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Latin
Name
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Endothelium
Corneum Gigeriae Galli
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Chinese
Name
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picture
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Origin
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Medicinal
chicken's gizzard-skin is the dried lining membrane of the
gizzard of Gallus gallus domesticus Brisson, Phasianidae.
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Distribution
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It
is produced in most parts of China.
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Nature
and Affinity
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It
is sweet in taste and neutral in nature. Its therapeutic effect
is related to the Channels of the Spleen, Stomach, Small Intestine
and Urinary Bladder.
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Caution
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CHARACTERISTICS |
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Chicken's
gizzard-skin is in shape of irregular rolls, the intact being
approximately 3.5 cm long, 3cm long, 3cm wide and 3mm thick.
It is thin and looks semitransparent, yellow, yellowish-green
or yellowish-brown in colour, with notable stripe wrinkles.
The drug is crisp and brittle, the section is cutin-like with
luster. It smells fishy and tastes somewhat bitter. |
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ACTIONS
AND INDICATIONS |
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1.Activating
the spleen and promoting digestion.
It is administered for maldigestion, retention of food, infantile
malnutrition and otherwise.
2.Controlling nocturnal emission and arresting enuresis.
It is used to treat spermatorrhea, enuresis, etc.
3.Inducing decomposition of calculi.
It is used in the treatment of gallstones and stones in the
urinary system. It is preferable to use the raw drug for decomposition
of calculi, to use the fried for activating the spleen and promoting
digestion, and to use the vinegared for treatment of spermatorrhea
and enuresis. |
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ADMINISTRATION
AND DOSAGE |
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3-9
grams are decocted, take the decoction daily. To get a better
effect, grind it into powder to be taken orally, 1.5-3 grams
each time. |
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REMARKS |
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Dry-fried
with lumps of charcoal and powdered, it is applied to painful
abscesses in the mouth. |
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