Bovis Gelatinum Corii

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)