WH Acupuncture & Herbs Centre

 This medicinal is the dried body of Gekko gecko Linnaeus (Fam. Gekkonidae)with its internal organs removed and captured all year around.  After removal its internal organs, or blood(being unable to wash with water), its body is kept flat straightened with bamboo pieces( with two pieces forming a pair) and baked to dry with mild fire. When using, remove its head (having little poison), feet and scales. Sometimes its tail is used alone or baked crisp and ground into powder for use.

[ Medicinal Properties ]: Salt, neutral; relate to lung and kidney meridians.

[ Medicinal Efficacies ]: Nourish lung and replenish kidney; improve qi reception to relieve dyspnea; supplement yang and replenish essence.

Clinical Applications ]: 1. Cough due to lung insufficiency, dyspnea due to kidney insufficiency, cough and dyspnea due to consumptive disease    It is the most effective medicinal for cough and dyspnea of deficiency type. For cough and dyspnea due to consumptive disease, it is combined with Beimu and Ziyuan. For dyspnea due to insufficiency of lung and kidney, it is prescribed with Renshen and Beimu, in Renshen Gejie Powder.

2. Impotence due to kidney insufficiency    In this case , it is used alone in form of wine infusion or in cobination with Yizhi, Bajitian and Buguzhi.

[ Usage and Dosage ]: 5-10g. When used in the form of powder, 1-2g each time, three times per day. 1-2 pairs , for wine infusion.

[ Precautions ]: It is contraindicated in patients with cough and dyspnea due to wind-coldor excess-heat.

蛤蚧为脊椎动物壁虎科动物蛤蚧Ｇckko gecko L.除去内脏的干燥体。主产于广西，广东、云南等省亦产。全年均可捕捉。剖开除去内脏，或去血液（不可用水洗），以竹片先从横面撑开，再用长竹一条撑着下胯延至尾末端．用微火焙干，两支合成一对。用时去头（有小毒）、足和鳞片，也有单取其尾，或炒酥研末。