ZHA QI HUANG BAI 10 GRAM TIED AMUR CORK TREE CHI HUANG PEK PIAN WONGFA

ENGLISH NAME
amur cork-tree bark, phellodendron

FLAVOR, PROPERTY, AND CHANNEL TROPISM
Bitter in flavor, cold in property, acts on the Kidney,
Bladder, and Large Intestine channels.

FUNCTIONS
Clears Damp Heat, quenches Fire, removes toxins,
relieves consumptive fever.

CLINICAL USE AND MAJOR COMBINATIONS
For Damp Heat syndromes. For dysentery with
fever, abdominal pain, diarrhea, bloody stool, and
tenesmus

DOSAGE AND ADMINISTRATION
3-10 g, decocted in water for an oral use, or used
in bolus and powder. Appropriate quantity for external
use.

PRECAUTIONS
This herb is very bitter and cold, and easily damages
the Stomach Qi, therefore it is contraindicated for
Cold syndromes of a Deficiency type in the Spleen
and Stomach.