Hai Piao Xiao #

Sephiae Endoconcha #

salty, astringent, slightly warm

PRIMARY FUNCTION: #

Stabilize and Bind

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:

• Hemorrhage
  • Bleeding from trauma
• Urogenital system disorders
  • Nocturnal emissions
  • Premature ejaculation
  • Vaginal discharge
• Digestive tract disorders
• Pain
  • Stomach pain
  • Epigastric pain
  • Acid reflux
  • Gastric ulcers
• Skin ulcers

Hai Piao Xiao is salty, astringent, and slightly warm. According to the Bensky Materia Medica it enters the liver at the blood level. This may explain its great function for stopping bleeding. The liver influences blood flow and blood health. It can even be applied topically to stop bleeding for traumas and to heal sores and ulcers. It enters the kidney to support hormone related leakage including nocturnal emissions and vaginal discharge. This function likely influences the adrenal glands and the gonads.

Channels: liver, kidney, stomach

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL POSSIBILITIES:

• Abdominal pain
• Diarrhea
• Otitis media
• Thyroid dysregulation
• Swelling in the lower extremities
• Bleeding
  • Nose bleed
  • Hemafecia
  • Hematemesis
• Pain in the groin
• Leukorrhea
• Nocturnal emission
• Premature ejaculation
• Spermatorrhea
• Skin disorders
  • Eczema
• Boils
• Trauma
  • Bleeding
  • Ulcers
• Acid reflux

Formulas:

• Gu Chong Tang
• Si Hai Shu Yu Wan

Contraindications: continued use of Hai Piao Xiao can result in constipation, should not be prescribed with Zhi Fu Zi and/or Bai Ji

Zoo Image: a camel carves the number 3 into a damn (blood, essence, damp) but he carves too deep and it is now leaking causing a rash on the wall while he burps from eating pizza

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