Herb

Donkey-hide gelatin (E jiao)

阿胶e jiao

1 sourceColla Corii Asini

Nourishes the blood and enriches yin, moistens dryness and the lung, transforms phlegm, staunches bleeding and calms the fetus, and is recorded for taxation, bleeding, and lumbar and abdominal pain.

Used in 8 formulas

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷五十·兽部·畜类·阿胶·主治

References

functions_en self-translated from 本草纲目 traditional_functions (public domain; the Chinese tf carries verbatim excerpt_hash citations). No modern work consulted.
WHO IST-TCM terminology-aligned for the English rendering.
public pharmacopoeia & zoological facts (public-domain reference facts; no proprietary modern source).

Traditional functions

Classical source text (Chinese) — English summary above.

传统中医记载：心腹内崩，劳极洒洒；如疟状，腰腹痛，四肢酸痛，女子下血，安胎；和血滋阴，除风润燥，化痰清肺，利小便，调大肠。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 甘，平，无毒。

Used in formulas

Citations

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷五十·兽部·畜类·阿胶·条名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷五十·兽部·畜类·阿胶·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷五十·兽部·畜类·阿胶·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.