Ejiao is actually a rubber block made of donkey skin. The ancients thought Ejiao was the most authentic one produced by Dong 'a, so it was named Ejiao. In Shennong's Classic of Materia Medica, Ejiao is regarded as a "top-grade" health-care medicinal material, and it is considered that its medicinal properties are "sweet and flat, which can relieve heart invagination, lumbago and abdominal pain, limb pain and female bleeding, and can benefit qi and nourish yin after long-term administration." It can be seen that Ejiao is very helpful to people's health.

In the eyes of modern people, Ejiao is a good medicine for "enriching blood and nourishing blood". Many people often take Ejiao when they feel that they are deficient in blood or qi and blood, so as to achieve the effect of nourishing qi and blood. Judging from the actual efficacy of Ejiao, it does have a great tonic effect on human qi and blood.

1, Ejiao has the effect of enriching blood.

Ejiao has been recognized as a good medicine for enriching blood since ancient times, which is beyond doubt. When we feel that we are deficient in qi and blood, or our skin loses its luster, our face is sallow and dizzy, eating some Ejiao can obviously alleviate it.

Many modern Chinese patent medicines and health products that nourish qi and blood will also add a lot of donkey-hide gelatin, which is also very helpful to help women and weak middle-aged and elderly people recover qi and blood and strengthen their physique.

2. Ejiao has the effect of nourishing yin.

Ejiao is a kind of moistening dryness, which has the effect of nourishing yin and moistening dryness, and can relieve internal heat due to yin deficiency, body fluid deficiency, dry cough due to yin deficiency, constipation due to body fluid deficiency, etc.

For example, when some people with yin deficiency constitution have symptoms such as internal heat, irritability, dry cough, fatigue cough and poor stool, eating some Ejiao properly can alleviate the above symptoms to some extent.

3. Ejiao has the effect of stopping bleeding.

Colla Corii Asini not only has the function of enriching blood and nourishing blood, but also has a good hemostatic effect, and can also play a good role in relieving hemoptysis due to lung deficiency, hematemesis due to lung heat dryness, hematochezia due to gastrointestinal weakness, and menorrhagia.

In life, people with lung deficiency, lung dryness, chronic cough, insufficient stomach qi and bloody stool, and women with long menstrual period can also eat some Ejiao to relieve them.

However, when eating Ejiao, you should pay attention. Ejiao is made of donkey skin. Direct use in large quantities will inevitably make people feel greasy. Therefore, the dosage of Ejiao should not be too large. Generally, it can be taken orally after melting. Nowadays, many people will make Ejiao cakes with walnuts, black sesame seeds, medlar and jujube. This method is also very good.