Soft-Shelled Turtle Carapace Gelatin

Soft-Shelled Turtle Carapace Gelatin,Used for qi deficiency and blood deficiency, bone-steaming fever, abdominal distension with blood clots, and afternoon fever.

Formulas Name : Soft-Shelled Turtle Carapace Gelatin

Chinese Name : 鳖甲胶

Drug Formulation

1,600 liang of softshell turtle shell, 240 liang of donkey-hide gelatin, 80 liang of rock sugar, 48 liang of yellow wine, and 24 liang of sesame oil.

Source

*Selected Formulas of Traditional Chinese Medicine from Beijing*.

Processing

First, soak the softshell turtle shell for 7 days; rinse thoroughly with clean water, then remove and place in a pot to boil. Combine with the above ingredients and simmer until concentrated into a gel. Pour into a trough to cool; once solidified, remove from the trough and cut into small rectangular pieces—approximately 110 pieces per jin of dry weight.For each batch, use 100 jin of softshell turtle shell decoction. Add 24 liang of white alum, calculated as follows: 4 liang for the first decoction, 4 liang for the second, 3 liang for the third, 2 liang for the fourth, 5 liang for the fine residue, 4 liang for the scum, and 2 liang for the sediment at the bottom of the vat.

Benefits

Used for qi deficiency and blood deficiency, bone-steaming fever, abdominal distension with blood clots, and afternoon fever.

Instructions for Use

Take 2–3 qian per dose, simmered in rice wine until dissolved, or taken with plain water.

Soft-Shelled Turtle Carapace Gelatin,*Selected Formulas of Traditional Chinese Medicine from Beijing*.,Used for qi deficiency and blood deficiency, bone-steaming fever, abdominal distension with blood clots, and afternoon fever.

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