Endothelium (corneum)
Endothelium (corneum)
Category
Remove Food Stagnation
Latin / Chinese
Gigeriae galli endothelium corneum / Ji nei jin
Channels
Small Intestine, Spleen, Stomach, Urinary Bladder
Taste
Sweet
Temperature
Neutral
Functions
- Disperse food stagnation, fortify the Spleen
- Astringent the essence, stop enuresis
- Soften hardness, dissolve stones
Indications
- Food stagnation
- Kidney qi deficiency
- Damp-Heat in the Urinary Bladder
Cautions
- Spleen deficiency with absence of food stagnation
Dosage
3-9g
Combinations
- Food stagnation = ji nei jin + mai ya + shan zha
- Spleen deficiency with food stagnation = ji nei jin + mai ya + shan zha + bai zhu + dang shen + shan yao
- Blood stasis in the Stomach = ji nei jin + dan shen
- Urinary Bladder qi deficiency = ji nei jin + snag piao xiao + long gu + mu li
- Kidney qi deficiency= ji nei jin + tu si zi
- Damp-Heat in the Urinary Bladder = ji nei jin + jin qian cao
