Pharmaceutical name:

英文药名：

Hippocampus

Latin zoological name:

拉丁學名：

Pron. in Japanese:

日語發音：

kaiba

Pron. in Korean:

韓語發音：

haema

Pron. in Cantonese:

粤語發音：

hoi2 maa5

Other Names:別名﹕

shui ma 水馬《抱补子》﹐xia gu 蝦姑《海南介語》﹐long luo zi 龍落子﹐ma tou yu 馬頭魚《動物學大辭典》

Common Name:

常用英文名﹕

sea horse

Distribution:

分佈：

Southern part of China, Thailand,

Properties (characteristics):性 味:

sweet, warm

甘﹑ 溫﹐

Channels (meridians) entered:

 歸經﹕

liver, kidney

入肝﹑ 腎經

Actions & Indications:

主治﹕

asthma, impotence, unable to conceive, sleepiness and lack of strength, infection of throat, skin diseases, difficulty in delivery babies, insomnia  due to deficiency, sciatica, injuries, abdomen pain, and breast cancer.

哮喘﹐陽痿及不孕﹐嗜 眠症和體力衰竭﹐喉嚨感染﹐皮膚病﹐難產﹐ 虛煩不眠﹐腰腿痛﹐跌打損傷, 腹痛﹐乳腺癌。

Medical function:

藥理作用﹕

to be loaded.

Samples of formulae:

處方舉例﹕

For impotence or unable to conceive: hai ma, bake dry and make into powder. Take 3 g each time, 3 times a day with some yellow rice wine.

陽 萎 ﹐ 不 孕﹕ 海 馬 焙 乾 研 為 細 末 ﹐ 每 服 ３ 克 ﹐ 每 日 ３ 次 ﹐ 黃 酒 沖 服 。

Chemical ingredients:

化學成份﹕

Contains protease, fat, various amino acid and salt。

The yellow color of the skin of Hippocampus histrix Kaup (刺海馬) is γ-carotene, and the red color is astaxanthin, and the black color is melanin. It also contain acetylcholinesterase, cholinesterase.

The Hippocampus trimaculatus Leach  (三班海馬) contains stearic acid, and cholesterol .

含蛋白酶 (protease), 脂肪﹐ 多種氨基酸及無機鹽。

（1）刺海馬 皮肤黄色素為 γ－胡萝卜素（γ-carotene）, 红色素為虾毒素（astaxanthin） 喇蛄素（astacene）,黑色素為黑素（melanin）。并含乙酰胆碱酯酶（acetylcholinesterase）﹐ 胆碱酯酶 (cholinesterase)。

（2）三斑海馬  含硬脂酸 （Stearic Acid）﹐膽 固醇 (cholesterol) ﹐胆甾二醇。

Dosage:

用量:

For decoction: 3 to 9 g. Taken in powder form: 1 to 3 g. External use: grind into fine powder．

煎湯内服：3 ~ 9 克；或入散劑﹕1 ~ 3 克。外用：研末撒。

Cautions:

禁忌:

1. 孕婦及陰 虛火 旺者忌服。

2. 大劑量與長期服用 ﹐可能對腎臟有毒。

1. Not to use during pregnancy or in cases of yinxu (yin deficient)  with high heat.

2. Large dosage and long term usage can be toxic to kidneys