Bie Jia - Chinese Soft Turtle Shell
TCM Materia Medica
Bie Jia TCM Herb Classifications and Usages
The TCM herb "bie jia" which in english is "chinese soft turtle shell", is categorized within the "herbs that tonify yin" functional grouping. It is thought to enter the liver and spleen channels and exhibits cold (han) and salty (xian) taste/temperature properties.
Dosages and preparations will vary according to each individual and the overall approach of a formula, but generally this herb has the following dosage and/or preparation guidelines:
- Dosage: 9-30g
Of many possible clinical applications, it may be considered to influence the following issues/symptoms:
- Nourish yin, anchor yang - yin deficiency with fever, steaming bone, night sweats, often used when accompanied with internal liver wind symptoms.
- Invigorate blood, promotes menses, dissipates nodules - chest and flank accumulations causing pain, amenorrhea, malarial disorders with palpable masses, excessive menses due to heat in the blood.
While it may not always be included depending on the manufacturer or herbalist making the formula, bie jia is generally included in the following 2 formulas:
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As noted above, bie jia is within the herbs that tonify yin functional group. All the herbs in this category are listed below.
(truncated intro "... yin tonics are generally sweet, cold, enriching and cloying. they are inappropriate for spleen or stomach deficiency, internal dampness or phlegm, abdominal distension, and/or diarrhea. general symptoms by system: lung yin defic…)".
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