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Bovis Gelatinum Corii

Oxhide glue

黄明胶 〔黃明膠〕 huáng míng jiāo

Kingdom: Animal

Origin in unofficial sources: Bos taurus domesticus Gmelin

Use: Medicinal

Properties: Sweet; balanced; nontoxic.

Channel entry: Lung and large intestine channels.

Actions and indications: Enriches yīn and moistens dry; stanches bleeding and disperses swelling. Treats lung wilting; cough; expectoration of blood; vomiting of blood (blood ejection) and nosebleed (nǜ xuè); injury from knocks and falls; swollen welling-abscesses (yōng zhǒng); scalds.

Notes: This product is similar to 阿胶 and can be used as a substitute for it.

See: Ē jiāo (阿胶 Asini Corii Colla, ass hide glue)

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