Soft-Shelled Turtle Carapace Pills,*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 89.,For consumptive disorders: emaciation, fever, loss of appetite, and weakness in the limbs.
Soft-Shelled Turtle Carapace Pills
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Formulas Name : Soft-Shelled Turtle Carapace Pills
Chinese Name : 鳖甲丸
Drug Formulation
1.5 liang of softshell turtle shell (roasted with vinegar until yellow, with the frills removed), 1.5 liang of Bupleurum root (with stems removed), 1 liang of ginseng, 1 liang of Atractylodes macrocephala, 1 liang of Terminalia chebula bark, 1 liang of Astragalus root (chopped), 1 liang of Schisandra berries, 1 liang of agarwood, 1 liang of Ophiopogon tuber (with core removed, roasted),1 liang of Red Peony Root, 1 liang of Poria (with woody core removed), 1 liang of Raw Rehmannia (roasted), 1 liang of Wood Fragrance, and 1 liang of Trifoliate Orange Fruit (pulp removed, stir-fried with wheat bran).
Source
*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 89.
Processing
Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder, mix with refined honey, and form into pills the size of a paulownia seed.
Benefits
For consumptive disorders: emaciation, fever, loss of appetite, and weakness in the limbs.
Instructions for Use
Take 20–30 pills per dose on an empty stomach with Ginseng Decoction or congee, three times daily.
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Soft-Shelled Turtle Carapace Pills,For consumptive disorders: emaciation, fever, loss of appetite, and weakness in the limbs.