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Phellodendron Bark; Chinese Cork-Tree
Phellodendron Bark; Chinese Cork-Tree. Class: Heat-Clearing And Dampnessdrying Medicinal. Properties: Bitter; Cold. Meridians: Kidney; Bladder
🌿 Names
Pinyin Name
Huang Bo
中文名 (Chinese)
黄柏
Latin Name
Phellodendri Chinensis Cortex; Cortex Phellodendri Chinensis
English Name
Phellodendron Bark; Chinese Cork-Tree
Alias Names
檗木檗皮黄檗
☯ TCM Properties
Properties (性味)
Bitter; Cold
Meridians (归经)
Kidney; Bladder
Part Used
Bark
Therapeutic Class (EN)
Heat-Clearing And Dampnessdrying Medicinal
功效分类 (CN)
清热燥湿药
🩺 Clinical Profile
Function (功能)
To drain fire, dispel damp and resolve toxin.
Indication (主治)
Damp-heat dysentery, tuberculosis, epidemic meningitis, acute conjunctivitis, trachoma, fever, abdominal pain, diarrhea, suppurative hematochezia, tenesmus, jaundice, yellow thick foul leukorrhagia, swelling pain in knees and feet, urinary tract infection, boil, sore, ulcer, eczema, mouth sore, hemorrhoids, burns, scalds, exuberance of fire with tidal fever, tidal fever with night sweat, emission.
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