Blood Tonics
Bie Jia Jiao: Chinese Herb Guide
Name
Bie Jia Jiao (Turtle Carapace Glue)
The Effect of Bie Jia Jiao
Property
Salty, slightly cold; lung, liver and kidney meridians entered.
Actions
Nourish yin, supplement blood, abatement of fever and resolve stagnation.
Indications
Hot flashes with yin deficiency, malaria, swelling and pain of hemorrhoids.
Dosage and Administrations
Melted by boiled water or millet wine for oral administration, 3~9 g, or made into pills.
Cautions
It should be used carefully for people with deficiency-cold in spleen and stomach, and those who eat less and have loose stool or pregnant women.
Sources and further reading
We cite classical materia medica and modern reference works. This article is health education, not medical advice.
- Shennong Bencao Jing (The Divine Farmer's Materia Medica), Han dynasty.
- Bencao Gangmu (Compendium of Materia Medica), Li Shizhen, 1578.
- Chinese Pharmacopoeia, current edition — identity, quality and safety monographs.
- NCCIH and WHO reference material on traditional medicine safety.
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