Can you tell me how is the seahorse used in chinese medicine,how is it prepared?

Sea Horse (hai ma): Hippocampus kelloggi has been used in Traditional Chinese Medicine to address impotence, skin infections, insomnia, incontinence, asthma, high cholesterol levels as well as renal and circulatory problems. It is dried in the sun after being caught. It can be purchased whole or as a powder, pill or capsule. It may be rubbed on skin lesions. It can be mixed with boiling water or drunk with rice wine.