Chinese name:

Source:

Phellodendri Cortex - bark

Nature:

• cold (balanced, yang in yin, ji, strong)

Taste:

• bitter (pungent, strong, thin)

Tropism:

• kidneys, urinary bladder, large intestine (pericardium, heart)

Direction of action:

• sinking

Effects:

• clears Shi Re

• eliminates fire toxin (Sheng)
• clears heat from Shen Xu (Yan)

Dosage:

• 3 – 10 g, standardly 3 g

Contraindications:

• deficiency cold of the spleen and stomach, diarrhoea due to spleen deficiency, reduced food intake, morning diarrhoea resulting from kidney deficiency, postpartum fever due to yin deficiency