Herbs that Tonify Yin
Bie Jia 鳖甲
Carapax Amydae Sinensis Chinese Soft Shelled Turtle Shell
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Materia Medica Data
- Category
- Herbs that Tonify Yin
- Temperature
- Cold
- Nature & Flavour
- Salty, Cold
- Channels Entered
- LIV, SP
- Latin (pharmaceutical)
- Carapax Amydae Sinensis
- Chinese
- 鳖甲
- Tone Marks
- biē jiă
Chinese Herb Actions
- Nourishes the Yin, Clears Heat, and Anchors the Yang For long standing febrile disorders where Blood and Yin have been damaged, with symptoms such as afternoon or low grade fever, Steaming Bone Syndrome, thirst, night sweating, nocturnal emissions, 5 palm heat, and consumption.
Also for rising Yang and internal Liver Wind due to deficiency of Liver Yin with symptoms such as headaches, dizziness, ringing in the ears, red eyes and face, anger, muscle spasms, tremors, and convulsions. - Invigorates the Blood, Softens Hardness and Dissipates Nodules For amenorrhea and masses in the lower abdomen due to Blood Stagnation or Yin and Blood Deficiency in the Ren Mai and Chong Mai.
Also for Malarial disorders characterized by nodules and masses.
Chinese Herb Dosage
- 10-30 grams
Chinese Herb Contraindications & Cautions
- Do not use during pregnancy.
- Do not use in cases of Spleen Deficiency with loose stool or diarrhea.
- Do not use in cases where an exterior disorder is present.
Chinese Herb Notes
- Use raw Bie Jia to nourish the Yin. Fry with vinegar to increase Bie Jia's effect on nodules and swellings.
Sources & References
Compiled and edited by Thomas Dehli, Founder & Editor, Sacred Lotus
The information here is referenced from numerous sources — teachers, practitioners, class notes from Five Branches University, the books below, and the published research literature, with citations given as resolvable PubMed identifiers. Where sources disagree, I have flagged the discrepancies directly. If facts couldn't be verified, I have left them out. How we source our content.
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