How was Ejiao discovered?

Ejiao is a gum block made from the skin of a donkey of the genus Equine family, which is boiled after bleaching and dehairing.

Ejiao is mostly composed of bone collagen, which is hydrolyzed to obtain a variety of amino acids, such as lysine, arginine, histidine, cystine, tryptophan, hydroxyproline, aspartic acid, threonine, serine, glutamic acid, proline, glycine, alanine, etc.

Donkey skins can be harvested all year round. Generally, the production season is from October to May of the following year. First, put the donkey skin in a container, soak it in water to soften it, remove the donkey hair, chop it into small pieces, then soak it in water to make it white, put it in boiling water, take it out when the skin is curled, and then put it into the boiling pot for refining.

After boiling, pour it into a container, take it out after the gel has solidified, cut it into small pieces, and let it dry.

Ejiao as a traditional Chinese medicine name, is not common in daily life, but its nutritional value is high, in the Han Dynasty to the Ming and Qing dynasties are used as a royal tribute, and is the royal court, and its history is very long, until now it has a history of about 3000 years, since ancient times, Ejiao has been known as a nourishing medicine, and also has the reputation of nourishing national treasure.

Ejiao is a donkey this animal, its skin after the hair boiled into the gum block, has a very high therapeutic value, and some medical value, for example, it can play a role in nourishing yin and blood, and can also tonify kidney deficiency, for constipation, menstrual irregularities, and a variety of diseases have a certain alleviating effect, but also has the effect of nourishing health, there are records about Ejiao in China's medical books, for example, there are records about Ejiao ** disease in this scripture or compendium, There are also some of its efficacy and effects.

The most famous belongs to Shandong's Dong'e Ejiao, in the Han and Tang dynasties, there is about Dong'e Ejiao, he from the Han and Tang dynasties to the Ming and Qing dynasties, are royal tribute, Dong'e Ejiao has played a very big contribution to our human life and health, won various awards, such as the Panama International Exposition gold medal, and he also has some functional indications, pharmacological effects, medicinal properties are very strong. Ejiao is famous for Shandong, Zhejiang, in Shandong's East Ejiao is the most famous, but in Zhejiang the highest yield, Ejiao and other medicinal materials are rectangular in shape, and the surface is black or jet black, smooth and shiny, Ejiao is a solid gelatinous form formed after the donkey skin is dried, and then boiled or concentrated to form a solid gelatin, he has a variety of gums, and some traders, and some hydrolysates, such as rich in a variety of amino acids, and some proteins.

As a traditional medicinal material, Ejiao has a very long history in China, more than 3,000 years ago, and has a very good tonic effect, and also has medical value and dietary value.

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