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Turtle Shell Decoction,Recurrent malaria. Symptoms include dry, brittle hair; irregular bouts of chills and fever; reduced appetite; emaciation; a bluish-black complexion; weakness in both legs; cold feet at inappropriate times; frequent urination; irregular bowel movements; and nocturnal emissions or seminal leakage.

Formulas Name : Turtle Shell Decoction

Chinese Name : 鳖甲煮散

Drug Formulation

Turtle shell (remove the frills, roast with vinegar) half liang; Notopterygium (remove the root tip) 1 fen; Bupleurum (remove the shoots) 1 fen; Astragalus (chopped) half liang; Red Poria (remove the black skin) 1 fen; Raw Rehmannia (roasted) 1 fen;Mu Xiang 1 fen, Niuxi (soaked in wine, sliced, and baked) half liang, Tianlinggai (roasted with butter) half liang, Xuduan half liang, Tusizi (soaked in wine, pounded separately) half liang, Chuanxiong 1 liang, Huoxiang Ye 1 liang, Chen Jupi (soaked in hot water, white pith removed, and baked) 1 liang,Cornus officinalis 1 liang, Musk (ground) 1 fen, Angelica pubescens (root tip removed) 1 fen.

Source

From *Formulas for Universal Relief* (Vol. 200), citing *Formulas for Protecting Life*.

Processing

Grind the above ingredients into a powder. For each dose, take 1–2 qian of the powder, add 1 zhan of water and a pinch of salt, decoct until reduced to 7 fen, strain out the residue, and take on an empty stomach. Alternatively, mix with refined honey to form pills the size of a Paulownia seed.

Benefits

Recurrent malaria. Symptoms include dry, brittle hair; irregular bouts of chills and fever; reduced appetite; emaciation; a bluish-black complexion; weakness in both legs; cold feet at inappropriate times; frequent urination; irregular bowel movements; and nocturnal emissions or seminal leakage.

Instructions for Use

Take 40 pills per dose on an empty stomach, washed down with salted water.

Note

Do not take if suffering from severe constipation or bone-consuming fever.

Turtle Shell Decoction,From *Formulas for Universal Relief* (Vol. 200), citing *Formulas for Protecting Life*.,Recurrent malaria. Symptoms include dry, brittle hair; irregular bouts of chills and fever; reduced appetite; emaciation; a bluish-black complexion; weakness in both legs; cold feet at inappropriate times; frequent urination; irregular bowel movements; and nocturnal emissions or seminal leakage.

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