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.
Ginseng and Soft-Shelled Turtle Carapace Decoction
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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.
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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.