What are the medicinal values ​​of elephant skin?

Elephant skin is a common Chinese medicine that is very unfamiliar to everyone in life. What is elephant skin? Elephant skin is the skin taken from dog-like animals living in Asia. Generally, elephants are national protected animals, so they cannot be hunted at will. However, the processed elephant skin can be made into medicinal materials after being dried. It has good effects on many diseases. Let us understand the medicinal value of elephant skin.

It is the skin of the Asian elephant, an animal of the Elephantidae family. So what is the medicinal value of elephant skin? What is the function of elephant skin? Let us now learn about the effects and functions of elephant skin.

[Source] From "Kaibao Materia Medica".

【Pinyin name】Xiànɡ Pí

【English name】Elephant Hide

[Alias] Asian elephant, Indian elephant, gray elephant skin, white elephant skin, gray elephant skin, white elephant skin, elephant skin

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Medicinal material source: the skin of the Asian elephant, an animal of the Elephantidae family.

Latin plant, animal and mineral name: Elecphas maximus Linnaeus

Harvesting and storage: After peeling the elephant skin, remove the fascia fat, wash it, cut it into long pieces and dry it.

【Nature and flavor】Sweet; salty; warm

【Meridian】Heart; Spleen

【Functions and indications】Stops bleeding and heals sores; removes dead tissue and promotes tissue regeneration. Mainly caused by traumatic bleeding; ulcers that do not heal for a long time; bedsores

[Usage and Dosage] For external use: take appropriate amount and boil it into a paste or apply it on a towel. For internal use: in the form of pills or powders.

You should know that the medicinal value of elephant skin is very wide. It is mainly used to stop bleeding and relieve pain. It can be used to treat wound ulcers caused by traumatic bleeding, and bleeding phenomena such as those caused by effects on the heart, liver, spleen, and stomach. Elephant skin is relatively rare and not common in life, so you should use it only when you have a correct understanding of it.