qin jiao bie jia san

Gentiana Qinjiao and Soft shelled Turtle

About qin jiao bie jia san

Qin Jiao Bie Jia San, Gentiana Qinjiao and Soft-Shelled Turtle Shell Powder, is Chai Hu, Bie Jia, Di Gu Pi, Qin Jiao, Dang Gui and Zhi Mu. The record credits it with clearing a Heat of deficiency and relieving steaming bones.

Ingredients

Herb	Amount
chai hu	30 g
bie jia	30 g
di gu pi	30 g
qin jiao	15 g
dang gui	15 g
zhi mu	15 g

Actions and indications

Nourishes Yin and Blood

Wind consumption: a Wind invasion in someone with underlying Yin deficiency that was not successfully treated
Exhaustion, lethargy and weak limbs
Emaciation and brittle hair
Dry mouth and throat

Clears deficiency Heat and relieves steaming bones

Heat from deficient Yin
Steaming bones, tidal fever and a warm feeling in the afternoon
Night sweats and heat in the five centres
Red cheeks and red lips
Cough with sticky yellow sputum, or sputum tinged with blood
Insomnia
Tongue red with little or no coat; pulse faint and rapid

Dispels Wind-Damp

Chills alternating with fever

Modern uses

Recovery stage of tuberculosis
Recovery stage of pneumonia
Recovery from chronic respiratory infection
Chronic bronchitis
COPD
Cough
Night sweating accompanying a high fever
Fever of unknown origin
Night sweats
Insomnia
HIV/AIDS
Lupus erythematosus
Aplastic anemia

Symptoms

Alternating chills and fever
Cough
Dry hair
Dry mouth
Dry throat
Emaciation
Fatigue
Feeling of heat
Five-center heat
Hemoptysis
Insomnia
Malar flush
Night sweats
Red lips
Steaming bone sensation
Tidal fever
Weak limbs
Yellow sputum

Modifications

Sweating with aversion to wind: + bai zhu
Stiff neck: + ge gen
High fever with muscle spasms: + tian ma, + gou teng, + quan xie
Cough without sweating: + ma huang, + xing ren
Wheezing and cough: + sang bai pi, + zi wan
Hot flushes: + bai wei, + sha shen
Viral infection with sweating and dislike of wind: + huang qi, + bai zhu
Infection of the respiratory tract: + tai zi shen, + bai bu, + qing hao, + wu mei, − dang gui
Respiratory infection with deficient Qi: + tai zi shen, + bai bu, + qing hao, + wu mei, + huang qi, − dang gui
Respiratory infection with deficient Yin: + tai zi shen, + bai bu, + qing hao, + wu mei, + sheng di huang, − dang gui
Respiratory infection with Phlegm-Heat: + tai zi shen, + bai bu, + qing hao, + wu mei, + huang qin, − dang gui
Respiratory infection with heavy sweating: + tai zi shen, + bai bu, + qing hao, + wu mei, + wu wei zi, − dang gui

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Depleted Yin fluids: + sheng di huang
Heavy sweating: + huang qi
Marked cough: + chuan bei mu, + gua lou
Aplastic anemia (combined with Qi Ju Di Huang Wan)
Aplastic anemia with fever and heavy bleeding
Combined with Qi Ju Di Huang Wan, placement unclear: + shui niu jiao, + e jiao
Lupus erythematosus (combined with Bao Yuan Dan): + gou qi zi, + bei sha shen, + mai men dong, + sang zhi, − chai hu, − zhi mu, − di gu pi, − dang gui, − rou gui, − gan jiang
Lupus with disturbed Shen (combined with Bao Yuan Dan): + gou qi zi, + bei sha shen, + mai men dong, + sang zhi, + yu zhu, + lian zi, − chai hu, − zhi mu, − di gu pi, − dang gui, − rou gui, − gan jiang
Lupus with toxic Heat (combined with Bao Yuan Dan): + gou qi zi, + bei sha shen, + mai men dong, + sang zhi, + jin yin hua, + huang lian, − chai hu, − zhi mu, − di gu pi, − dang gui, − rou gui, − gan jiang
Lupus with painful joints (combined with Bao Yuan Dan): + gou qi zi, + bei sha shen, + mai men dong, + sang zhi, + wu shao she, + quan xie, − chai hu, − zhi mu, − di gu pi, − dang gui, − rou gui, − gan jiang
Lupus with deficient Spleen (combined with Bao Yuan Dan): + gou qi zi, + bei sha shen, + mai men dong, + sang zhi, + mai ya, + yi yi ren, − chai hu, − zhi mu, − di gu pi, − dang gui, − rou gui, − gan jiang
Fever where Yin has been acutely depleted: + sheng di huang, + xuan shen
Fever with sleeplessness: + suan zao ren, + bai zi ren
Fever with deficient Blood: + dang gui, + shu di huang
Fever with sweating at night: + fu xiao mai, + mu li, + nuo dao gen
Steaming-bone fever: + shu di huang, + sheng di huang, + suan zao ren, + xuan shen, + fu xiao mai, + yin chai hu, + qing hao, + hu huang lian, − chai hu, − zhi mu, − dang gui

Cautions

contraindication Wind still obstructing the exterior
contraindication Yin and fluids already gravely depleted

Names

Pinyin	qin jiao bie jia san
English Name	Gentiana Qinjiao and Soft shelled Turtle