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Soft-Shelled Turtle Carapace Yin-Nourishing Decoction

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Soft-Shelled Turtle Carapace Yin-Nourishing Decoction,Amenorrhea due to overwork, yin deficiency and blood deficiency, redness of the cheekbones, hot flashes and night sweats, restlessness and insomnia, heat in the palms, dry mouth and red lips, thin yellow tongue coating, and a fine, rapid pulse.

Formulas Name : Soft-Shelled Turtle Carapace Yin-Nourishing Decoction

Chinese Name : 鳖甲养阴煎

Drug Formulation

3 qian of softshell turtle shell, 3 qian of turtle carapace, 3 qian of dried rehmannia root, 3 qian of goji berries, 3 qian of ophiopogon tuber, 3 qian of Hangzhou peony root, 5 qian of polygonum multiflorum vine, 3 qian of lycium bark, 3 qian of poria cocos, and 2 qian of moutan bark.

Source

*Therapeutics of Traditional Chinese Gynecology*.

Benefits

Amenorrhea due to overwork, yin deficiency and blood deficiency, redness of the cheekbones, hot flashes and night sweats, restlessness and insomnia, heat in the palms, dry mouth and red lips, thin yellow tongue coating, and a fine, rapid pulse.

Instructions for Use

Decoct in water and take while warm.

Soft-Shelled Turtle Carapace Yin-Nourishing Decoction,*Therapeutics of Traditional Chinese Gynecology*.,Amenorrhea due to overwork, yin deficiency and blood deficiency, redness of the cheekbones, hot flashes and night sweats, restlessness and insomnia, heat in the palms, dry mouth and red lips, thin yellow tongue coating, and a fine, rapid pulse.

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