Herb Listings
Bai Xian Pi / Dictamus (or Dittany) Root Bark | |||
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Taste: Bitter • Temperature: Cold • Category: Clear Heat • Sub Category: Relieve Toxicity | |||
Dosage6-9g |
Actions1. Clears heat, relieves fire toxicity, expels wind, & dries dampness: for wind-heat or damp-heat sores, carbuncles, & rashes. These are marked by much pus or leaking of a yellow fluid, moist skin, & pruritus. Also used (only in combination) for damp-heat jaundice or painful obstruction. |
MeridiansSpleen, Stomach |
CautionsContraindicated in cases of cold from deficiency. |