Sundance Acupuncture

Herb & Acupuncture Database

(This is my own personal database of teachers, teachings and notes that I use in my practice. I’ve decided to share it freely with anyone who would like to reference it.)

Gui Ya Dai Su San - 龟鸭玳酥散 - Powder Of Tortois Plastron, Brucea, Eretmochelydis And Sargassum

English: Powder of Tortoise Plastron, Brucea, Eretmochelydis and Sargassum
Also Known As:

Herbs And Actions

Pharmaceutical Latin Pin Yin Dosage Actions
Carapax Eretmochelydis Dai Mao 15g Sedates the Heart, quiets the Spirit, calms the Liver, calms and anchors Liver Yang, extinguishes Wind, settles convulsions, stops spasms, clears Heat and resolves toxicity.
Sargassum Hai Zao 15g Reduces Phlegm and softens areas of hardness and inhibits the growth of cancer cells.
Plastrum Testudinis Gui Ban 15g Nourishes Yin, anchors Yang, nourishes the Blood, enriches Yin, tonifies the Heart and treats non-healing sores and ulcerations
Fr. Bruceae Ya Dan Zi 7.5g Cools Heat, Cools the Blood, Expels Dampness, Resolves toxicity, Softens hardness, Treats cancer caused by Toxic Heat.
Venenum Bufonis Chan Su 0.6g Alleviates pain, Attacks toxins, Awakens consciousness, Opens the Orifices, Reduces swellings, Relieves toxicity, Resists cancer, Stops panic, Tonifies the Heart.

Formula Actions

  • Reduces tumors
  • Softens hard masses
  • Invigorates the Blood
  • Breaks up Stasis
  • Clears Heat
  • Relieves toxicity
  • Calms the Shen
  • Inhibits the growth of cancer cells

Syndromes

  • Toxic Heat

Clinical Manifestations

  • Aversion to Heat
  • Cough
  • Asthma
  • Local redness, swelling and pain
  • Maybe fever and chills
  • T: Normal
  • C: Thin white or yellow
  • P: Rapid and forceful

Treats

  • Lung cancer

Contraindications And Herb/Drug Interactions

CONTRAINDICATIONS
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

Notes

  • Roast all the ingredients except Chan Su in an earthen pot until yellow. Add 0.6g Chan Su and pound into a fine powder. Take 0.6 grams twice a day.

Modifications

For educational reference only; not a substitute for care from a qualified practitioner.