Phellodendron, Huang Bai 黄柏 Amur cork-tree barkHuang Bai (TCM) Sargent, Trees and shrubs, illustrations of new or little known ligneous plants, 1855 Phellodendron amurense(Photo by Jean-Pol GRANDMONT) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Phellodendron chinense, P. amurense Parts used: Bark Temperature & Taste: Cold, dry. Bitter Classification: B. Clears Heat & Damp Uses: 1. Drains Damp-Heat: -purges Damp-Heat, especially from the lower abdomen-Dysuria, difficult or painful Urine-yellow vaginal discharge, including that with Blood-Diarrhea, Dysentery, including that with Blood-Jaundice-red, swollen, painful swelling of the knees, lower legs and feet 2. Clears Kidney Fire: -Heat with Yin deficiency: Night Sweats, Hot Flushes, afternoon Fever, low-grade Fever-‘Steaming Bone Disorder’-quenches thirst in Diabetes (when caused by Heat) 3. Clears Heat and Toxin: -Hot sores and lesions of the skin-Sores and abscesses-Red, Sore, Inflamed Eyes (can be used topically)-Eczema 4. Benefits the Kidneys: -“It treats Impotence” (Zhen Quan), when caused by Heat and combined with Kidney tonics.-“consolidates the Kidney to strengthen the Bone and Marrow” (Zhang Yuan Su)-“a very important drug in treating Paralysis” (Zhu Zhen Heng)-“Long-term use enlightens one’s Intelligence” (Ming Yi Bie Lu) 5. Externally: -topically to Sores, Abscesses, Eczema, Herpes-applied to sores on the Penis-distilled water for Red, Sore eyes-Tinea Capitis in children (Li Shi…

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