Turtle Pill

Turtle Pill

Fritillaria, Anemarrhena, Peucedanum, Bupleurum each 5 qian, Turtle weighing 12 liang

Boil together, first consume the meat broth, then dry the medicinal residue into powder, boil the turtle bones to make a broth, form pills the size of Chinese walnuts, and take them with Mai Dong decoction. The turtle is the king of insects and can break up liver stagnation; its meat is also slightly acidic, nourishing the liver yin, clearing and reducing phlegm-fire, and resolving stagnation. For anyone whose liver meridian suffers from blood stagnation, qi stagnation, fire stagnation, or phlegm stagnation, resulting in bone-steaming cough, this pill can effectively treat it. This pill harmonizes the liver and benefits the lungs; when metal and wood interact, blood and qi become clear and peaceful, preventing tuberculosis.

[Note] This formula originates from "Zhengzhi Zhunsheng." It harmonizes the liver and moistens the lungs, mainly treating tuberculosis, bone-steaming cough, and other conditions caused by liver qi invading the lungs.