E Jiao
阿膠 ē jiāo, "Dong E county gelatin"

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Pinyin Pronunciation:

	Tastes: Sweet		Dosage: 3-9g. This is separately dissoved then added to t

	Cautions: Because of its heavy, cloying effect on the digestion, it is contraindicated in those with Spleen and Stomach deficiency, focal distention in the epigastrium, or diarrhea.		Meridians: Lung , Liver , Kidney
	Preparation: No preparation data at this time		Quality: Good quality is brownish black or black, glossy, and translucent at the edges, hard and brittle, with a glossy cross section.
	Reference Source: Chinese Herbal Medicine: Materia Medica (3rd edition) ('Bensky')		Notes: No notes at this time
	Formulas (20) bái tóu wēng jiā gān cǎo ē jiāo tāng (Pulsatilla Decoction plus Licorice and Ass-Hide Gelatin) bǔ fèi ē jiāo tāng (Tonify the Lungs Decoction with Ass-Hide Gelatin) cháng níng tāng (Intestinal Serenity Decoction) dà dìng fēng zhū (Major Arrest Wind Pearl) dīng xiāng jiāo ài tāng (Clove, Ass-Hide Gelatin, and Mugwort Decoction) ē jiāo jī zǐ huáng tāng (Ass-Hide Gelatin and Egg Yolk Decoction) huáng lián ē jiāo tāng (Coptis and Ass- Hide Gelatin Decoction) huáng tǔ tāng (Yellow Earth Decoction) jiā jiǎn bǔ zhōng yì qì tāng (Modified Tonify the Middle and Augment the Qi Decoction) jiā jiǎn fù mài tāng (Modified Restore the Pulse Decoction) jiāo ài tāng (Ass-Hide Gelatin and Mugwort Decoction) jǐu xiān sǎn (Nine-Immortal Powder) níng xuè tāng (Quiet the Blood Decoction) qīng zào jiù fèi tāng (Eliminate Dryness and Rescue the Lungs Decoctions) sān jiǎ fù mài tāng (Three-Shell Decoction to Restore the Pulse) shòu tāi wán (Fetus Longevity Pill) wēn jīng tāng (Warm the Menses Decoction) yuè huá wán (Moonlight Pill) zhì gān cǎo tāng (Honey-Fried Licorice Decoction) zhū líng tāng (Polyporus Decoction)

Alternate Names:

Pharmaceutical: Asini Corii Colla

Botanical:

Japanese: akyō

Korean: agyo

Common: ass-hide glue, donkey-hide gelatin, gelatin

Temperature: Neutral

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