What are the effects and functions of tortoise shell

Turtle shell refers to the plastron and carapace of a turtle. Generally, the turtle is scalded to death or killed with boiling water, the remaining meat is removed, and the shell is left to be dried, ground with gravel and set aside. In traditional Chinese medicine, it is considered a yin-tonifying medicine and is mainly produced in Zhejiang, Hubei, Hunan and other places. Generally speaking, the tortoise shell of the golden beetle is the best for use as medicine. So, let’s take a look at the effects and functions of tortoise shell.

The efficacy and function of tortoise shell:

Tortoise shell contains gelatin, and its hydrolyzate contains a variety of amino acids, proteins, fats and calcium salts. Turtle shell nourishes the kidneys and suppresses yang, benefits the kidneys and strengthens bones, nourishes blood and strengthens the heart. It is mainly used to treat Yin deficiency and Yang hyperactivity, internal heat due to Yin deficiency, and internal wind movement due to deficiency. Kidney deficiency causes bone atrophy and fontanelle closure. Yin-blood deficiency, palpitations, insomnia, and forgetfulness. The tortoise shell is the plastron and carapace of the testudinidae family.

1. Experiments on the effect on immune function have shown that the oral administration of Guilu Bushen oral liquid and pills to mice can improve the phagocytic function of their reticuloendothelial system, significantly increase the phagocytic index and phagocytic coefficient; it also has the effect of increasing the weight of the spleen and thymus of mice in normal and immunosuppressive states, and has a certain protective effect on the reduction of peripheral leukocytes caused by cyclophosphamide.

2. Anti-tumor effect: It can improve the body's anti-tumor immunity. Its extract has an inhibitory effect on sarcoma S180, Ehrlich ascites tumor and ascites liver cancer.

3. Experiments on the effects on the reproductive system have shown that tortoise shell has a significant excitatory effect on the isolated uterus of rats, guinea pigs, rabbits and humans; it also has an excitatory effect on the in vivo uterus of rabbits, which can strengthen uterine contraction. The characteristics of tortoise shell in exciting the uterus are: it has obvious selectivity for the uterine horns and uterine bodies; it mainly enhances the contraction force of the uterus, and with the increase of the dose, it also increases the frequency and tension of uterine contractions to a certain extent; the uterus generally contracts rhythmically and is not easy to cause tonic contractions; the guinea pig uterus is more sensitive to tortoise shell. Oral administration of tortoise and deer kidney-tonifying oral liquid and pills to mice can significantly increase the weight of the testicles and uterus of young mice and promote the growth and development of mice; it can also significantly increase the weight of the prostate, preputial glands, and seminal vesicles of castrated male mice; it has a significant preventive effect on weight loss, adrenal gland and thymus atrophy in "kidney yang deficiency" mice, and can significantly increase the testicle weight compared with the control group.

4. Effect on animal "Yin deficiency" syndrome pathological model: For the hyperthyroidism animal model, the oxygen consumption increased and the peak value of plasma cAMP caused by isoproterenol was significantly increased. The oral administration of turtle shell and raw earth mixture can reduce the increase of oxygen consumption and cAMP value of mice to near normal range. The oral administration of turtle upper and lower shell decoction (100%) to rats can increase the weight of hyperthyroidism Yin deficiency rats, reduce water intake, increase urine volume, and reduce plasma viscosity and serum T3 and T4 content; and it can counteract the obvious atrophy of thymus and weight loss of thyroid, adrenal gland and spleen in hyperthyroidism Yin deficiency rats caused by large doses of T3, and restore them to normal.

5. Other effects: Gavage of Guilu Bushen Oral Liquid and Pills to mice can significantly prolong the survival time of mice under normal pressure and tolerance to hypoxia; and can significantly prolong the sleep time caused by sodium pentobarbital.

The above is an introduction to the effects and functions of tortoise shell. It can be seen that tortoise shell has a very good effect on enhancing immunity, anti-cancer, and replenishing yin deficiency. Therefore, friends who have this need can try tortoise shell medicine for treatment. However, these treatments must be carried out under the guidance of a doctor, otherwise uncomfortable symptoms will occur and affect your health.