Traditional Chinese Medicine Healing Herbs(TCMHH)

Essence-Securing, Urination-Reducing and Leukorrhagia-Stopping Herbs

Chicken intestine: Chinese Herb Guide

Ji Chang 鸡肠
By the TCMHH editorial team Not medically reviewed How we work Updated 6 Oct 2026
Chicken intestine: Chinese Herb Guide
Chicken intestine: Chinese Herb Guide
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鸡肠

Name

Ji Chang (Chicken intestine)

The Effect of Chicken intestine

Property

Sweet, neutral; kidney meridian entered.

Actions

Tonify the kidney, secure essence, check incontinence.

Indications

Spermatorrhea, diabetes, anal fistula, frequent urination, enuresis, incontinence, gonorrhea.

Dosage and Administrations

Cook it for eating, or made into powder.

This entry follows the standard reference format. How to read a TCM entry explains what each heading means and how the terminology works. Not medically reviewed and not medical advice — see the medical disclaimer.

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Sources and further reading

We cite classical materia medica and modern reference works. This article is health education, not medical advice.

  • Shennong Bencao Jing (The Divine Farmer's Materia Medica), Han dynasty.
  • Bencao Gangmu (Compendium of Materia Medica), Li Shizhen, 1578.
  • Chinese Pharmacopoeia, current edition — identity, quality and safety monographs.
  • NCCIH and WHO reference material on traditional medicine safety.

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