==Health Benefits and uses of E Jiao==
* Tonifies the Blood : Blood Deficiency with dizziness, sallow or pale complexion and palpitations. It is very indicated for blood deficiency with bleeding syndrome. It is stewed with millet wine, or combined with other blood tonics, for instance, it is used with [[Dang Gui]], [[Bai Shao]] and [[Shu Di Huang]] in the formula [[E Jiao Si Wu Tang]] from Za Bing Yuan Liu Xi Zhu.
* Nourishes the Blood and stops bleeding : Any kind of bleeding, especially consumptive disorders with hemoptysis, hemafecia, menorrhagia or metrorrhagia : Hemorrhage : It is a good herb for stopping bleeding, with the action of nourishing yin and tonifying blood, and is especially indicated for hemorrhage with yin and blood deficiency. For hematemesis, it is usually combined with blood-cooling and bleeding-stopping herbs, for instance, it is used with [[Sheng Di Huang]] and [[Pu Huang]] from Qian Jin Yi Fang. For cough with blood due to lung deficiency, it is combined with qi-tonifying, lung-moistening and bleeding-stopping herbs, for instance, it is used with [[Ren Shen]], [[Wu Wei Zi]], [[Tian Dong]] and [[Bai Ji]] in E Jiao San from Zhi Zhi Fang (Effective prescriptions). For hematochezia, it is combined with herbs to tonify blood and activate blood. For instance, it is used with Dang Gui and Chi Shao in E Jiao Shao Yao Tang from Sheng Ji Zong Lu. For excessive menstruation, metrorrhagia and metrostaxis, vaginal bleeding during pregnancy or afrer delivery, it is combined with qi-tonifying, menstruation-regulating, bleeding-stopping and abortion-preventing herbs, for instance, it is used with [[Dang Gui]], [[Shu Di Huang]], [[Ai Ye]], [[Chuan Xiong]] in [[Jiao Ai Tang]] from Jin Kui Yao Lue.
* Nourishes and moistens Yin : Yin Deficiency with irritability and insomnia in the aftermath of a Warm febrile disease. It can nourish lung yin and moisten lung dryness. For dry cough with little phlegm or blood in phlegm due to excessive lung heat, it is usually combined with lung-clearing and cough-relieving herbs, for instance, it is used with [[Ma Dou Ling]], [[Niu Bang Zi]] and [[Xing Ren]] in E Jiao San from Xiao Er Yao Zheng Zhi Lue. For deficiency cough with blood due to lung and kidney yin deficiency, it is combined with yin-nourishing, lung-moistening and cough-relieving herbs. For instance, it is used with [[Tian Dong]], [[Mai Dong]], [[Chuan Bei Mu]], and [[Bai Bu]] in Yue Hua Wan from Yi Xue Xin Wu. For dry cough with little phlegm, dryness in throat and nose due to lung injury by dry pathogen, it is combined with lung-clearing and dryness-moistening herbs, for instance, it is used with [[Sang Ye]], [[Shi Gao]] and [[Mai Dong]] in [[Qing Fei Jiu Zao Tang]] from Yi Men Fa Lu. For restlessness and insomnia due to yin deficiency with effulgent fire, it is combined with heart-clearing and tranquilizing herbs, for instance, it is used with [[Huang Lian]], [[Huang Qin]] and [[Ji Zi Huang]] (yolk) in Huang Lian E Jiao Tang from Sltang Han Lun. For peristalsis of limbs due to yin and blood deficiency, deficiency wind generated internally, it is combined with yin-nourishing and wind-extinguishing herbs, for instance, it is used with [[Gui Jia]], [[Mu Li]], [[Bai Shao]] and [[Mai Dong]] in [[Da Ding Feng Zhu]] from Wen Bing Tiao Bian.
* Moistens the Lungs and Large Intestine : Dry Lung coughs due to Yin Deficiency or consumption
==Used in Patent medicine==
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