Shi Jue Ming
Haliotidis Concha
salty, cold
PRIMARY FUNCTION:
Extinguish Wind and Stop Tremor
CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Headache
- Dizziness
- Hypertension
- Eye disorders
- Photophobia
- Pterygium
- Visual floaters
- Blurred vision
- Redness
- Acid reflux
- Bleeding
Shi Jue Ming is salty and cold. It enters the liver and kidney systems. Its cold effect on the liver brings down heat patterns with yang rising symptoms such as hypertension, headache, and red eyes. According to the Bensky Materia Medica team it has a liver yin tonifying effect which allows it to also treat the root of the problem.
Channels: liver, kidney
COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL POSSIBILITIES:
- Eye disorders
- Hypertension
- Vertigo
- Indigestion
Formulas:
- E Jiao Ji Zi Huang Tang
- Tian Ma Gou Teng Yin
Contraindications: Shi Jue Ming is cold and should not be prescribed to patients that present with spleen yang deficiency
Zoo Image: a rhino wearing thick glasses that has a hot liver is diving with a yang anchor