Wind-Extinguishing and Spasm-Stopping Herbs
Dai Mao: Chinese Herb Guide
Name
Dai Mao (Carapax Eretmochelyos)
The Effect of Dai Mao
Property
Sweet, cold, salty; heart and liver meridians entered.
Actions
Soothe the liver, arrest convulsion, clear heat and remove toxicity.
Indications
Dizziness, insomnia, sores and boils, coma and delirium, hyperspasmia, infantile convulsion, high fever due to heat disease.
Dosage and Administrations
Decoct 9~15 g, or made into juice. It also can be made into pills or powder. Proper dosage is for external application, pounded into powder for applying.
Cautions
It is contraindicated for deficiency-cold without fire-toxin.
Sources and further reading
We cite classical materia medica and modern reference works. This article is health education, not medical advice.
- Shennong Bencao Jing (The Divine Farmer's Materia Medica), Han dynasty.
- Bencao Gangmu (Compendium of Materia Medica), Li Shizhen, 1578.
- Chinese Pharmacopoeia, current edition — identity, quality and safety monographs.
- NCCIH and WHO reference material on traditional medicine safety.
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