TCM (Traditional Chinese medicine) think that this herb is sweet in flavor and neutral in properties. It covers meridians of liver, lung, and kidney. Chief functions include enriching blood, hemostasis, nourishing Yin, and moistening dryness. Main E Jiao uses and indications are hemopenia, consumptive hemoptysis, hematemesis, hematuria, hemafecia, bloody flux, bleeding during pregnancy, metrorrhagia and metrostaxis, yin-deficiency agitation and sleeplessness, irritating dry cough caused by lung deficiency, spasm due to deficient wind agitation, and more. Recommended Ejiao dosage is from 5 to 10 grams.