Artemisia and Softshell Turtle Carapace Powder

Artemisia and Softshell Turtle Carapace Powder,When the Five Yin are depleted, the Six Yang become excessively vigorous; blood heat and depletion of essence lead to bone-steaming internal heat. This may manifest as fever and chills resembling malaria, or as coolness in the morning and heat in the evening. Gradually, symptoms progress to bloody sputum, restlessness, and coughing; wasting of the muscles and atrophy of the bones; stagnant heat giving rise to intestinal parasites; and frequent strange dreams at night, ultimately resulting in consumptive disease.

Formulas Name : Artemisia and Softshell Turtle Carapace Powder

Chinese Name : 青蒿鳖甲散

Drug Formulation

1 liang 5 qian of ginseng, 1 liang 5 qian of astragalus, 1 liang of white atractylodes, 4 liang of raw rehmannia, 2 liang of softshell turtle shell, 2 liang of turtle shell gelatin, 2 liang of Artemisia annua spikes, 2 liang of lycium bark, 1 liang 5 qian of gentian, 1 liang 5 qian of anemarrhena, 1 liang of ligusticum, 1 liang of peony bark, and 1 liang of phellodendron.

Source

From *Formulas for Saving Lives*, Volume 7.

Processing

Form into pills with refined honey.

Benefits

When the Five Yin are depleted, the Six Yang become excessively vigorous; blood heat and depletion of essence lead to bone-steaming internal heat. This may manifest as fever and chills resembling malaria, or as coolness in the morning and heat in the evening. Gradually, symptoms progress to bloody sputum, restlessness, and coughing; wasting of the muscles and atrophy of the bones; stagnant heat giving rise to intestinal parasites; and frequent strange dreams at night, ultimately resulting in consumptive disease.

Instructions for Use

Take 3–5 qian per dose, on an empty stomach in the morning and evening, washed down with water boiled a hundred times. This formula should be taken early and regularly.

Artemisia and Softshell Turtle Carapace Powder,From *Formulas for Saving Lives*, Volume 7.,When the Five Yin are depleted, the Six Yang become excessively vigorous; blood heat and depletion of essence lead to bone-steaming internal heat. This may manifest as fever and chills resembling malaria, or as coolness in the morning and heat in the evening. Gradually, symptoms progress to bloody sputum, restlessness, and coughing; wasting of the muscles and atrophy of the bones; stagnant heat giving rise to intestinal parasites; and frequent strange dreams at night, ultimately resulting in consumptive disease.

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