History of the Chinese Medicinal Gelatin  

作　　者：Teruyuki Kubo Zhong-Zhen Zhao 

机构地区：[1]School of Oriental Languages and Philosophy,Zhejiang Gongshang University,Hangzhou 310018,China [2]School of Chinese Medicine,Hong Kong Baptist University,7 Baptist University Road,Kowloon Tong,Hong Kong 999077,China

出　　处：《Chinese Medicine and Culture》2022年第1期39-45,共7页中医药文化（英文）

基　　金：financed by a grant from the Zhejiang Gongshang University,the Zhejiang Province"Foreign Language and Literature"Top Disciplines(A Class)Construction High-level Project(No.2020YLZS16)。

摘　　要：This article discusses the history of animal glue(gelatin)used in medical practice in China.In ancient times,gelatin was widely made from cowhide and has been found in excavations and wall paintings older than 2000 years in Egypt,Greece,and China.However,it has been used medicinally almost exclusively in China and other East Asian countries influenced by Chinese medicine.Since 11th century,donkey-hide has gradually been replaced with cowhide in medicinal gelatin.Currently,donkey-hide gelatin is widely used medicinally in China.During the Edo period,medicinal gelatin was imported to Japan from China.Owing to the distaste for eating animal flesh in traditional Japanese culture,the production of gelatin and its medicinal use is not widespread in Japan.

关 键 词：Cowhide Donkey-hide E Jiao GELATIN JAPAN Medical history 

分 类 号：R282.74[医药卫生—中药学]