Hedgehog hide (CI WEI PI)-Erinaceus europaeus-Corium Erinacei

Hedgehog hide (CI WEI PI)

Erinaceus europaeus L. (Fam. Erinaceidae)

Pharmaceutical Name:

Corium Erinacei

Latin Name:

Erinaceus europaeus L. (Fam. Erinaceidae)

Common Name:

Hedgehog hide

Part Used:

Hide

Corium Erinacei is produced mainly in the provinces of Hebei, Jiangsu, Shandong, Henan, Shananxi, Jiling, and Hubei. The skin is stripped, dried in shade, sliced, and stir-baked for use.

Properties  Taste & Meridians:

Bitter in flavor, neutral in property, acts on the Stomach, Large Intestine, and Kidney channels.

Functions:

Arrests bleeding, controls seminal emission, and reduces urination.

Indications & Combinations:

1. For hemafecia.

2. For hemorrhoids and anal fistulas, it can be used with Radix Angelicae Sinensis (Dang Gui) and ground into powder.

3. For seminal emission and enuresis, it can be used alone or in combination with Fructus Alpiniae Oxyphyllae (Yi Zhi Ren) and Draconis Os (Long Gu). In addition, Corium Erinacei can be used for stomachache due to Blood Stasis. It can be ground into a powder for use.

Dosage and administration:

3–10 g, decocted in water for an oral dose, or ground into powder, 1.5–3 g each time.

Precautions:

None noted.

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