Shuqi-Turtle Shell Pills

Shuqi-Turtle Shell Pills,Liver-type malaria following typhoid fever. Caused by pathogenic heat invading the Foot Jueyin Meridian; characterized by a sallow complexion, shivering and trembling, or symptoms resembling heat-induced exhaustion.

Formulas Name : Shuqi-Turtle Shell Pills

Chinese Name : 蜀漆鳖甲丸

Drug Formulation

Softshell Turtle Carapace (with frills removed, roasted with vinegar) 1 liang; Sichuan Lacquer Tree 1 liang; Anemarrhena Rhizome (roasted) 1 liang; Black Plum (pitted) 1 liang; Sophora Root 1 liang; Changshan 1 liang; Asarum Rhizome 1 liang; Fermented Soybeans 1 he (simmered); Gypsum 2 liang; Asarum Root (stems and leaves removed) 3 fen; Licorice Root (roasted) 3 fen.

Source

*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 33.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder, mix with refined honey, and form into pills the size of a Paulownia seed.

Benefits

Liver-type malaria following typhoid fever. Caused by pathogenic heat invading the Foot Jueyin Meridian; characterized by a sallow complexion, shivering and trembling, or symptoms resembling heat-induced exhaustion.

Instructions for Use

Take 15 pills per dose on an empty stomach with warm wine; take another dose in the evening.

Shuqi-Turtle Shell Pills,*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 33.,Liver-type malaria following typhoid fever. Caused by pathogenic heat invading the Foot Jueyin Meridian; characterized by a sallow complexion, shivering and trembling, or symptoms resembling heat-induced exhaustion.

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