Properties: Sweet, salty, cool
Meridans Entered:
Primary: Spleen and Lung
Traditional Actions/Indications:
- clears Heat, resolves Toxicity and promotes healing of the skin
Burns, scalds
Surgical wounds, skin grafts
Suggested Daily Dosage: Sterilised and applied directly to the skin as bandages.
Cautions: The skin must be sterilised before use without destroying the collagen. Current procedure uses chemical sterilization with chlorhexidine and immersion in glycerol, followed by gamma ray sterilization, plus washing with saline.
Notable Constituents:
- Type I Collagen
This form of collagen is very high in tilapia skin and its structural similarity to human skin is thought to be behind its healing properties.
Notes:
This usage has come from research in Brazil and is now employed in the USA.
Does not appear in any formulae listed on this site
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Reference Notes:
Individual herb information has sourced mainly from TCM Wiki and American Dragon for basic data and then updated manually with my own notes. Zhou, Xie and Yan (2011): Encyclopedia of Traditional Chinese Medicines, Vol. 5, and A+ Medical Encyclopaedia have been used for entries not available from those sources with additional material searched for and filled in where available. Western herbs not appearing in the Chinese literature have used Ross (2010): Combining Western Herbs and Chinese Medicine: A Clinical Materia Medica, White Rabbit Institute of Healing and therapeutika.ch. Choices of which source to use or combine have been my own.
These pages are intended to assist clinicians and are not intended for self-diagnosis or treatment for which a qualified professional should be consulted. Actions and indications are taken from traditional uses and do not necessarily reflect the evidence base which should be researched independently. Dosages are for guidance only and will vary dependening on the potency of the batch and the tolerance of the individual so should be evaluated by a professional based on individual needs.
