Category
Tonify the Blood
Pin Yin
ē jiāo
Latin Name
Asini Corii Colla
English Name
Gelatin
Dosage
3-9g
Entering Channels
KD
Flavor
sweet
Temperature
neutral
Pregnancy
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Chinese Herbal Formulas (Comprehensive List)
Individual Essential Oils
Kampo Name
Akyo
Kampo Number
5
Kanji
阿膠
Katakana
アキョウ
Simplified Chinese
阿胶
Traditional Chinese
阿膠
Key Characteristics:
- Tonifies Liver blood, moistens Lung yin, replenishes Kidney essence, stops bleeding.
Cautions & Contraindications:
- 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.
Actions & Indications:
- Tonifies the Blood: for such symptoms as dizziness, sallow or pale complexion, and palpitations due to blood deficiency. Can be used as a stand-alone herb or melted in warm rice or millet wine.
- Nourishes the blood and stops bleeding: for any type of bleeding, but best for consumptive disorders with coughing of blood, blood in the stool, excessive menstrual bleeding, or uterine bleeding.
- Nourishes and moistens the yin: for yin deficiency with such symptoms as irritability and insomnia in the aftermath of a febrile disease. Also used for dry Lung cough due to yin deficiency or consumption.
