Sea Clam Shell Hai Ge Ke Dried Herbal Ingredient 500g for Culinary and Traditional Use

Sea Clam Shell, known in TCM as Hai Ge Ke (海蛤壳), is the dried shell of the marine clam Meretrix meretrix or related species, supplied as cleaned whole or broken shell pieces. In TCM theory it is considered salty in flavor and slightly cold in nature, traditionally associated with clearing phlegm and softening hardness. It is commonly decocted first or ground for use in traditional formulas and culinary applications.

Key Selling Points

• Dried sea clam shell supplied as a raw herbal ingredient
• Botanical source is the marine clam Meretrix meretrix or related species
• Known in TCM as Hai Ge Ke (海蛤壳) with a salty flavor and slightly cold nature
• Cleaned and dried shell pieces suitable for decoction or grinding
• 500g pack sold by weight for culinary and traditional herbal use

Quality & Sensory

Typically pale grayish-white to off-white in color with a hard, stony texture and irregular shell fragments. The material is odorless with a faintly salty mineral character, and when decocted it imparts a mild, briny mineral taste to the liquid.

Technical Specifications

Usage Scenarios

• Decocted in traditional herbal formulas, typically added before other herbs
• Ground into powder for use in traditional preparations
• Used in culinary applications as a mineral-rich traditional ingredient
• Stored at room temperature in a cool dry place for daily herbal pantry use

Traditional Uses

In TCM practice, Hai Ge Ke is traditionally associated with clearing heat and phlegm and softening hardness, and it is often included in classical formulas for phlegm-related conditions. It is commonly decocted first due to its hard shell nature, or calcined and ground into powder in traditional processing. It is sometimes paired with herbs such as Zhe Bei Mu or Gua Lou in traditional phlegm-resolving combinations.

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