Softshell Turtle Shell Decoction，*Qian Jin* (Thousand Gold), Volume 14.，Symptoms include pathogenic factors; nasal discharge during sleep and upon waking; aversion to hearing human voices; aching and wasting of the body; alternating chills and fever; stiffness and pain in the lower back and spine; abdominal cramping; and loss of appetite.This condition may result from extreme exhaustion following illness or physical labor, or from violating dietary taboos and other lifestyle indiscretions; in women, it may occur after childbirth due to irregular menstruation, with intermittent discharge of green, red, or white fluid, emaciation and weakness, and difficulty urinating; or it may manifest as fever in the head and body, requiring the Xuanfu San formula to disperse pathogenic factors; or it may result from a single sexual encounter leading to extreme fatigue lasting for days.
Softshell Turtle Shell Decoction
Formulas Name : Softshell Turtle Shell Decoction
Chinese Name : 鼍甲汤
Drug Formulation
7 alligator shells, 2 liang licorice, 2 liang white薇, 2 liang fritillary bulb, 2 liang scutellaria, 3 liang saposhnikovia, 2.5 liang ephedra, 2.5 liang peony root, 2.5 liang white atractylodes, 4 liang conglutinated water stone, 4 liang cinnamon bark, 4 liang poria, 4 liang anemarrhena, 6 liang gypsum.
Source
*Qian Jin* (Thousand Gold), Volume 14.
Benefits
Symptoms include pathogenic factors; nasal discharge during sleep and upon waking; aversion to hearing human voices; aching and wasting of the body; alternating chills and fever; stiffness and pain in the lower back and spine; abdominal cramping; and loss of appetite.This condition may result from extreme exhaustion following illness or physical labor, or from violating dietary taboos and other lifestyle indiscretions; in women, it may occur after childbirth due to irregular menstruation, with intermittent discharge of green, red, or white fluid, emaciation and weakness, and difficulty urinating; or it may manifest as fever in the head and body, requiring the Xuanfu San formula to disperse pathogenic factors; or it may result from a single sexual encounter leading to extreme fatigue lasting for days.
Instructions for Use
Crush the ingredients. Boil with 2 dou of water until reduced to 4 sheng; take 1 sheng while warm, three times a day and once at night.
Softshell Turtle Shell Decoction,Symptoms include pathogenic factors; nasal discharge during sleep and upon waking; aversion to hearing human voices; aching and wasting of the body; alternating chills and fever; stiffness and pain in the lower back and spine; abdominal cramping; and loss of appetite.This condition may result from extreme exhaustion following illness or physical labor, or from violating dietary taboos and other lifestyle indiscretions; in women, it may occur after childbirth due to irregular menstruation, with intermittent discharge of green, red, or white fluid, emaciation and weakness, and difficulty urinating; or it may manifest as fever in the head and body, requiring the Xuanfu San formula to disperse pathogenic factors; or it may result from a single sexual encounter leading to extreme fatigue lasting for days.