Gui Ban
龜板 guī bǎn, "turtle shell"

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	Tastes: Sweet , Salty		Dosage: 15-45g

	Cautions: Contraindicated during pregnancy or in those with cold-dampness of the Stomach. See Toxicity. avoid use during Pregnancy		Meridians: Heart , Liver , Kidney
	Preparation: No preparation data at this time		Quality: Consists of large, thick, and unfragmented shells without meat.
	Reference Source: Chinese Herbal Medicine: Materia Medica (3rd edition) ('Bensky')		Notes: No notes at this time
	Formulas (7) dà dìng fēng zhū (Major Arrest Wind Pearl) gù jīng wán (Stabilize the Menses Pill) guī lù èr xiān jiāo (Tortoise Shell and Deer Antler Syrup ) qīng rè zhǐ bēng tāng (Clear Heat and Stop Excessive Uterine Bleeding Dec) sān jiǎ fù mài tāng (Three-Shell Decoction to Restore the Pulse) sāng piāo xiāo sǎn (Mantis Egg-Case powder) zhèn gān xī fēng tāng (Sedate the Liver and Extinquish Wind Decoction)

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Pharmaceutical: Testudinis Plastrum

Botanical:

Japanese: kiban

Korean: kwipan

Common: fresh-water turtle plastron, testudinis, tortise plastron

Temperature: Cold

	+1 Laura Drago Stabalizes the Penetrating and Conception vessels add comment

	0 Rootdown Staff (Rootdown Staff) Nourishes Liver and Kidneys and Anchors Yang (for Internal Wind symptoms) add comment

	0 Rootdown Staff (Rootdown Staff) Strengthens the bones add comment

	0 Rootdown Staff (Rootdown Staff) Cools Blood and Stops uterine bleeding. add comment

	0 Rootdown Staff (Rootdown Staff) Tonifies the Heart and Treats non-healing sores and ulcers. add comment

	+1 Laura Drago Retarded skeletal development in children add comment

	+1 Laura Drago Failure of the fontanel to close add comment

	+1 Laura Drago Red and/or white vaginal discharge add comment

	+1 Laura Drago Heart deficiency with anxiety/insomnia/forgetfulness add comment

Gui Ban龜板 guī bǎn, "turtle shell"