Wa Leng Zi
| Wa Leng Zi in TCM:Explore the properties of Wa Leng Zi according to Chinese
Nutrition and Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM):
Factoids:
English Name: ark shell
Pharmacuetical Name: Concha Arcae
Properties: salty, neutral
Temperature: neutral
Channels: LU, SP, LV
Flavors: salty
Special Properties:
circulates blood, resolves phlegm, reduces swelling
Alternate Forms:
- Sheng - for blood stasis and to dissolve
nodules
- Duan - for acid absorption
Actions / Indications:
- Dissolves phlegm; disperses nodules (immobile masses
of accumulated phlegm, nodules, goiter, scrofula, chronic cough and
phlegm)
- Invigorates blood (menstrual pain, immobile or mobile
abdominal masses of blood stasis; modern use for hypertrophy of SP and
LV, tumor in digestive tract)
- Absorbs acid; relieves pain (chronic gastric pain;
gastric and duodenal ulcers; blood stasis pain with vomiting and acid
regurgitation)
- (cc: cough due to deficient cold)
- (cooking: CRUSH and cook first, for 20 minutes)
Special Notes:
- For peptic ulcer Wa Leng Zi was combined with Gan
Cao (5:1 ratio) and patients were given 10g of powder three times
daily before meals. The overall rate of effectiveness was 89.12% to
treat peptic ulcer, with 59 of 124 patients experiencing complete recovery.
- For chronic cough and phlegm combine this herb with Bei
Mu, Zi Wan, Kuan Dong
Hua, and Fu Hai Shi.
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