Mu Li / 牡蛎 (Oyster Shell)

Item

Title

Mu Li / 牡蛎 (Oyster Shell)

Doc Hay's Shorthand

You Li / 有利 [?]
Mu Li / 牡厲

Latin name

Ostreae Concha

Herb Category

Calm the Spirit

Nature of Herb

Cool

Flavor of Herb

Salty
Astringent

Channels

Liver
Kidney

Translator's annotation

Many of Doc Hay's prescriptions include You Li / 有利 and 有利炒 (You Li fried). You Li / 有利 could mean Mu Li / 牡蛎 (Oyster Shell), but it is not confirmed. It also is rather unusual to fry a herb with Mu Li.

Bibliographic Citation

Bensky, D., Clavey, S. & Stöger, E. (2004). Chinese herbal medicine: Materia medica (3rd ed.). Seattle: Eastland Press. p. 913

Item Type (DCMI Type vocabulary URI)

PhysicalObject

Format of the digital image

image/jpeg

Rights

In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted

Rights Holder

Photograph courtesy of Kam Wah Chung State Heritage Site

Owner of the Collection

State of Oregon

Source (the collection in which this object is found)

Kam Wah Chung Collection

KWC location ID

KWC2007.1.2971

Item sets

Bulk Herbs

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