Turtle paste is slightly fragrant and sweet; Brown or black semifluid.
The effects are as follows: nourishing yin and moistening dryness, reducing fire and relieving annoyance, clearing damp heat, cooling blood and detoxifying. It can be used for asthenic fire, dysphoria, sores on the mouth and tongue, constipation due to fluid deficiency, turbid white heat, leucorrhea with red and white discharge, pruritus of skin, and furuncle with swelling and toxin.
However, it should be noted that it is not advisable to drink strong tea after taking it.