Pharmaceutical name: 英文药名： | Squama manitis pentadactylae |
Zoological name: 動物學名： | Manis pentadactyla Linn. |
Pron. in Japanese: 日語發音： | senzanko |
Pron. in Korean: 韓語發音： | chonsangap |
Pron. in Cantonese: 粤語發音： | cyun1 saan1 gaap3 |
Common Name: 英文名： | pangolin scales, anteater scales |
Distribution: 分佈： | Guangxi, Guizhou, Guangdong, Yunnan, Hunan, Fujian, Taiwan, Vietnam and most of south east Asia, India, Americas. 廣西，贵州，廣東， 云南，湖南，福建，臺湾，越南，東南亞大多 地方，印度，美洲等地。 |
Properties (characteristics)： 性味： | salty, cool, tasteless 鹹，寒，無味。 |
Channels (meridians) entered: 歸經： | liver, stomach 肝，胃。 |
Actions & Indications: 主治： | promote lactation, hastens boils to be ripen, expels pus, stop pain, pain in the joints of lower limbs, chronic malaria, rid of parasites. unblocks menstruation, undo yu (blood stasis)., acute mastitis, ridding of wind dampness bi. 催乳，催瘡成 熟，排膿，止痛，治下肢關結痛，慢性瘧疾， 寄生虫，經閉， 血瘀， 乳癰、風濕關節痛等症。 |
Dosage: 用量： | 5 to 10 g. Stir fry in sand before use. |
| Chemical ingredients: 化學成份： | will be loaded |
| Samples of formulae: 處方舉例： | To promote lactation: chuan shan jia (stir fry with sand), dang gui, jie geng, shao yao, mu tong, fu ling, chuan xiong, tian hua fen equal parts. Use 50 g per day. Make decoction with 500 cc of water. Simmer till 200 c.c. Make into one day dose. Make into 3 servings. (source: 宮 前 氏 方 ) For chronic skin ulceration with pus: chuan shan jia 10 g, bai zhi 5 g, zao jiao ci 8 g, huang qi 6 g, dang gui 6 g. Per day dose. Make decoction with 600 cc of water. Simmer till 200 c.c. Make into 3 servings (source: 治 慢 性 膿 瘍 ， 民 間 驗 方 ) 催乳：穿山甲（砂炒），桔 梗，當歸 ， 芍药， 木通， 茯苓， 川芎， 天花 粉， 各等份，每天用50克 。加水500毫升煎至200毫升。分作三份。内服。 |
| Cautions: 禁忌： | Not to use during pregnancy. Use with caution in cases of xu (deficiency) and sores have been ripen and ulcerated. Now, most of the herb sold is fake and is made with plastic. 孕婦忌用。虚症或瘡己成熟與破開不可用。 現市面上賣的多為假貨，用塑膠假冒的。 |
