INDIVIDUAL HERBS

Pharmaceutical Latin:	Squama Manitis
Common English:	Pangolin Scales Anteater Scales Manis

Taste	Temperature	Entering Meridians	Dosage
Salty (Acrid) (Bitter)	Cool (Cold) (Slightly Toxic)	Liver Stomach (Heart) ( Lung) (Gallbladder)	Decoctions: 3-10g Pills and Powders: 1-1.5g Tincture: 2-4ml

Actions	Indications/Syndromes
Invigorates the Blood, dispels Blood Stasis, unblocks menstruation and promotes lactation	Blood Stasis with amenorrhea or dysmenorrhea and insufficient lactation
Reduces swelling and promotes the discharge of pus	Toxic swellings such as abscesses and boils Use topically for healing suppurative lesions
Expels Wind-Dampness from the channels	Wind-Damp Bi pain, stiffness or spasms of the limbs or pain that prevents lifting or bending

CONTRAINDICATIONS

INCOMPATIBILITIES

HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

Rx. Astragali Huang Qi	Sm. Vaccariae Wang Bu Liu Xing	Rz. Sparganii San Leng Rz. Curcumae E Zhu
Insufficient lactation	Amenorrhea, dysmenorrhea, mobile and fixed abdominal masses and accumulations Insufficient lactation or lack of lactation Lactostasis	Palpable abdominal masses that are immovable
Hb. Taraxaci Pu Gong Ying	Sp. Gleditsiae Zao Jiao Ci	Rx. Angelicae Sinensis Dang Gui Rx. Ligustici Chuanxiong Chuan Xiong Rz. seu Rx. Notopterygii Qiang Huo Rx. Saposhnikovae Fang Feng or Rx. Angelicae Sinensis Dang Gui Rx. Ligustici Chuanxiong Chuan Xiong Rz. seu Rx. Notopterygii Qiang Huo Rx. Angelicae Pubescentis Du Huo
Inflammatory lesions of the skin that have not yet pustulated	Suppurative, inflamed skin lesions that have pustulated but remain closed	Wind-Damp-Bi pain with joint swelling
Sm. Zizyphi Spinosae Suan Zao Ren Rx. Rehmanniae Sheng Di Huang	Flos Carthami Hong Hua Rx. Angelicae Sinensis Dang Gui Rz. Chuanxiong Chuan Xiong	Rx. Astragali Huang Qi Sp. Gleditsiae Zao Jiao Ci Rx. Angelicae Sinensis Dang Gui
Insomnia and debility	Amenorrhea due to Blood Stasis	Sores with pus
Rx. Angelicae Dahuricae Bai Zhi Hb. Taraxaci Pu Gong Ying Hb. Violae Zi Hua Di *Ding*	Rx. Scrophulariae Xuan Shen Bul. Fritillariae Thunbergii Zhe Bei Mu Sp. Prunellae Xia Ku Cao
Sores without pus	Scrofula or goiter due to Qi and Phlegm Stagnation

Although it can dissolve unformed pus, it is better for suppurative sores (topically).
It is used primarily for painful non-ulcerated abscess and joint swelling.
Some sources say that this herb resolves Phlegm, moves Qi and stops bleeding topically and is used to treat wounds.
When used to treat sores, if pus has formed, it can cause perforation, if pus has not formed, it can eliminate the sores.
This is a protected species, whose scales can only be obtained by killing the animal. Recommended substitutions are: to pierce and promote perforation of sores; Spina Gleditsiae Zao Jiao Ci, to promote the movement of Blood and promote lactation; Sm. Vaccariae Wang Bu Liu Xing; and to reduce abdominal masses; Eupolyphaga/Steleophaga Tu Bie Chong or Concha Arcae Wa Leng Zi.
Both Chuan Shan Jia and Spina Gleditsiae Zao Jiao Ci break up clumping and Stasis. Zao Jiao Ci is acrid and warm which gives it a strong dispersing and unblocking action. It has a sharp piercing ability to treat swollen toxic sores, especially dissolving unformed pus and promoting the healing of suppurated lesions. It is stronger that Chuan Shan Jia but does not promote lactation.
Dry-fried Pangolin Scales Chao Shan Jia are less smelly and easier to break up.
Vinegar Pangolin Scales Cu Shan Jia enter the Liver channel with an enhanced ability to disperse Stasis, unblock the collaterals and stop pain.
This substance has recently been shown to increase white blood cells.