The efficacy and function of tortoise shell glue [picture]

Chinese medicine has different effects on our body and can regulate our body. Today we will introduce a traditional Chinese medicine: tortoise shell glue [picture]. What are its specific effects and functions? Let’s take a look.

[Source] It is a solid glue made by boiling and concentrating tortoise shells .

[Properties] It is a rectangular or square flat lump, dark brown. It is hard and brittle, with a shiny cross section and appears transparent when held up to light; it has a slightly fishy smell and a light taste.

[Preparation] Take the clean tortoise shell after rinsing and boiling, decoct in water in batches, filter, combine the filtrate (a small amount of alum powder can be added), let it stand, filter out the glue, concentrate it over low heat (an appropriate amount of rice wine can be added) until it becomes a thick paste, condense, cut into pieces, and dry in the shade.

【Nature and flavor】Salty, sweet, and cool.

[entry into meridians] Enter the liver, kidney and heart meridians.

【Functions and indications】Nourishing yin, nourishing blood, and stopping bleeding. It is used for hot flashes due to yin deficiency, night sweats due to bone steaming, soreness of waist and knees, sallow complexion due to blood deficiency, metrorrhagia and leukorrhea.

[Usage and Dosage] Dissolve and take orally, 3 to 9g.

【Storage】Sealed in a cool and dry place.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Pharmacopoeia

Now you know the function of tortoise shell glue [picture]. I didn’t know that tortoise shell glue [picture] was such a valuable thing before, which shows that our knowledge is not broad enough. So in the future life, learning more about it can be a good way to maintain health. In fact, if you want to maintain your health, there is knowledge everywhere in life.