- Botanical name: Trionyx sinensis
- Common name: Chinese soft-shelled turtle
- Family: Trionychidae
- Part used in Chinese medicine: carpax
- Major Chinese medicine actions:
- Nourishes yin, subdues yang, clears heat from deficiency,
softens hardness, invigorates blood
Photo Credits: (top to bottom)
Photo 1: Trionyx sinensis; 05/2003; author Clunio; permmission under GFDL