What are the functions of hawksbill turtle?

Many people buy tortoise shells because they represent wealth and power. They are accessories that wealthy people need to buy. In fact, tortoise shells themselves also have certain functions. In ancient times, some powerful nobles would often wear such tortoise shells. In fact, tortoise shells can be found in many areas of our country, and they are also regarded as symbols of mythical beasts in ancient mythology. So what are the specific functions of tortoise shells?

①For treating acute wind and nausea, inability to recognize people, blue face, cold limbs: 5 liang of raw hawksbill turtle (pounded into powder), 5 liang of benzoin (cooked with wine until it becomes a paste, and filtered with silk to remove the residue), 2 liang of cinnabar (finely ground, and rinsed with water), 0.5 liang of realgar (finely ground), 1 liang of amber (finely ground), 1 liang of musk (finely ground), 1 qian of borneol (finely ground). Grind all the above medicines into a uniform consistency, add benzoin paste and make into pills as big as a chicken head. Use three cups of boy's urine and half cup of ginger juice, mix them together and warm them, then grind them into three pills at any time. (Tortoise Turtle Pills from Sheng Hui Fang)

② Treat aphasia caused by stroke, mental depression and aphasia caused by nausea: pound tortoise shell, cinnabar (grind), realgar (grind), white mustard seeds, half a liang each, and musk (grind) 1 fen. Grind the above five ingredients into powder, then grind them together. Use silver or stoneware to boil one or two liang of benzoin with wine to make a paste, and make pills as big as mung beans. Take ten pills each time, and swallow them with warm urine. Take at any time. (Tortoise-shell pills from Shengji Zonglu)

③To treat black sunken acne, which is caused by heat in the heart and blood stasis: grind together raw tortoise shell and raw rhinoceros horn into juice, one cup. Add a small amount of pig heart blood and five spoons of Lithospermum officinale soup, mix well and drink warm. (On Smallpox)

④ To pre-examine the smallpox poison, take this when the smallpox outbreak occurs. It will eliminate the smallpox poison if it has not yet occurred, and reduce the smallpox poison if it has already occurred: grind one cup of juice each of raw tortoise shell and raw rhinoceros horn. Mix well; take half a tablet three times a day while warm. (Lingyuan Prescription)

⑤ Treat tears in the eyes caused by wind, which is due to deficiency of heat in the heart and kidneys: one ounce each of raw turtle and antelope horn, and a pair of stone swallows. For the end. Take one coin each time, with mint soup, once a day. ("Feihong Collection")

The reason why tortoise shell is recognized by many people is that it has many functions. It can be used to make many decorations, such as rings and various bracelets. Tortoise shell is also effective in many aspects of treatment, such as clearing away heat and detoxifying. It can also be used as medicine. It has good medicinal value and is used by many people.