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sour, neutral, nontoxic.

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Mainly treats abdominal masses, hard accumulations with cold and heat, removes phlegm masses, erodes flesh, pudendal sores, hemorrhoids, and malignant growths.

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Description:

• Turtle carapace has a neutral energy, embodying the metal element and entering the lungs; it is salty in taste and non-toxic, embodying the water element and entering the kidneys.
• The term "heart and abdomen" refers to the area below the heart, including the large and small abdomen, as well as the hypochondriac region. Hard and firm abdominal masses that cause cold and heat are due to the accumulation of liver qi in the Jueyin. Turtle carapace, with its neutral energy, can regulate the liver, and its salty taste can soften hardness, thus treating these conditions.
• Phlegm masses are caused by stagnation of liver qi; the salty and neutral properties can regulate the liver and soften hardness, hence also treating these.
• Eroding flesh, pudendal sores, hemorrhoids, and malignant growths—some occur in the nose, which is the orifice of the lungs; others occur in the excretory organs, which are the orifices of the kidneys. By entering the lungs and kidneys and softening hardness, it can eliminate all malignant growths.