INDIVIDUAL HERBS
| Pharmaceutical Latin: | Colla Corii Asini Gelatinum Corii Asini Equus |
| Common English: | Ass-Hide Glue Donkey-Hide Gelatin Gelatin |
| Taste | Temperature | Entering Meridians | Dosage |
Sweet |
Neutral |
Kidney Liver Lung |
3-16g Tincture: 2-4ml |
| Actions | Indications/Syndromes |
Tonifies the Blood |
Blood Deficiency with dizziness, sallow or pale complexion and palpitations |
Nourishes the Blood and stops bleeding |
Any kind of bleeding, especially consumptive disorders with hemoptysis, hemafecia, menorrhagia or metrorrhagia |
Nourishes and moistens Yin |
Yin Deficiency with irritability and insomnia in the aftermath of a Warm febrile disease |
Moistens the Lungs and Large Intestine |
Dry Lung coughs due to Yin Deficiency or consumption |
CONTRAINDICATIONS |
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INCOMPATIBILITIES |
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HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS |
Pollen Typhae |
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Blood Deficiency with dizziness and palpitations. |
Excessive menstrual bleeding. |
Dry-fry to stop bleeding. |
Rx. Rehmanniae |
Terra Flava Usta |
Rz. Coptidis |
Hematemesis, bleeding from the ears or epistaxis due to Blood Heat. |
Bleeding due to insufficient Spleen Yang. |
Heat toxin clumping in the Intestines and injuring the Blood collaterals causing Blood and pus in the stools especially during pregnancy or postpartum. |
Rx. Scutellariae |
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Irritability and insomnia due to Yin Deficiency and severely injured fluids usually after a fever. |
Muscular spasms and contractures due to Yin Deficiency. |
Yin and Fluid Deficiency with internal buildup of water and Heat leading to urinary dysfunction. |
Rx. Glycyrrhizae Preparata |
Tub. Ophiopogonis |
Sm. Armeniacae |
Yin Deficiency with chronic, unremitting low-grade fever, five-sole-Heat and an irregular pulse. |
Dry cough with blood streaked sputum due to Lung Yin Deficiency. |
Dry cough due to Heat injuring the fluids. |
Fol. Artemisiae Argyi |
Rx. Asparagi |
Rx. Asparagi |
Heavy, painful periods due to Cold obstruction. Prolonged uterine bleeding and menorrhagia. Bleeding during pregnancy or postpartum bleeding Restless fetus and threatened miscarriage with Cold abdominal pain |
Fire or Dryness in the Lungs and Kidneys with emaciation, afternoon fever, parched throat and a dry cough with blood streaked-sputum.
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Dryness attacking the Lungs. |
Hb. Agrimoniae |
Rx. Angelicae Sinensis |
Rx. Astragali |
Many types of bleeding disorders such as hemoptysis, Intestinal Wind with Blood in the stool, hematuria, bleeding during pregnancy and metrorrhagia, especially when bleeding is due to Yin and Blood Deficiency. |
Anemia. |
Anemia with Qi Deficiency. |
Rx. Rehmanniae Preparata |
Rx. Paeoniae Alba |
Rx. Scutellariae |
Bleeding associated with Spleen Qi and Yang Deficiency with hematemesis, epistaxis, hematochezia and uterine bleeding. |
Hypermenorrhea, uterine bleeding, bleeding during pregnancy or bleeding after miscarriage. |
Hematochezia or bleeding hemorrhoids. |
Tub. Ophiopogonis |
Fr. Arctii |
Fr. Schisandrae |
Hemoptysis. |
Loud, labored and accelerated breathing. |
Chronic cough, asthma, and spontaneous sweating due to Lung Qi and Yin Deficiency. |
Rx. Asparagi |
Fol. Mori |
Rx. Rehmanniae |
Chronic hematemesis due to Lung and Kidney Yin Deficiency. |
Dryness injuring Lung Yin. |
Low-grade fever and steaming bones. |
Scl. Polypori |
Rz. Coptidis |
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Constipation or dry stools. |
Water retention with dysuria and edema due to Heat and Yin Deficiency. |
Diarrhea during pregnancy with abdominal pain. |
- This herb can be used as a stand alone herb or melted in warm rice or millet wine.
- It is used when there is bleeding due to Deficiency of Blood and Yin with Heat damaging the vessels.
- For bleeding during pregnancy, dry-fry and use as a powder.
- It is generally used with Qi and Blood tonics to enhance their effects.
- Both E Jiao and Rx. Rehmanniae Shu Di Huang enter the Liver and Kidney channels, nourish Blood, enrich Kidney Yin and treat Blood Deficiency and gynecological disorders such as irregular menstruation or pregnancy or postpartum disorders. Shu Di Huang generates Jing and augments marrow, while E Jiao enriches Lung Yin and stops bleeding. Both substances are greasy and can interfere with digestion.
- E Jiao nourishes the Blood, moistens Dryness and expels Heat. Rx Polygoni Multiflori He Shou Wu enters the Liver, tonifying Blood to expel, Wind and blackens the hair and beard. but is unable to moisten Dryness and settle wheezing. Colla Cornus Cervi Lu Jiao Jiao warms the Du channel and the Chong channel to augment Blood, but cannot clear Lung channel Heat and stop coughing. Colla Plastri Testudinis Gui Ban powerfully tonifies Jue Yin, fills the Ren channel to reduce Heat and expel steaming bone disorder, but cannot tonify Yang within Yin.
- Ass-Hide Glue Pearls E Jiao Zhu or clam-powder fried Ass-Hide Glue Ge Fen Chao E Jiao or fried Ass-Hide Glue Chao E Jiao better nourishes the Lung Yin to moisten the Lungs, stops cough and transforms Phlegm. It is frequently used for dry cough and wheezing due to Lung Dryness or consumptive cough when Yin has been injured and Fire is over-abundant, particularly if there is coughing up of Blood.
- Pollen Typhae Fried Ass-Hide Glue Pu Huang Chao E Jiao nourishes the Blood and moistens Dryness. it also invigorates the Blood, transforms Stasis, stops bleeding and harmonizes the collaterals. It tonifies without being cloying, and stops bleeding without Stagnation. It is used for gynecological disorders such as threatened miscarriage or continuous uterine bleeding.