Shen Jin'ao ⁽¹⁾

The Qing-dynasty physician Shen Jin'ao's medical work Fuke Yuchi (Jade Rules of Gynecology) contains a formula called "Guiban Wan" for treating menorrhagia in women. Its composition is: turtle shell (guiban, fried with butter), Radix Scutellariae (huangqin), Radix Paeoniae Alba (baishao), and Cortex Ailanthi (chungenpi), each…