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Raw [fresh-water] turtle shell

生鳖甲 〔生鱉甲〕shēng biē jiǎ

Latin pharmacognostic name: Trionycis Carapax Crudus

Alternate English names: raw amyda [turtle] shell raw trionyx [turtle] shell

Kingdom: Animal

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

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

Use: Medicinal

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Indications:

vacuity wind stirring internally.

See also: Biē jiǎ (鳖甲 Trionycis Carapax, turtle shell)

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