Herbs that Invigorate Blood and Remove Stagnation
Tu Bie Chong 土鳖虫
Eupolyphaga Seu Opistholpatia Wingless Cockroach
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Materia Medica Data
- Temperature
- Cold
- Nature & Flavour
- Salty, Cold, Toxic
- Channels Entered
- LIV, HT, SP
- Latin (pharmaceutical)
- Eupolyphaga Seu Opistholpatia
- Chinese
- 土鳖虫
- Tone Marks
- tŭ biē chóng
- Translation
- Land Soft Shelled Turtle
Chinese Herb Actions
- Breaks Blood Stasis, Drives out Blood Stasis Treats Amenorrhea, postpartum abdominal pain, abdominal masses.
- Connects Tendons and Fuses Bones For trauma, bone fractures, torn tendons and ligaments, lacerations, contusions, and fractures.
Chinese Herb Dosage
- 3-9 grams in decoction, 1–1.5 grams raw (Bensky)
- 3-10 grams in decoction, 1-1.5 grams raw/powder (Chen)
Chinese Herb Contraindications & Cautions
- Do not use during pregnancy
Chinese Herb Toxicity & Overdose
- Slightly Toxic with symptoms like sinus bradycardia, general weakness, nausea, vertigo, irritation of the GI tract.
- Contact dermatitis is possible with topical application.
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This herb is considered toxic.
(while some Chinese herbs are toxic, it must be noted that many come prepared, or are combined, to mitigate their toxicity)
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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Chinese Herbs Books & References
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