Qin Jiao Bie Jia San (Gentiana Macrophylla and Soft-Shelled Turtle Shell Powder)

Gentiana Macrophylla and Turtle Shell Powder

Wei Sheng Bao Jian, 1343

• Bie Jia, Zhi Mu, Dang Gui (nourish yin/blood)
• Qin Jiao, Chai Hu, Di Gu Pi, Qing Hao, Wu Mei (clear deficiency heat/dispel wind)

• Nourishes the yin and blood
• Clears deficiency heat and dispels wind (steaming-bone fever)

Yin-deficiency heat with wind: bone-steaming fever and night sweats, a cough, emaciation, a flushed face, and fatigue.

Tongue: red with little coat. Pulse: thin and rapid.

For pure deficiency heat without wind, use Qing Gu San.

For yin-deficiency steaming-bone fever; not for fever from external invasion.