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Latin pharmacognostic name: Testudinis Plastri Gelatinum

Alternate Chinese names: 龟板胶 guī bǎn jiāo

Kingdom: Animal

Origin in PRC Pharmacopoeia: Chinemys reevesi (Gray)

Origin (other sources): Chinemys reevesii (Gray)

Use: Medicinal

Category:

Properties: Sweet and salty; balanced; nontoxic*.

Indications:

Enriches yīn, supplements the blood, and stanches bleeding.

yīn vacuity and blood depletion; steaming bone taxation heat effusion; vomiting of blood (blood ejection); nosebleed (nǜ xuè); heat vexation; fright palpitation; kidney vacuity lumbar pain; limp legs and knees; flooding and spotting; vaginal discharge.

Dosage & Method: Oral: Take melted in hot water or wine (3–9g).

Warnings: Contraindicated in cold-damp in the stomach.

Quality: The best quality is brittle and translucent.

See also: Guī bǎn (龟版 Testudinis Plastrum, tortoise plastron)

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