Hai Ma - 海馬 - Hippocampus

Pharmaceutical Latin:	Hippocampus
Sea Horse
Common English:	Seahorse

Category

Herbs that Tonify Yang

Properties

Taste	Temperature	Entering Meridians	Dosage
Sweet Salty	Warm	Kidney Liver	1-12g

Actions And Indications

Actions	Indications/Syndromes
Tonifies Kidney Yang and treats impotence	Impotence, urinary incontinence wheezing from Deficiency Debility in the elderly
Regulates Qi and Blood and promotes labor	Bleeding and pain from Blood Stasis Swelling due to sores and boils Abdominal masses

Contraindications, Incompatibilities And Herb/Drug Interactions

Major Combinations

Fr. Lycii Gou Qi Zi Fr. Jujube Da Zao	Lean Pork
Urinary frequency at night and vaginal discharge from Kidney Yang Deficiency	Susceptibility to infections in children with weak constitutions

Notes

1. Gecko Ge Jie may be replaced with this herb.
2. Its androgen content is lower than that of Fr. Cnidii She Chuang Zi, yet higher than that of Gecko Ge Jie.
3. Its effect is one-half that of Syngnathus Hai Long, a much larger animal with a longer body and a straight, uncurved tail.
4. Wine-prepared Sea Horse Jiu Zhi Hai Ma is soaked in yellow rice wine, which lessens any unpleasant taste and strengthens its ability to tonify the Kidneys and fortify Yang.