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Amur Cork-tree is the dried bark of Phellodendron chinense
Schneid. or Phellodend- ron amurense Rupr.(Fam.
Rutaceae). The former is commonly called "Chuan huangbai"
and the latter "Guan huangbai".
Action:
To remove damp-heat, quench fire, counteract
toxicity, and relieve consumptive fever.
Cortex Phellodendri (processed with salt): To nourish yin
and reduce fire.
Indications:
Dysentery, jaunice and morbid leukorrhea caused by
damp-heat; urinary infection; weakness and edema of legs;
consumptive fever and night sweating; seminal emission; sores
and skin infection with local redness and swelling; eczema
with itching.
Cortex Phellodendri (processed with salt): Night sweating
and consumptive fever due to exuberant fire secondary to deficiency
of yin.
Usage: Appropriate
quantity for external use.
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