Yin Tonics
NamingBie Jia (Carapax Trionycis)——Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing (Shen Nong’s Herbal)The Processing of Carapax TrionycisOriginThe back shell of the animal Trionyx sinensis Wiegmann of family Trionychidae.LocationMost areas in the south of China.HarvestWild or cultivated. Captured all the year round, killed
##NameJi Zi Huang (Egg Yolk)The Effect of Ji Zi HuangPropertySweet, neutral; heart and kidney meridians entered.ActionsNourish yin and moisten dryness, tonify blood and extinguish wind.IndicationsRestlessness, insomnia, indigestion, eczema, scalds.Dosage and AdministrationsEating or applying with me
##NameJi Zi Huang (Egg Yolk)The Effect of 鸡子黄PropertySweet, neutral; heart and kidney meridians entered.ActionsNourish yin and moisten dryness, tonify blood and extinguish wind.IndicationsRestlessness, insomnia, indigestion, eczema, scalds.Dosage and AdministrationsEating or applying with medicines
##NameJi Zi Huang (Egg Yolk)The Effect of Egg YolkPropertySweet, neutral; heart and kidney meridians entered.ActionsNourish yin and moisten dryness, tonify blood and extinguish wind.IndicationsRestlessness, insomnia, indigestion, eczema, scalds.Dosage and AdministrationsEating or applying with medic