【Chinese medicine name】 turtle shell guijia
【Aliases】Turtle plate, turtle shell.
Testudinis Carapacis Et Plastri
【Source】 The dorsal and ventral carapace of the turtle Chinemys reevesii (Gray), a turtle family.
【Animal form】 The head is smooth, with small scales at the posterior end of the head, and the eardrum is obvious. Wide rear end of the neck corner plate; The vertebral angle plate is 5 pieces, the first block is wide and narrow in front of the back, and the last 3 pieces are wider than long; Ribbed corner plates 4 pieces on each side; 11 edge corner plates on each side; Hip corner plate 1 pair, nearly rectangular. There are 3 distinct longitudinal ridges in the center and on both sides of the dorsal ridge; Adult males are not visible. The secondary corner plate and the groin corner plate are more prominent. The ventral carapace is the same length as the dorsal carapace. The corner plate is triangular; The two outer edges of the humeral plate are wider; Chest corner plates and ventral corner plates are larger; The outer edge of the corner plate is slightly wider than the midline; The posterior edge of the corner plate is concave. Yellow-green longitudinal lines with black edges on the side of the head and larynx; Brown or black on the back; The ventral surface is lighter, slightly yellowish, while the outer underside of each corner plate is darker. The limbs are flatter and have claws; Fully webed between the fingers and toes. The tail is short and thin.
【Origin distribution】Semi-aquatic habitat. It often inhabits lakes, rivers or ponds. It is distributed in Hebei, Henan, Shandong, Anhui, Shaanxi, Hubei, Guangdong, Guangxi, Sichuan, Yunnan, Taiwan and other places.
【Harvesting and processing】Harvestable throughout the year, mostly captured after August, executed after capture, removed from muscle, taken from nails, washed and dried, called "platelets"; After cooking, take the nail called "hot plate".
【Medicinal properties】Dorsal carapace is oblong-oval arched. The outer surface is tan or black brown, with 3 dorsal edges, 1 neck shield, 5 vertebral shields, 5 vertebral shields, symmetrical on both sides of the rib shield, 4 pieces each, 11 pieces on each side of the edge shield, and 2 pieces of the hip shield. The ventral deck is flaky, nearly rectangular oval, and consists of 12 corner plates symmetrically mated together. The appearance is yellowish brown or brown with purple-brown radial markings. The inner surface is yellowish-white to off-white, with some slight traces of blood or flesh. Hard. The smell is slightly fishy and the taste is slightly salty.
【Sexual taste returns to the scriptures】The sex is slightly cold, salty and sweet. It belongs to the liver meridian, kidney meridian and heart meridian.
【Efficacy and effect】Nourish yin and yang, benefit kidneys and bones, nourish blood and heart. It is a yin tonic drug classified under the subordinate classification of tonic drugs.
【Clinical application】Dosage 9 ~ 24 grams, fry first. It is used for yin deficiency hot flashes, bone steaming night sweats, dizziness, weak wind and internal movement, muscles and bones, and heart weakness and forgetfulness.
【Main ingredients】Contains cholesterol, bone collagen, hydrolysate contains a variety of amino acids, fats, proteins and calcium salts. This decoction can reduce the thyroid and adrenal cortex function of hyperthyroid rats; Can improve cellular immunity and blood immune function; High concentrations have a contractile effect on the ex vivo uterus of mice; In addition, there is still an anti-tuberculosis bacillus effect.
【Contraindications to use】Spleen and stomach deficiency, cold and dampness inside, and pregnant women are forbidden to take it.