Fraxinus rhynchophylla, Qin Pi 秦皮 Korean or Chinese Ash treeQin Pi (TCM)Stab seng  སྟབ་སེང༌ (Tibet) F. chinensisNakai, T., Trees and shrubs indigenous in Japan proper [Dai Nihon jumokushi] (1935-1951) Fraxinus rhynchophylla(Photo by 阿橋) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Fraxinus rhynchophylla (syn. F. chinensis)Other sources reportedly used in TCM include: F. bungeana, F. szaboana (syn. F. chinensis var acuminata), F. stylosa, F. mandshurica, F. axianaIn Tibet: F. suaveolens, F. axiana var. sikkimensisSee also the Western Ash tree. 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)-“It brightens the eye and eliminates red and swollen eyes with pain” (Zhen Quan)-also used as a wash topically for red, sore, swollen eyes.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)-“good for treating arthralgia due to an attack of pathogenic Wind, Cold and Humidity” (Shen Nong Ben Cao…

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