甲魚

Name

Bie Rou (Soft-shelled turtle meat)

1. 鳖肉
2. 团鱼
3. 甲鱼
4. Bie Rou
5. Soft-shelled turtle meat
6. 團魚
7. 鱉肉

The Effect of 甲魚

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.