Yin Tonics
Gui Ban Jiao: Chinese Herb Guide
Name
Gui Ban Jiao(Glue of Tortoise Plastron)
The Effect of Gui Ban Jiao
Property
Sweet, salty, cool; liver, heart and kidney meridians entered.
Actions
Nourish yin, tonify blood and stop bleeding.
Indications
Palpitation, lumbago due to the kidney deficiency, metrorrhagia and metrostaxis, morbid leucorrhea, hemorrhinia, hematemesis, hectic fever with yin asthenia, hemophthisis.
Dosage and Administrations
Melted by millet wine or boiled water, 3~9 g.
Cautions
It is contraindicated in case of cold and dampness in stomach.
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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