Great Fragrant Turtle Shell Powder，From *Bo Ji*, Volume 4.，For women with wind-deficiency and cold in the blood and viscera, resulting in sallow and emaciated complexion, fluctuating appetite, irregular menstrual cycles, and frequent distension in the chest and abdomen, gradually progressing to a state resembling exhaustion.
Great Fragrant Turtle Shell Powder
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Formulas Name : Great Fragrant Turtle Shell Powder
Chinese Name : 大香甲散
Drug Formulation
Half a liang of Agarwood; 1 liang of Softshell Turtle Carapace (soaked in boiling water, with the frills removed, and roasted until golden and fragrant); half a liang of Bupleurum (stem removed); half a liang of Ginseng; half a liang of Platycodon; half a liang of Poria (peeled); half a liang of Sichuan Lovage;Half a liang of Agastache leaves, half a liang of Notopterygium, half a liang of Aquilaria, half a liang of aged tangerine peel (white pith removed), half a liang of peony bark, half a liang of benzoin, half a liang of Angelica sinensis, half a liang of Magnolia officinalis (roasted with ginger juice until fragrant), half a liang of Zingiber officinale (roasted), half a liang of Cinnamomum cassia (bark removed), half a liang of Aconite (roasted, skin and navel removed),Achyranthes root (stems removed) half liang, peach kernels (soaked in hot water, skin and tips removed) half liang, and Da Fu Zi with peel 1 fen.
Source
From *Bo Ji*, Volume 4.
Benefits
For women with wind-deficiency and cold in the blood and viscera, resulting in sallow and emaciated complexion, fluctuating appetite, irregular menstrual cycles, and frequent distension in the chest and abdomen, gradually progressing to a state resembling exhaustion.
Instructions for Use
Grind the above ingredients into a powder and divide it into two equal portions.Take 2 qian per dose; add 1 zhan of water along with a small amount each of fresh ginger and black plum, decoct until reduced to 8 fen, and take while warm. To the remaining half, add 1 fen of dried lacquer, half liang of asafoetida, and 1 fen of red peony root; grind into a powder, mix with refined honey to form pills the size of a paulownia seed. Take 20 to 30 pills per dose on an empty stomach, washed down with a decoction of black plum and rehmannia. Alternate this with the powder.
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Great Fragrant Turtle Shell Powder,For women with wind-deficiency and cold in the blood and viscera, resulting in sallow and emaciated complexion, fluctuating appetite, irregular menstrual cycles, and frequent distension in the chest and abdomen, gradually progressing to a state resembling exhaustion.