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.
Turtle Shell Decoction
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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.
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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.