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Trionycis Caparacis Gelatinum

Turtle shell glue

鳖甲胶 〔鱉甲膠〕 biē jiǎ jiāo

Alternate English names: soft-shelled turtle shell glue fresh-water turtle shell glue

Kingdom: Animal

Origin in PRC Pharmacopoeia: Trionyx sinensis Wiegmann. (PRC Pharmacopoeia)

Origin in unofficial sources: Trionyx sinensis Wiegmann [= Amyda sinensis (Wiegmann)]

Use: Medicinal

Actions and indications: Enriches yīn and supplements the blood; abates heat (fever) and disperses stasis. Treats yīn vacuity tidal heat effusion; enduring malaria; concretions and conglomerations; mother-of-malaria; painful swollen hemorrhoids.

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