100 GR GRAM ZHA HUANG BO BAI AMUR CORK TREE CORTEX PHELLODENDRI

PHARMACEUTICAL NAME Cortex Phellodendri 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.