Ginseng and Soft-Shelled Turtle Carapace Decoction

Ginseng and Soft-Shelled Turtle Carapace Decoction,For post-typhoid fever complicated by exhaustion, characterized by alternating chills and fever that come and go irregularly, headache, body aches, a bitter taste in the mouth, a dry throat, and loss of appetite.

Formulas Name : Ginseng and Soft-Shelled Turtle Carapace Decoction

Chinese Name : 人参鳖甲汤

Drug Formulation

1 liang of ginseng, 1 liang of softshell turtle shell (with the skirt removed, soaked in vinegar and roasted), 1 liang of aconite root (roasted until cracked, with skin and navel removed), 1 liang of Bupleurum root (with stems removed),half liang of peach kernels (with skin, tip, and double kernels removed; stir-fried), half liang of peony root, half liang of anemarrhena rhizome (baked), half liang of cinnamon bark (with coarse bark removed), half liang of black plum (pitted; stir-fried), half liang of aged tangerine peel (soaked in hot water; white pith removed; stir-fried), half liang of angelica root (sliced; baked), half liang of gentian root (with stems and soil removed),Qianghuo (with root tip removed) half liang, Schisandra berries half liang.

Source

*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 31.

Processing

Coarsely chop the ingredients into pieces the size of sesame seeds or beans.

Benefits

For post-typhoid fever complicated by exhaustion, characterized by alternating chills and fever that come and go irregularly, headache, body aches, a bitter taste in the mouth, a dry throat, and loss of appetite.

Instructions for Use

Take 3 qian per dose, add 1 zhan of water and 3 slices of fresh ginger, decoct until reduced to 7 fen, strain, and take warm before meals in the morning and evening.

Ginseng and Soft-Shelled Turtle Carapace Decoction,*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 31.,For post-typhoid fever complicated by exhaustion, characterized by alternating chills and fever that come and go irregularly, headache, body aches, a bitter taste in the mouth, a dry throat, and loss of appetite.

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