甲鱼

Name

Bie Rou (Soft-shelled turtle meat)

The Effect of 甲鱼

Property

Sweet, neutral; liver meridian entered.

Actions

Nourish yin and cool blood, tonify the kidney.

Indications

Scrofula, leucorrhea, chronic malaria, chronic dysentery, uterine bleeding, hectic fever due to yin-deficiency, consumptive disease.

Dosage and Administrations

Cook it for eating, 250~500 g, or made into pills.

Cautions

It is contraindicated to pregnant women.