龟板·Plastrum Testudinis
Fresh-Water Turtle Plastron
Gui Ban (龟板) is the plastron, the underside of the shell, of a freshwater turtle, recorded as Plastrum Testudinis. It is salty and sweet in flavour and cold in temperature, entering the Liver, Kidney and Heart channels. The catalogue files it among the substances that tonify Yin.
| Pinyin | gui ban |
|---|---|
| Chinese | 龟板 |
| Latin Name | Plastrum Testudinis |
| English Name | Fresh-Water Turtle Plastron·tortoise plastron |
| Japanese | kiban |
| Korean | kwipan |
zhi mu + huang bai + sheng di huang
Yin Deficiency with steaming bone disorder, night sweats and afternoon fever
Yin Deficiency with Yang ascending, causing night sweats and a low-grade fever in the afternoon
shu di huang + shan yao + shan zhu yu
Severe Kidney Deficiency with night sweats, tinnitus, vertigo, and sore, weak legs and lower back
Liver Yang Rising with vertigo and light-headedness
bai shao + xuan shen + dai zhe shi
Rising Yang from Yin Deficiency, with irritability, dizziness and malar flush
Kidney Deficiency with debility and weakness
lu rong + xi yang shen + zi he che + shu di huang
Children whose development is delayed or whose fontanel fails to close
huai niu xi + suo yang + hu gu
Liver and Kidney Deficiency causing delayed development in children, and weak, wasted legs with difficulty walking
ren shen + sang ji sheng + gu sui bu
Debilitated patients left with hemiplegia after a stroke
huang bai + zhi zi + sheng jiang
Damp-Heat with unstable Chong and Ren channels, causing red and white vaginal discharge, abdominal pain and a sore lower back
Irregular uterine bleeding.
sheng di huang + han lian cao + xi xian cao
Hot Blood causing heavy uterine bleeding
long gu + yuan zhi + shi chang pu + ye jiao teng
Heart Deficiency with insomnia and anxiety
Long-standing ulcers and sores that fail to heal
Liver and Kidney Yin Deficiency with rising Heat, causing night sweats and steaming bones; Yin Deficiency letting Yang rise and deficient Wind stir inside, with tinnitus and vertigo: subdues Yang, calms the Liver and extinguishes Wind
bai shao + huai niu xi + dai zhe shi + long gu + shi jue ming
Liver Yang Rising.
jue ming zi + ju hua + shi jue ming + xia ku cao
Red and painful eyes.
shu di huang + zhi mu + mu dan pi + di gu pi
Nocturnal emissions, night sweats, tidal fever and a steaming sensation in the bones
bai shao + gou teng + e jiao + bie jia + mu li
Liver Wind.
shu di huang + huai niu xi + shan yao + shan zhu yu + xu duan + du zhong + zhi mu + bai shao
Sore, weak knees and low back
shu di huang + zhi mu + huang bai
Yin Deficient Heat.
lu rong + gou qi zi + ren shen
Deficiency of both Kidney Yin and Yang with blurred vision, weight loss, weak bones, and nocturnal emissions or spermatorrhea
sheng di huang + xuan shen + e jiao + huang qin + bai shao + huang bai + bai mao gen + ce bai ye + qian cao gen
Uterine bleeding or hypermenorrhea.
| Age | Raw | Granule | Tincture | Concentrate | Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Any | 9-45 g | — | — | — | — |
龟板·Plastrum Testudinis
Gui ban cu (龟板) is the vinegar-processed form of gui ban, the plastron of a freshwater turtle supplied as Plastrum Testudinis. The catalogue files it among the substances that tonify Yin, and records it as entering the Liver, Kidney and Heart channels.
The catalogue records no separate actions, dose or cautions for this preparation. Unless noted above it follows gui ban.