The difference between the efficacy of stonecrop and oyster lies in the fact that the former’s efficacy is to calm the liver and subdue yang (suppressing too much yang rising in the liver), clearing the liver and improving eyesight, while the latter’s efficacy is to subdue yang and replenish yin, to tranquilize the mind (stabilizing the mind with medicines such as oyster), and to soften and disperse knots (softening and dispersing the hard knots), and so on.
1. The medicinal source of stonecrop is the shells of the abalone family of animals, such as the miscellaneous abalone, wrinkled abalone, sheep abalone, Australian abalone, ear abalone, or white abalone. It is cold in nature, with the effect of calming the liver and submerging yang, clearing the liver and brightening the eyes, and can be used in the treatment of hyperactivity of liver yang (the liver yang is over-exuberant, which causes dizziness, dizziness, headache and vertigo, red cataracts in the eyes, and dimming of eyesight, and other diseases.
2. The medicinal source of oyster is the shell of oyster, Dalian Bay oyster or river oyster, family Ostreaceae. Slightly cold in nature, it has the effects of submerging yang and tonifying yin, tranquilizing the mind, softening and dispersing knots, astringing and fixing astringency, and suppressing acid and relieving pain (suppressing gastric acid and relieving pain).
It can be used in the treatment of hyperactivity of liver yang, dizziness, tinnitus, restlessness, palpitation and insomnia, scrofula (mainly refers to tuberculosis of lymph nodes in the neck), phlegm nuclei (subcutaneous lumps like nuclei), spontaneous sweating (involuntary sweating during the daytime, which is aggravated by the slightest movement), night sweating (sweating abnormally after falling asleep, but sweating stops after waking up), spermatorrhea and spermatorrhea, and other conditions.
If the above symptoms occur, it is recommended to go to the hospital in time and follow the doctor’s instructions for treatment, do not blindly take medication on your own, so as not to delay the condition.