Formula
Turtle Shell Decocted Pill
鳖甲煎丸bie jia jian wan
1 source
23 herbs·from Jingui Yaolue (Essential Prescriptions of the Golden Cabinet)
In the《Jingui Yaolue》tradition, this formula is described for a long-standing intermittent-fever (瘧) disorder that has bound into an abdominal mass (癥瘕), known in the classics as the "mother of 瘧" (瘧母). A historical indication, not a modern diagnostic or treatment recommendation.
Source
传统主治（traditional context, not a modern clinical claim）：病瘧，以月一日發，當以十五日愈；…
Jingui Yaolue (Essential Prescriptions of the Golden Cabinet)《金匮要略》疟病脉证并治第四·鳖甲煎丸证（2条）
References
- Self-authored English rendering of the classical formula name (pinyin + sense translation); not a verbatim excerpt, no modern proprietary source.
Composition
- Turtle shell (Bie jia)十二分
- Belamcanda (She gan)三分
- Scutellaria (Huang qin)三分
- Bupleurum (Chai hu)六分
- Shu fu (pillbug)三分
- Dried Ginger (Gan jiang)三分
- Rhubarb Root三分
- Peony Root (Shao yao)五分
- Cassia Twig (Gui zhi)三分
- Tingli Seed (Ting li zi)一分
- Pyrrosia (Shi wei)三分
- Magnolia Bark (Hou po)三分
- Moutan Bark (Mu dan pi)五分
- Dianthus (Qu mai)二分
- Campsis Flower (Ling xiao hua)三分
- Pinellia (Ban xia)一分
- Ginseng一分
- Ground beetle (Zhe chong)五分
- Donkey-hide gelatin (E jiao)三分
- Hornet nest (Lu feng fang)四分
- Pu xiao (crude mirabilite)十二分
- Dung beetle (Qiang lang)六分
- Peach Kernel (Tao ren)二分
Citations
- Jingui Yaolue (Essential Prescriptions of the Golden Cabinet) · Zhang Zhongjing · 《金匮要略》疟病脉证并治第四·鳖甲煎丸（煎服法·2）；hash 锚公版逐字子片段Cited from Jingui Yaolue (Essential Prescriptions of the Golden Cabinet) for its preparation & usage.
- Jingui Yaolue (Essential Prescriptions of the Golden Cabinet) · Zhang Zhongjing · 《金匮要略》疟病脉证并治第四·鳖甲煎丸（组成·2）Cited from Jingui Yaolue (Essential Prescriptions of the Golden Cabinet) for its composition.
- Jingui Yaolue (Essential Prescriptions of the Golden Cabinet) · Zhang Zhongjing · 《金匮要略》疟病脉证并治第四·鳖甲煎丸证（2条）；hash 锚公版逐字子片段Cited from Jingui Yaolue (Essential Prescriptions of the Golden Cabinet) for its traditional indications.