Tortoise shell Tortoise shell is the abdominal shell and carapace of the tortoise (gray). The main producing areas are Zhejiang, Hubei and Hunan. Can be captured all year round. Kill, or blanch, peel off the shell, remove the residual meat, dry in the sun, stir-fry in sand, and quench with vinegar.
This medicine is sweet in taste and cold in nature. It belongs to kidney, liver and heart meridian.
Efficacy: nourishing yin and suppressing yang, tonifying kidney and strengthening bones, nourishing blood and nourishing heart.
App application
1. yin deficiency with hyperactivity of yang, yin deficiency with internal heat and wind deficiency with internal movement. This product is good at nourishing kidney yin and liver yin, so it is suitable for the above syndromes caused by liver and kidney yin deficiency. For dizziness due to yin deficiency and hyperactivity of yang, this product can also suppress yang. It is often used with herbs such as Radix Asparagi, Radix Paeoniae Alba and Oyster, such as Zhengan Xifeng Decoction (a record of enthusiastic experience in western medicine). For internal heat due to yin deficiency, hot flashes due to bone steaming, night sweats and nocturnal emission, it is often combined with Radix Rehmanniae, Rhizoma Anemarrhenae and Cortex Phellodendri, such as Dabuyin Pill (Danxi Heart Therapy). Its cold nature can also relieve deficiency-heat and treat yin deficiency, wind movement and mental fatigue. It should be used with Ejiao, Carapax Trionycis and Sheng Di, such as Da Ding Feng Zhu.
2. Kidney deficiency and bone flaccidity. This product is good at nourishing kidney and liver, and can strengthen bones, so it is often used for kidney deficiency, such as weakness of bones and muscles, weakness of waist and knees, fatigue of walking, disorder of chicken breast, turtle back and fontanel in children, etc. It is often combined with Radix Rehmanniae, Rhizoma Anemarrhenae, Cortex Phellodendri and Herba Cynomorii, such as Qian Hu Pill (Danxi Heart Therapy). Children with deficiency of both spleen and kidney, deficiency of yin and blood, stunted growth and turtle's back with chicken breast should be matched with placenta hominis, pilose antler, yam, angelica and other products for invigorating spleen and kidney, replenishing essence and nourishing blood.
3. Yin deficiency and blood deficiency, fright, insomnia, forgetfulness. This product can nourish the heart and kidney, and calm the nerves. It is suitable for palpitation, insomnia and amnesia caused by yin deficiency and blood deficiency. It is often used with Acorus gramineus, Polygalae and Longgu. For example, Confucius, a great sage, knew the China side of pillows (now called Maruko) (Qian Jinfang).
In addition, this product can stop bleeding. Because it is good at nourishing liver and kidney and is cold, it is especially suitable for metrorrhagia and menorrhagia due to yin deficiency and blood heat. It is often used with herbs such as Radix Rehmanniae, Scutellariae Radix and Sanguisorba officinalis to nourish yin and clear heat, cool blood and stop bleeding.
Usage and dosage: decocted in water, 9 ~ 24g. It is advisable to fry first. After sand frying and vinegar quenching, the effective components are easier to fry. And the fishy smell is removed, which is convenient for preparation.
Ancient book abstracts
1. Shennong Herbal Classic: "Master and apprentice are incompatible".
2. "Compendium of Materia Medica": "Nourishing the heart, tonifying the kidney and enriching the blood are all diseases that mainly nourish yin and keep tortoise shells, and all belong to yin deficiency and blood deficiency".
3. "Materia Medica Xuan Tong": "It has the power to replenish water and make a fire, so it can strengthen bones and muscles, benefit the mind and stop new blood."
Modern research
1. chemical composition: this product contains animal glue, keratin, fat, collagen, 18 amino acids, and various macro and trace elements such as calcium, phosphorus, strontium, zinc and copper. The composition of the upper and lower tortoise shells is similar.
2. Pharmacological action: Tortoise shell can improve the pathological animal function of "Yin deficiency syndrome" animals and make them return to normal; Can enhance immune function; It has the function of regulating DNA synthesis rate in two directions; It has exciting effect on both in vitro and in vivo uterus; Has antipyretic, blood nourishing and sedative effects; It also has the functions of anticoagulation, increasing coronary flow and improving hypoxia tolerance. Tortoise shell can increase the number of white blood cells to some extent.
3. Clinical study: It is reported that 500g of tortoise plastron and 500 g of pig's belly were washed and cut into small pieces, then put into a casserole and simmered with water to make a paste, with no or little salt added, taken 1 time in the morning and evening, and finished the next day; Take it every other day 1 dose, and 3 doses are 1 course; It is effective in treating chronic nephritis proteinuria (Guangxi Traditional Chinese Medicine,1985,4:11); Quangui Pill can treat gastrointestinal reaction of tumor patients, improve symptoms, improve patients' spirit and significantly enhance physical strength (Chinese patent medicine, 1994, 5: 56). The product is also reported to be used to treat diseases such as lumbar hypertrophy, skin itching and indigestion in children.
Edible method
Some friends like to take tortoise plastron and donkey-hide gelatin together, but this method is only suitable for people who are weak, and people who are hot only take tortoise plastron. It is particularly worth mentioning that tortoise shell glue has almost no side effects. So you can take it safely, just be careful not to overdo it, and it must be melted before taking it. However, pregnant women should not take this medicine.
This dark brown glue stick can effectively help patients to relieve night sweats, hot flashes, soreness of waist and knees and other symptoms, mainly because it has the effect of nourishing blood and nourishing yin. However, patients cannot eat it directly. The eating method of tortoise plastron is to melt it before taking it, taking 3-9 grams a day. Never increase the dosage at will, because it is safe and has no adverse reactions.
In fact, in addition to taking it directly, it can also be made into dinner, which has a good effect on nourishing and conditioning. For example, after mashing, add red dates, medlar and black sesame seeds, boil them into paste and put them in the refrigerator for refrigeration. Just eat two spoonfuls each morning and evening. However, pregnant women should not take it, and those with weak spleen and stomach should use it with caution. It is recommended that you buy and use it according to the drug instructions or under the guidance of pharmacists.