Hai Long - 海龍 - Syngnathus

Pharmaceutical Latin:	Syngnathus Syngnathus Acus
Common English:	Pipe Fish.

Category

Tonic Herbs: Yang Tonics

Properties

Taste	Temperature	Entering Meridians	Dosage
Sweet Salty	Slightly Warm	Kidneys	5-12g Pills and powders: 1.5-2.4g

Actions And Indications

Actions	Indications/Syndromes
Tonifies the Kidneys, strengthens Yang and treats impotence	Impotence and debility, especially the elderly Often used alone for this
Disperses stagnant Blood, Dissipates nodules, Reduces swelling, Resolves edema, Resolves masses	Chronic lymphadenitis, Scrofula, Thyroid disease, Tuberculous lymphadenitis

Contraindications, Incompatibilities And Herb/Drug Interactions

Major Combinations

Colla Corii Asini E Jiao	Fr. Jujube Da Zao Black Chinese Mushroom
Tonifies Yin	Scrofula

Notes

1. This herb is twice as strong as Hippocampus Hai Ma. Compared with Hai Ma, it is far larger, with a longer body and a straight, uncurved tail. Hai Ma, which is Warm and Sweet, strengthens the Kidneys, warms Yang, and is used for impotence, fixed abdominal masses, swollen, deep-set toxic sores, difficult labor and pain caused by Qi and Blood Stasis.
2. Wine-prepared Pipe Fish Jiu Zhi Hai Long has a more pleasant taste and a stronger action in fortifying the Kidneys and tonifying Yang.