E Jiao
Asini Corii Colla
sweet, neutral
PRIMARY FUNCTION:
Tonify Blood
CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Blood deficiency
- Dizziness
- Pale face
- Pale lips
- Pale tongue
- Heart palpitations
- Bleeding
- Cough
- Dry cough
- Insomnia
- Irascible
E Jiao is sweet and neutral. It enters the lung, kidney, and liver to nourish the blood. It stops bleeding disorders such as blood in stool, coughing blood, and excess uterine bleeding. It enters the lung system to treat cough especially dry cough from yin deficiency patterns.
Channels: lung, kidney, liver
COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL POSSIBILITIES:
- Hemafecia
- Anxiety
- Alopecia
- Muscle tension
- Heart palpitations
- Constipation
- IBS
- Fever
- Sleep disorders
- Anemia
- Idiopathic thrombocytopenia
Formulas:
- Bu Fei E Jiao Tang
- Bu Shen Gu Chong Wan
- Da Ding Feng Zhu
- Diao Gan Tang
- E Jiao Ji Zi Huang Tang
- Huang Lian E Jiao Tang
- Huang Tu Tang
- Jiao Ai Tang
- Jiu Xian San
- Qing Re Gu Jing Tang
- Qing Zao Jiu Fei Tang
- Rou Fu Bao Yuan Tang
- San Jia Fu Mai Tang
- Shou Tai Wan
- Wen Jing Tang
- Zhi Gan Cao Tang
- Zhu Ling Tang
Contraindications: E Jiao should not be prescribed to patients with poor digestive function
Zoo Image: a coughing bat is carrying a giant bandage with three parts: lungs, liver dogs, and essence bottles