Chinese mitten crab (Eriocheir sinensis)

中华绒螯蟹zhōng huá róng áo xièZhonghuarongaoxie

Eriocheir sinensis · Animal

Eriocheir sinensis
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Indications

Cautions

Not a plant; caution with shellfish allergies.

Indications

What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Chinese mitten crab for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.

Blood Amassment YellowingBlood StasisFlooding & SpottingGalloping Gan Of Teeth & GumPoisonous Insect StingsToxin Of Welling Abscess & Sore Swelling

TCM actions

What the catalogue says Chinese mitten crab does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.

Resolve Toxin & Disperse SwellingStanch Bleeding & Dissipate Stasis