Sea Horse(Hai ma)

This medicinal is the dried body of Hippocampus kelloggi Jordan et Snyder,H.histrix Kaup,H.kuda Bleeker and H.trimaculatus Leach and H.japomicus Kaup.It is captured in summer and autumn.It is either wild or aquatics bred.After being washed clean and dried by natural sunlight with or without its internal organs being removed,it is ground into powder for use.

Medicinal Properties:sweet and warm.

Meridian Tropism:kidney and liver meridians.

Medicinal Efficacies:Tonify kidney and strengthen yang;regulate qi and activate blood.

Usage and Dosage: 3~9g,decocted for oral administration.Appropriate amount for external application;ground into powder and applied directly on the affected part.