Single Herb Glossary
Ē Jiāo 阿膠
| Pharmaceutical name | Asini Corii Colla ass-hide glue, donkey-hide gelatin, gelatin |
| Category | Tonify Blood |
| Key Properties | Tonifies Liver Blood, Moistens Lung Yin Replenishes KD essence Stops bleeding |
| Properties | Sweet Neutral |
| Tropism | KD, LV, LU |
| Actions & Indications | 1) Tonifies Blood 2) Nourishes Blood & Stops Bleeding 3) Nourishes & Moistens Yin |
| Dosages | 3-9g Separately dissolved then added to strained decoction |
| Contraindications (TCM) | SP and ST deficiency with loose stools, diarrhea or poor appetite Phlegm or Damp accumulation |
| Contraindications (Western) | |
| Chemical Composition | Collagen, amino acids (lysine, arginine, histadine, glycine, cysteine), sodium, potassium, calcium, magnesium, aluminum, and zinc |
| Pharmacological Effects | • Hematological: a group of dogs with post-hemorrhage anemia were divided into three groups: those that received a placebo, those that received iron, and those that received E Jiao; increase in red blood cell count and hemoglobin was most prominent in E Jiao group, followed by iron group, and lastly, placebo group • Cardiovascular: intravenous infusion of 5 to 6% E Jiao beneficial in treating cats with post -hemorrhage shock • Effect on calcium metabolism: daily ingestion of 30 grams in dogs increased absorption and utilization of calcium carbonate; plasma levels of calcium also increased |
| Herb-Drug Interactions | |
| Classical Formula(s) |
San Jia Fu Mai Tang (Three-Shell Decoction to Restore the Pulse) 三甲復脈湯 Wu Shi Lian Mei Tang (Master Wu's Coptis and Mume Decoction) 吳氏連梅湯 Bu Fei E Jiao Tang (delete Ma Dou Ling) (Tonify the lungs with ass-hide gelatin 補肺阿膠湯（減馬兜鈴） Da Ding Feng Zhu (Major Arrest Wind Pearl) 大定風珠 Huang Lian E Jiao Tang (Coptis and Ass-Hide Gelatin Decoction) 黃蓮阿膠湯 Jiao Ai Tang (Ass-Hide Gelatin and Mugwort Decoction) 膠艾湯 Qing Zao Jiu Fei Tang (Eliminate Dryness and Rescue the Lungs Decoctions) 清燥救肺湯 Shou Tai Wan (Fetus Longevity Pill) 壽胎丸 Wen Jing Tang (Flow-Warming Decoction) 溫經湯 Zhu Ling Tang (Polyporus Decoction) 豬苓湯 (猪苓汤) Bie Jia Jian Wan (delete Qiang Lang) (Soft-Shelled Turtle Dec) 鳖甲煎丸 （减蜣螂） E Jiao Ji Zi Huang Tang (Ass-Hide Gelatin and Egg Yolk Decoction) 阿膠雞子黃湯 Huang Tu Tang (delete Zao Xin Tu) (Yellow Earth Decoction) 黃土湯（減灶心土） Jiu Xian San (delete Mi Zhi Ying Su Ke) (Nine-Immortal Powder) 九仙散（減蜜製罌粟殼） |
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