chronic diarrhea, purpura,  psychasthenia,

insomnia, chronic  cough (due to TB) ,

hematemesis, metrorrhagia, and netrostaxis.  

E jiao with cattail pollen (pu huang) is usually 

used for arresting bleeding. Used in anxiety,  

insomnia, apostaxis, hemoptysis, hematuria, 

hemafecia, due to yinxu with flushed tongue, 

thready and rapid pulse. For promoting

growth of children.

It should be taken on an empty stomach (i.e., at least one hour before or three hours after a meal).

 composed of collagen. Hydrolyzed into amino

 acids: including 10% of lysine, 7 % of

 arginine, 2 % of histamine, 1 % of cysteine,

 tryptophan, hydroxyproline, serine,  aspartic

 acid, threonine,  glutamic acid, proline,

 glycine,  alanine, valine, methionine,

 isoleucine, leucine, tyrosine, and

 phenylalanine.

 Insomnia due to yinxu (yin deficiency) and

 yang overactive, accompanied with dizziness,

 headaches, palpatation, letargy, pale

 complexion, lack of appetite, dry mouth,

 sometime urine is dark with dry stool, red

 tongue, or light pink tongue, lack of moss,

 pulse is stringy and fast or small and fast, or

 floating, or slippery. Use huang lian e jiao

 tang. Take out huang qin. Add long ci, mu li,

 zao ren, chen pi. Effectiveness of formula: 13

 patients; 8 healed; 5 improved.