Chinese name:

Source:

Lycii Cortex – root bark

Nature:

• cool

Taste:

• sweet, bland

Tropism:

• lungs
• liver
• kidneys (lungs, triple burner)

Direction of action:

• inwards

Effects:

• cools the blood

• clears heat from deficiency
• clears the lungs

Dosage:

• 6 – 12 g, standard 10 g

Contraindications:

• not suitable for heat caused by external wind-cold, nor for loose stools resulting from spleen deficiency