龟板为栖息川泽湖池中的龟科动物乌龟Chinemys reevesii(Gray)的腹甲,具有良好的滋阴潜阳、益肾健骨功效,是临床中医常用的补阴药之一。但由于乌龟资源不足,加上近年来又大量出口活龟,以至龟板药源十分紧缺,不能满足临床需要。而目前海龟板的来源却很充足,因此近来一些药材部门和基层医疗单位自行收购海龟板,并将海龟板与龟板两者混杂代用。这些海龟板经我们检查鉴别,发现其中有海龟属海龟Chelonia mydas(Linnaeus)的甲,而更多的则是龟属龟Caretta careta(Linnaeus)的甲,闭壳龟属闭壳龟Cyelemys sp.的甲,玳瑁属玳瑁Eretmochelys imbricata(Linnacus)的甲。据有关资料表明,海龟科龟的属种很多,不同属种的龟其甲的药用性能也不尽相同。海龟属海龟甲的功效是 The turtle shell is the plastron of the turtle family Chinemys reevesii (Gray) which inhabits the pool of Chuanze Lake. It has good yin yang, kidney and bone health effects and is one of the commonly used tonic medicines in clinical medicine. However, due to lack of turtle resources, coupled with the large number of exported live turtles in recent years, even turtle shells are in short supply and cannot meet clinical needs. At present, the source of turtle shells is sufficient. Therefore, some medicinal herbs and primary medical units have recently acquired turtle shells and used turtle shells and turtle shells as a substitute. These turtle shells have been examined and identified by us and found that the turtles are the turtles of the genus Chelonia mydas (Linnaeus), while more are the turtles of the caretta careta (Linnaeus) and the shell turtles of the genus Cyelemys sp. A, a species of genus Eretmochelys imbricata (Linnacus). According to relevant data, there are many species of Turtle Tortoises, and the medicinal properties of Turtles of different species are not the same. The effect of sea turtle shell turtle is