E Jiao - Equus asinue

Professional Data
 Pin Yin
E Jiao
 
 Latin
Colla Corii asini
 Introduction Back to Top
Colla Corii asini is a kind of solid colloid concentrated from the skin of equid donkey through decoction.

 Western medical Back to Top
e jiao can be used to treat hemoptysis due to pulmonary tuberculosis, hemorrhage of the upper digestive tract, leucopenia, iron-deficiency anemia and threatened abortion, etc..
 Eastern medical Back to Top
  • Pattern: Nourishes Blood, stops bleeding, nourishes yin and moistens Dryness.
  • Properties: Sweet, neutral.
  • Channels entered: Lung, Liver and Kidney.
 Chemical constituents Back to Top
e jiao contains collagen which can be hydrolyzed into glutin, protein and various amino acids. It also contains metal elements.
 Pharmacological actions Back to Top
Anti-anemia and anti-radiation effects

Gastrogavage of e jiao solution (30g/day for 10 days) to animals with hemorrhagic anemia could elevate RBC and hemoglobin, and the speed was faster than that of the control group, the effect was superior to ferralium. Mice treated with radiation of 60Co were administrated with e jiao solution (0.1g/0.3ml per mouse, once daily, for consecutive 15 days) through gastrogavage, and the 56Fe intaking rate of the marrow was higher than those of the control groups by 19% and 35% respectively, and the marrow karyocyte count was higher than those of the control groups too.

Anti-shock effect

Intravenous injection of e jiao solution at the dosage of around 8ml/kg to cats with hemorrhagic shock could elevate the blood pressure and the effect was persistent.

Influence over calcium metabolism

e jiao could improve the calcium balance in the animals.

Others

e jiao could promote the lymphocyte transformation in healthy people.

 Clinical Studies Back to Top
Hemoptysis due to pulmonary tuberculosis

e jiao was grounded into fine powder, 20~30g, bid ~ tid, taken with warm water for decocted into paste. With severe hemoptysis, western drugs of haemostatic could be applied first, e jiao was applied after the blood volume of hemoptysis decreased. For medium or mild hemoptysis, e jiao only was applied. Antituberculotic drugs were combined in all treated cases. 56 cases of pulmonary tuberculosis were treated, 37 markedly effective, 15 effective and 4 ineffective.

Hemorrhage of the upper digestive tract

e jiao 9~24g (melted), new ai ye 9g, dang gui 12g, chuan xiong 6g, bai shao 15g, shu di 12g, zhi gan cao 9g. Water decoction, taken in two times. 50 cases of hemorrhage due to gastric and duodenal ulcer wre treated, after 3~7 doses, occult blood test of feces in 49 cases turned negative.

Leucopenia and iron-deficiency anemia

E Jiao Bu Jiang (e jiao, ren shen, shu di, dang shen, sha zha, etc.) was used to treat 179 cases of leucopenia and 236 cases of iron-deficiency anemia, and the effective rates were 79.33% and 67.8% respectively.

Threatened abortion

e jiao 12g, eggs 2 pieces, brown sugar 30g. 36 cases of threatened abortion were treated, and 30 cases were cured.

 
 References Back to Top

Except those noted, all references come from Weng Weiliang, et al., Clinical Chinese materia medica, Henan Science & Technology Press, 1998