Yin Tonics
Bie Rou (鳖肉)
团鱼
甲鱼
Bie Rou
Soft-shelled turtle meat
團魚
甲魚
鱉肉
Name
Bie Rou (Soft-shelled turtle meat)
The Effect of 鳖肉
Property
Sweet, neutral; liver meridian entered.
Actions
Nourish yin and cool blood, tonify the kidney.
Indications
Scrofula, leucorrhea, chronic malaria, chronic dysentery, uterine bleeding, hectic fever due to yin-deficiency, consumptive disease.
Dosage and Administrations
Cook it for eating, 250~500 g, or made into pills.
Cautions
It is contraindicated to 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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