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Gui Ban

龜板

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  • State/School

    California License Exam, Pacific College Comps

  • Pharm Name

    Testudinis Plastrum

  • Common Name

    Carapax Et Plastrum Testudinis

  • Category

    Tonify the Yin

  • Ingredients

  • Taste

    Sweet, Salty

  • Pao Zhi

    Vinegar-fried to direct its actions into the Liver channel and enhances its ability to subdue yang; it is most appropriate for Liver yin deficiency leading to ascendant Liver yang, and for uterine bleeding due to failure of the Liver to store blood. Wine-fried to invigorate its tonifying properties; it is most appropriate for atrophy and weakness of the bones and sinews.

  • Temperature

    Cold

  • Action / Indication

    1. Tonifies Liver yin and anchors the yang: used to treat night sweats, dizziness, tinnitus, spasms and tremors, headache, red eyes, flushed face, and irritability.
    2. Tonifies Kidney yin and fortifies the bones: used to treat seminal emissions, soreness and weakness of the lower back and knees, children with failure to thrive and delayed bone growth, including non-closure of the fontanel.
    3. Regulates the Ren and the Chong: used to treat continuous or excessive uterine bleeding, vaginal discharge, and spermatorrhea.
    4. Builds blood and benefits the Heart: used to tonify the Heart blood to treat anxiety, lapsed memory, palpitations, and insomnia.
    5. Cools the blood and stops bleeding: used to irregular menstruation due to heat.
    6. Heals the skin: used (calcined) to treat non-healing sores and ulcers.

  • Treatment Principles

    Anchors the Yang
    Tonifies Liver Yin
    Tonifies Kidney Yin
    Strengthens the Bones
    Cools Blood
    Stops Bleeding
    Regulates the Ren and Chong Vessels
    Tonifies Heart Blood

  • Contraindication

    Contraindicated during pregnancy, damp-cold Stomach, or diarrhea due to yang deficiency. Allergies to this herb have been reported.

  • Dosages

    9-30g, crushed, and pre-cooked.

  • Meridians

    HT, KD ,LIV

  • Tom's Comment

    1. Caution should be used when prescribing Gui Ban; it is a shell that is cold and hard to digest. Long term use is not recommended.
    2. Gui Ban's strength is to anchor the Yang. When choosing herbs to primarily nourish yin, it should not be the first choice.

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