Is Colla Corii Asini just boiled donkey skin?
Journal Title: Traditional Medicine Research - Year 2018, Vol 3, Issue 3
Abstract
The preparation of Chinese medicine, exploration of the bioactive component, and underlying mechanism of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) have always been regarded as a research hotspot and have attracted increasing attention of both scholars and clinical doctors. However, on February 18, 2018, the official Micro-blog of the National Health and Family Planning Commission's 12320 Public Health Hotline released an article stating that Ejiao (Colla Corii Asini) was merely boiled donkey skin. Soon the post was deleted and the 12320 Public Health Hotline apologized on behalf of the official Micro-blog. This topic has caused great controversy in China. Some experts and scholars believe that Ejiao (Colla Corii Asini) has the effect of enriching blood and nourishing Yin, while others indeed believe that Ejiao (Colla Corii Asini) is simply boiled donkey skin and that there is no difference between donkey skin and pig skin or cow skin.
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