Ji Nei Jin (Chicken Gizzard's Internal Lining)

Herb 2 of 6 in Herbs that Relieve Food Stagnation

Channels:

BL, SI, SP, ST

Properties:

Sweet, Neutral

Latin:

Endothelium Comeum Gigeriae Galli

Chinese:

鸡内金

Tone Marks:

jī nèi jīn

Translation:

Chicken Inner Gold

Chinese Herb Actions

• Reduces Food Stagnation, Strengthens Spleen
  Treats indigestion, fullness and distention of the abdomen and epigastrium. Treats childhood/infantile malnutrition.
• Secures the Jing, Stops Enuresis
  Treats bedwetting, frequent urination, incontinence, cloudy urination and spermatorrhea
• Transforms hardness, Dissolves Stones
  Treats kidney and gallstones (urinary or biliary tract).

Chinese Herb Contraindications & Cautions

• Use with caution during cases of Spleen Deficiency without symptoms of food stagnation.

Herb-Drug Interactions

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Chinese Herb Toxicity & Overdose

• One case of epistaxis has been reported
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Chinese Herb Dosage

• 3-10 grams in decoction, 1.5-3 grams in powder (Chen)
• 3-9 grams in decoction (Bensky)

This Herb Appears in the Following Formulas:

• Tu Si Zi Wan (Cuscuta Seed Pill)
  Category: Formulas that Warm and Tonify the Yang
• Yu Ye Tang (Jade Fluid Decoction)
  Category: Formulas that Enrich the Yin and Moisten Dryness