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Latin
Name
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Colla
Corii Asini
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Chinese
Name
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Origin
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It
refers to gelatin made of the skin of ass (Equus asinus L.,
Equidae).
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Distribution
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It
is mainly produced in Shangdong and Zhejiang provinces.
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Nature
and Affinity
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It
is sweet in taste and neutral in nature. Its therapeutic action
is related to the Channels of the Lung, Liver and Kidney.
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Caution
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it is glutinous, greasy and not easy to digest, patients with
weakness of the spleen and stomach function manifested as poor
appetite, indigestion, vomiting and diarrhoea are contraindicated. |
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CHARACTERISTICS |
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Rectangular
or cuboid in shape, it varies in size with different manufacturers.
The surface is smooth and lustrous, brownish-black or pitch-black
in colour. It is slightly transparent when observed against
light, and is fragile, easy to break. The section is smooth,
lustrous and brownish-black or pitch-black in colour. It is
weak in smell and slightly sweet in taste. |
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ACTIONS
AND INDICATIONS |
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1.Tonifying
and enriching the blood.
It has a good efficacy in tonifying and enriching blood and
is applied to treating dizziness, palpitation, sallow complexion,
myoatrophy, myasthenia and insomnia with vexation due to deficiency
of blood.
2.Arresting bleeding.
It is an important drug for bleeding-arresting and used in the
treatment of hematemesis, apostaxis, hemoptysis, hematuria,
hemafecia, metrorrhagia and metrostaxis. Donkey-hide Gelatin
with Cattail Pollen is the common drug to be prescribed for
arresting bleeding.
3.Nourishing yin.
It is used to treat vexation and insomnia, flushed tongue and
thready and rapid pulse due to yin deficiency.
4.Moistening the lung.
It is used in treating chronic cough due to pulmonary tuberculosis
or irritant cough due to deficiency of yin, etc. Donkey-hide
gelatin with clam powder is the first drug of choice in moistening
the lung. |
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ADMINISTRATION
AND DOSAGE |
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3-9
grams are dissolved in water or yellow rice wine, take the gelatin
solution daily. If the gelatin is prescribed with other medicinal
substances, dissolve the gelatin and decoct other medicinal
substances separately and then mix the gelatin solution and
the decoction for oral use. Donkey-hide gelatin with cattail
pollen is most eligible for making pills and powder. |
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REMARKS |
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