Wiseman’s Chinese Medical Database

guī bǎn jiāo / 龟版胶 / 龜版膠 / tortoise plastron glue

Latin pharmacognostic name: Testudinis Plastri Gelatinum

Alternate English names:

Alternate Chinese names: 龟板胶 guī bǎn jiāo

Origin: Animal

Use: medicinal

Category: Unclassified

Properties: Sweet and salty; balanced; nontoxic*.

Channel entry:

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).

Warning:

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)