Bie Jia
鱉甲 biē jiǎ, " soft-shelled turtle shell"

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	Tastes: Salty		Dosage: 9-30g

	Cautions: Contraindicated during pregnancy and in those with cold from deficiency of the Spleen and Stomach. See Toxicity below. avoid use during Pregnancy		Meridians: Liver , Kidney
	Preparation: No preparation data at this time		Quality: Consists of large, thick, clean pieces without meat or an unpleasant smell.
	Reference Source: Chinese Herbal Medicine: Materia Medica (3rd edition) ('Bensky')		Notes: No notes at this time
	Formulas (6) dà dìng fēng zhū (Major Arrest Wind Pearl) dì gǔ pí yǐn (Lycium Root Bark Decoction) qín jiāo biē jiǎ sǎn (Gentiana Qinjiao and Soft-Shelled Turtle Shell Powder) qīng gǔ sǎn (Cool the Bones Powder) rén shēn huáng qí sǎn (Ginseng and Astragalus Powder) sān jiǎ fù mài tāng (Three-Shell Decoction to Restore the Pulse)

Alternate Names:

Pharmaceutical: Trionycis Carapax

Botanical:

Japanese: bekkō

Korean: byeolgap

Common: Chinese soft-shelled turtle shell (dorsal aspect)

Temperature: Slightly Cold

	+1 Laura Drago Nourishes the yin and anchors the yang add comment

	+1 Laura Drago Heavily anchors and causes to descend add comment

	+1 Laura Drago Unblocks and facilitates the functions of the blood 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) Invigorates the Blood and promotes menstruation. add comment

	+1 Benjamin Satterfield (Rootdown Staff) Fever add comment

	+1 Laura Drago Symptoms of internal stirring of Liver wind add comment

	+1 Laura Drago Chest and flank accumulations causing pain and amenorrhea add comment

	+1 Laura Drago Malarial disorders with palpable masses add comment

	+1 Laura Drago Problems in children due to internal clumping add comment

Bie Jia鱉甲 biē jiǎ, " soft-shelled turtle shell"