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Phellodendron ( 黄柏 ) ...Chinese Herb...
 Latin
Plant Name
Phellodendri
Pinyin
Mandarin Name
Huang Bai
Common
English Name
Phellodendron
Part
of Plant Used
Bark
Nature
Cold
Taste
Bitter
Meridians
Entered
Kidneys, Bladder
Common
Usages
This herb is used in formulas to treat burning and fetid diarrhea with jaundice,
fever, urinary-tract
infections, sores on the mouth and gums, hot flashes, spontaneous sweating, leukorrhea,
abscesses, boils, and eczema (TCM: deficiency fire; damp heat in Lower Burner).
Phellodendron's antiseptic qualities make it useful as an anti-inflammatory
treatment for most inflammatory conditions in body, from pelvic inflammatory
disease to skin and mouth lesions.
Traditional
Usages and Functions
Drains damp heat, particularly in the Lower Burner; quells Kidney fire;
drains fire and detoxifies fire poison.
Common
Formulas Used In
Anemarrhena, Phellodendron, and Rehmannia; Hoelen and Polyporus; Tang Gui
and Gardenia; Xanthium and Magnolia.
Processing
Required
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Remarks
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Cautions
in Use
Do not use where there is deficient Spleen, diarrhea, or a weak stomach.
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