Fraxinus rhynchophylla, Qin Pi
Fraxinus rhynchophylla, Qin Pi 秦皮
Korean or Chinese Ash tree
Qin Pi (TCM)
Stab seng སྟབ་སེང༌ (Tibet)
Fraxinus chinensis
Nakai, T., Trees and shrubs indigenous in Japan proper [Dai Nihon jumokushi] (1935-1951)
Fraxinus rhynchophylla
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Botanical name:
Fraxinus rhynchophylla (syn. F. chinensis)
Other sources used include: F. bungeana, F. szaboana (syn. F. chinensis var acuminata), F. stylosa, F. mandshurica, F. paxiana (TCM)
F. suaveolens (Tibet)
Parts used:
Bark
Temperature & Taste:
Cool, dry. Astringent
Uses:
1. Clears Heat and Damp, Resists Toxin: (TCM, Tibet)
-Diarrhea, Dysentery (TCM)
-abdominal pain from Heat and Damp obstruction (Tibet)
-Leukorrhea with foul-smelling yellow discharge, or with Blood (TCM)
2. Clears Liver Heat, Benefits the Eyes: (TCM)
-red, swollen, sore eyes from Liver heat
-superficial visual obstruction
-Childhood Convulsions from Liver heat
-Mental illness (old use)
3. Benefits Kidneys, Heals Bones: (Tibet, TCM)
-Essence deficiency causing Lumbago, Impotence, Spermatorrhea (TCM)
-Fractures (Tibet)
-older texts said it is beneficial for lack of Sperm in men
-Wind-Damp painful obstruction (TCM)
-‘Bone Fever’ (Tibet)
4. Clears Heat, Stops Cough: (TCM)
-Lung Heat Cough and Wheezing
-chronic Bronchitis
5. Externally:
-as a wash for sore, red eyes
-decoction as a wash for red and itchy skin, Eczema, Psoriasis
-as a wash for vaginal itchiness
Dose:
Powder: 2–5 grams
Comment:
Substitute:
Preparation:
Main Combinations:
1. Diarrhea or Dysentery from Damp-Heat:
i. Fraxinus Qin Pi … available in PRO version
ii. Fraxinus Qin Pi with … available in PRO version
iii. Fraxinus Qin Pi with … available in PRO version
iv. Chronic bacillary Dysentery, Fraxinus Qin Pi with … available in PRO version
2. Sore, red, swollen Eyes from Liver heat:
i. Fraxinus Qin Pi with … available in PRO version
ii. Fraxinus Qin Pi with … available in PRO version
iii. Fraxinus Qin Pi with … available in PRO version
iv. Fraxinus Qin Pi with … available in PRO version
3. Stye, Fraxinus Qin Pi (9 grams), … available in PRO version
4. Leukorrhea, with foul-smelling yellow discharge from Damp-Heat, Fraxinus Qin Pi with … available in PRO version
5. Leukorrhea with Blood, or continuous bleeding, Fraxinus Qin Pi … available in PRO version
6. Childhood convulsions, Fraxinus Qin Pi, … available in PRO version
Major Formulas:
Cautions:
Caution in Cold and Weakness of the Stomach
