Glue of turtle carapace
Glue of turtle carapace is also named Bie Jia Jiao, 鳖甲胶, Colla Carapacis Trionycis, Turtle Carapace Glue, 鱉甲膠
Bie Jia Jiao
Name
Bie Jia Jiao (Turtle Carapace Glue)
Property
Salty, slightly cold; lung, liver and kidney meridians entered.
Actions
Nourish yin, supplement blood, abatement of fever and resolve stagnation.
Indications
Hot flashes with yin deficiency, malaria, swelling and pain of haemorrhoids.
Dosage and administration
Melted by boiled water or millet wine for oral administration, 3~9 g, or made into pills.
Cations
It should be used carefully for people with deficiency-cold in spleen and stomach, and those who eat less and have loose stool or pregnant women.