What are the benefits and effects of sea urchin? A detailed guide

In traditional Chinese medicine, sea urchin refers to the calcareous skeletal shell of sea urchins of the class Echinoidea, such as the horse-dung sea urchin (Hemicentrotus pulcherrimus), the finely sculptured ribbed sea urchin (Temnopleurus toreumaticus), the ribbed sea urchin (Temnopleurus hardwickii), or the Dalian purple sea urchin (Strongylocentrotus nudus). It is produced along the coastal areas of Shandong and Hebei, and when used as medicine it has the effects of resolving phlegm and softening hardness, dissipating nodules, and neutralizing acid and relieving pain. It has therapeutic effects on scrofula and phlegm nodules, asthma, distending pain in the hypochondrium, and stomach pain. Let us take a look below at the benefits and effects of sea urchin!

The medicinal effects of sea urchin

[Nature and flavor] Salty in flavor, neutral in nature.

[Meridian entry] Liver, kidney, and stomach meridians.

[Effects] Resolving phlegm and softening hardness, dissipating nodules, neutralizing acid and relieving pain. Mainly treats scrofula and phlegm nodules, asthma, distending pain in the hypochondrium, and stomach pain.

Related discussions on sea urchin

1. "Bencao Yuanshi": Treats heart pain.

2. "Zhongyao Zhi": Softens hardness and dissipates nodules, resolves phlegm and reduces swelling. Treats scrofula and phlegm nodules, accumulation of phlegm that does not dissolve, distending pain in the chest and hypochondrium, and other such patterns.

Medicinal selected formulas for sea urchin

1. To treat cervical lymph node tuberculosis: sea urchin 2 qian, seaweed 5 qian, Prunella vulgaris 5 qian, Zhejiang fritillary 3 qian. Decoct in water and take.

2. To treat scrofula and phlegm nodules, asthma, distending pain in the hypochondrium, and stomach pain: decoct sea urchin 3-9 grams in water, or grind sea urchin 2 grams into powder.