Phellodendron
bark (Huangbai)
Pharmaceutical Name : Cortex Phellodendri
Botanical Name : 1. Phellodendron amurense
Rupr.; 2. Phellodendron chinense Schneid.
Common Name : Phellodendron bark
Source of Earliest Record : Shennong Bencao
Jing
Part Used & Method for Pharmaceutical
Preparations : The bark should be gathered
during Pure Brightness (fifth solar term).
After the coarse bark is peeled off, it is
dried in the sun and cut into slices. The
raw bark is used, or it can be fried with
salt.
Properties & Taste : Bitter and cold
Meridians : Kidney, urinary bladder and
large intestine
Functions :
1. To clear heat and dry dampness;
2. To reduce fire and release toxins
Indications & Combinations:
1. Damp-heat syndrome : a) damp-heat accumulated
in intestines manifested as diarrhea and dysenteryPhellodendron
bark (Huangbai) is used with Pulsatilla root
(Baitouweng), Coptis root (Huanglian) and
Scutellaria root (Huangqin); b) internal accumulation
of damp-heat manifested as jaundicePhellodendron
bark (Huangbai) is used with Capejasmine (Zhizi)
and Oriental wormwood (Yinchenhao); c) downward
flowing of damp-heat, turbid urination and
yellow, thick leukorrheaPhellodendron bark
(Huangbai) is used with Plantain seed (Cheqianzi),
Bamboo leaf (Zhuye) and Clematis stem (Mutong);
d) boils caused by dampness in the lower part
of the bodyPhellodendron bark (Huangbai) is
used with Atractylodes rhizome (Cangzhu).
2. General boils, carbuncles, furuncles and
eczema. Phellodendron bark (Huangbai) is used
with Scutellaria root (Huangqin) and Capejasmine
(Zhizi). For external use, Phellodendron bark
(Huangbai) is pounded into a powder mixed
with Talc (Huashi).
3. Deficiency of yin with heat manifested
as noturnal emissions and night sweating.
Phellodendron bark (Huangbai) is used with
Anemarrhena rhizome (Zhimu) and Fresh rehmannia
root (Shengdihuang).
Dosage: 3-10 g
Cautions & Contraindications:
This herb is contraindicated in cases with
weakness and cold in the spleen and stomach. |
