder), Fangji (Stephaniae Tetrandrae Radix) each 7.5 qian; Chenpi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium), Yuliren (Prunus Armeniacae Semen) [both stir-fried] each 5 qian; Chiling (Poria Cum Ligno), Sangbaipi (Mori Cortex), Tinglizi (Descurainiae Semen seu Lepidii Semen) [stir-fried between papers] each 1 liang. Grind into fine powder. Make pills with honey the size of wutong seeds. Take 20-30 pills per dose, morning and evening. For treating Shishui (Stone Water) causing limb edema with isolated abdominal distension.
Haige San (Clam Shell Powder): Haige (Clam Shell), Huashi (Talcum) [processed by water flotation], Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma) each 5 qian; Mangxiao (Natrii Sulfas) 1 liang. Grind into fine powder. Take 2 qian per dose, mixed with egg white (Jizi Qing). For treating blood stagnation in the chest and diaphragm in women due to Shanghan, promoting bladder/intestinal free flow so that coagulated blood disperses naturally. Then puncture Qimen (LR14) acupoint. Follow with Guizhi Honghua Tang (Cinnamon Twig and Safflower Decoction) to induce sweating, then recovery occurs.
Another Prescription: Haige 3 qian, Huixiang (Foeniculi Fructus) [stir-fried] 7.5 qian, Yiren (Coicis Semen), Baizhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma), Binglang (Arecae Semen) each 5 fen. Grind into fine powder. Take 5 qian per dose, mixed with warm wine before meals. For treating pediatric scrotal swelling caused by crying, shouting, or anger leading to Qi closure descending inferiorly. (Bengke [Clam Shell] has similar functions.)