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Ailanthus bark (Chunpi)
Pharmaceutical Name: Cortex ailanthi
Botanical Name: Ailanthus altissima (Mill.)
Swingle
Common Name: Ailanthus bark, Tree of heaven
bark
Source of Earliest Record: Xinxiu Bencao
Part Used & Method for Pharmaceutical
Preparations: The bark of roots or stems of
the tree are obtained year round. After the
superficial rough bark has been removed, the
remaining bark is dried in the sun and then
cut into pieces.
Properties & Taste: Bitter, astringent
and cold
Meridians: Large intestine, stomach and
liver
Functions:
1. To clear heat, dry dampness and stop leukorrhea;
2. To astringe the intestines;
3. To stop bleeding;
4. To kill worms
Indications & Combinations:
1. Damp-heat type of diarrhea or dysentery.
Ailanthus bark (Chunpi) is used with Coptis
root (Huanglian), Scutellaria root (Huangqin)
and Costus root (Muxiang).
2. Yellow leukorrhea due to damp-heat. Ailanthus
bark (Chunpi) is used with Phellodendron bark
(Huangbai).
3. Menorrhagia or uterine bleeding caused
by heat in the blood. Ailanthus bark (Chunpi)
is used with Tortoise plastron (Guiban), White
peony root (Baishao) and Scutellaria root
(Huangqin).
Dosage: 3-5 g |
