INDIVIDUAL HERBS

Pharmaceutical Latin:	Concha Arcae
Common English:	Ark Shell Cockle Shell

Taste	Temperature	Entering Meridians	Dosage
Salty (Sweet)	Neutral	Liver Spleen Lung (Stomach)	9-30g decoct for a long period of time Pill or Powders: 1-10g

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Indications/Syndromes

Invigorates the Blood, dissolves Phlegm, resolves Stagnation, softens hardness and dissipates nodules

Immobile or mobile abdominal masses involving either Blood Stasis, Stagnant Qi or Phlegm Accumulation

Scrofula and goiter

Absorbs acid and alleviates pain

Chronic Stomach pain or Blood Stasis pain such as ulcer pain with vomiting and acid regurgitation (must be calcined)

CONTRAINDICATIONS

INCOMPATIBILITIES

HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

Sargassum Hai Zao Thallus Eckloniae Kun Bu (Thallus laminariae) (Hai Dai)	Rz. Sparganii San Leng Rz. Curcumae E Zhu	Bul. Fritillariae Thunbergii Zhe Bei Mu Spica Prunellae Xia Ku Cao (Fr.Forsythiae) (Lian Qiao)
Phlegm nodules such as goiter	Fixed abdominal masses	Scrofula due to Phlegm-Fire
Pumex/Os Costaziae Fu Hai Shi Rx. Asteris Zi Wan (Bul. Fritillariae Thunbergii) (Zhe Bei Mu) (Flos Farfare) (Kuan Dong Hua)	Rz. Cyperi Xiang Fu Sm. Persicae Tao Ren	Rx. Glycyrrhizae Gan Cao
Cough from stubborn Phlegm	Dysmenorrhea due to Qi and Blood Stagnation	Epigastric pain with acid regurgitation
Endoconcha Sepiae Hai Piao Xiao Per. Citri Reticulatae Chen Pi	Rz. Sparganii San Leng Rz. Curcumae E Zhu Carapax Trionycis Bie Jia Rx. Salviae Miltiorrhizae Dan Shen	Rz. Cyperi Xiang Fu Sm. Persicae Tao Ren Cx. Moutan Mu Dan Pi Rx. Angelicae Sinensis Dang Gui
Epigastric pain with acid regurgitation	Immobile or mobile masses characterized by accumulation of Qi and Blood or Phlegm Hepatomegaly, splenomegaly and tumors of the gastrointestinal tract	Menstrual pain

This herb can be used with other cancer prescriptions for tumors, swellings, lumps and growths.
This herb is most effective at reducing old Phlegm.
Calcined Ark Shell Duan Wa Leng Zi is better at absorbing acid and alleviating pain associated with peptic ulcers.
Vinegar-calcined Ark Shell Cu Wa Leng Zi is better able to enter the Blood level, stop the secretion of gastric juices disperse Stasis and abdominal masses and stop pain.