海星，中药名。为槭海星科动物镶边海星Craspidasterhesperus(MulleretTroschel)及他种海星的全体。分布于浙江、福建、广东、海南等地。具有解毒散结，和胃止痛之功效。常用于甲状腺肿大，瘰疬，胃痛泛酸，腹泻，中耳炎。
Hai-xing, name of Chinese Medicinal Material. Craspidaster hesperus Muller et Troschel) is a member of the Asteriidae family, and includes all species of starfish. It is distributed in Zhejiang, Fujian, Guangdong, Hainan, and other places. It is known for its detoxifying and pain-relieving effects on nodules, as well as its ability to alleviate stomach pain. It is commonly used for goiter, scrofula, acid reflux, diarrhea, and otitis media.

功效作用 功能
The efficacy and functions.

解毒散结，和胃止痛。主治
Detoxify, disperse stagnation, and relieve stomach pain. Mainly used for...

用于甲状腺肿大，瘰疬，胃痛泛酸，腹泻，中耳炎。用法用量
Used for goiter, scrofula, stomach pain and acid reflux, diarrhea, and otitis media. Dosage and administration.

内服：煎汤，20-30g；研末，每次3g。加工炮制 采收加工
Internal administration: Decoction, 20-30g; powdered, 3g each time. Processing and preparation: Harvest and process.

捕捉后，去肉，晒干。药材鉴别 药材性状
After capturing, remove the flesh and sun-dry the herb. Herb identification and properties.

镶边海星呈五角星状，5个腕狭长，逐渐变细，末端钝圆，腕的上缘板大而厚，略呈长方形，排列整齐，下缘板表面有许多小颗粒，各缘板边缘具小棘。动物学信息 动物属种
The bordered sea star is pentagonal in shape, with 5 long and gradually tapering arms that end in a blunt round shape. The upper edge of the arm is large and thick, slightly rectangular, and neatly arranged. The lower surface of the arm has many small granules, and each edge of the arm has small spines. This is the zoological information of the animal species.

海星科动物镶边海星及他种海星。形态特征
The characteristics of the family Asteriidae, including the cushion star and other species of sea stars.

体坚实，腕5个，狭长，末端渐变细，长达5cm以上。反口面满生小柱体，每个小柱体的顶上有半球形的颗粒1-20个，周缘有7-20个放射状排列的小棘，棘间有膜相连。上缘板一般为30个上下，大而厚，略呈长方形，排列整齐，如镶边状。下缘板与上缘板上下相对，数目相等。上、下缘板表面生有玻璃状细颗粒，各的边缘具有小棘，亦有膜相连。侧步带板小，菱形，沟缘有一行5-6个较大的棘；其他三边都生有较小的棘，内有一个较大，呈拇指状。口面间辐部各有一些大小不等、排列不规则的腹侧板。生活时缘板边为紫褐色，反口面小柱体为黄褐色，口面为浅黄白色。分布区域
The body is solid, with 5 wrists, narrow and long, gradually tapering towards the end, reaching a length of over 5cm. The oral surface is covered with small pillar-like structures, each topped with 1-20 hemispherical granules, with 7-20 radial spines arranged around the periphery, connected by membranes. The upper edge plate generally has 30 upper and lower parts, large and thick, slightly rectangular, neatly arranged, resembling a border. The lower edge plate is opposite to the upper edge plate in number. Both upper and lower edge plates are covered with glassy fine particles on the surface, with small spines on the edges and connected by membranes. The lateral ambulacral plates are small, rhomboid, with a row of 5-6 larger spines along the groove edge; the other three sides have smaller spines, with one larger spine resembling a thumb. Each interambulacral area on the oral surface has irregularly arranged, differently sized ventral plates. The edge of the edge plate is purplish-brown during life, the small pillar-like structures on the oral surface are yellow-brown, and the oral surface is pale yellow-white. Distribution area.

浙江、福建、广东、海南。
Zhejiang, Fujian, Guangdong, Hainan.