Soft-Shelled Turtle Carapace and Bupleurum Decoction

Soft-Shelled Turtle Carapace and Bupleurum Decoction,For wind-induced deficiency with fatigue and exhaustion, stiffness and tightness in the limbs, loss of appetite, and pain throughout the body.

Formulas Name : Soft-Shelled Turtle Carapace and Bupleurum Decoction

Chinese Name : 鳖甲柴胡汤

Drug Formulation

Softshell Turtle Carapace (vinegar-roasted, with frills removed) 1 liang, Bupleurum (stems removed) 1 liang, Black Plum (pitted) 1 liang, Ginseng 1 liang, Pinellia (washed 7 times in boiling water to remove slime) 3 fen, Aged Tangerine Peel (soaked in boiling water, white pith removed, and roasted) 3 fen,Duhuo (with root tip removed) 3 fen, Chuanxiong 3 fen, Fuzi (roasted until cracked, with skin and navel removed) 3 fen, Shaoyao (roasted) 3 fen, Cinnamon Bark (with coarse bark removed) half liang, Suanzaoren half liang, Licorice (roasted, coarsely chopped) half liang, Astragalus half liang.

Source

*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 89.

Processing

Coarsely chop the ingredients into pieces the size of sesame or soybeans.

Benefits

For wind-induced deficiency with fatigue and exhaustion, stiffness and tightness in the limbs, loss of appetite, and pain throughout the body.

Instructions for Use

Take 5 qian per dose, add 1.5 zhan of water and 5 slices of fresh ginger, decoct until reduced to 7 fen, strain, and take while warm.

Soft-Shelled Turtle Carapace and Bupleurum Decoction,*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 89.,For wind-induced deficiency with fatigue and exhaustion, stiffness and tightness in the limbs, loss of appetite, and pain throughout the body.

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