Qin Pi秦皮
Cortex FraxiniFraxinus Bark
Autres nomsKorean Ash Bark · Ash Bark
- Catégorie
- Herbs that Clear Heat and Dry Dampness
- Nature
- froid
- Saveur
- amer, astringent
- Tropisme
- Vésicule biliaire, Gros intestin, Foie
- Méridiens secondaires
- Estomac, Poumon
- Posologie
- 3–16 g
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Doses usuelles
- Posologie
- 3–16 g
- Tincture
- 1–3 ml
Actions & indications
- Clears Heat, resolves toxicity and dries Dampness (Stops diarrhea and dysentery - astringes)
- Diarrhea, dysenteric disorders and vaginal discharge due to Damp-Heat
- Hemafecia
- Drains Liver Fire and benefits the eyes
- Liver Fire affecting the eyes with redness and swelling of the eyes, styes or superficial visual obstruction, leukoma
- Disperses Wind-Dampness
- Wind-Damp-Heat Bi
- Calms wheezing, stops coughs and resolves Phlegm
- Wheezing and coughs due to Lung Heat, bronchitis
Contre-indications
Use with caution in Spleen and Stomach Deficiency Cold.
Incompatibilités
It antagonizes Fr. Evodiae Rutaecarpae Wu Zhu Yu.
Associations
- Bai Tou Weng
- Huang Bai
Hot-type dysenteric disorder from Heat toxin scorching the Stomach and Intestines.
Dysentery with marked tenesmus.
Vaginal discharge caused by Damp-Heat.
Red, swollen eyes, sties, or superficial visual obstruction.
Clears Heat toxin and dries Dampness for Hot-type red-and-white dysenteric disorder.
Diarrhea or dysentery with tenesmus from Damp-Heat.
Notes
- It is mainly included in formulas addressing Damp-Heat in the Large Intestine and Gallbladder.
- Cold and drying, it clears Damp-Heat while its astringency checks diarrhea.
- Uses include Wind-Damp-Heat Bi, superficial visual obstruction, deficient Jing in men, vaginal discharge in women, and childhood convulsions.
- It can serve as an eye wash.
- Charred Fraxinus, Qin Pi Tan, is less cold and enters the Blood more readily, allowing it to stop bleeding and relieve dysenteric disorders; it is often chosen for stools containing mucus, pus, and blood in dysentery, and can also address Intestinal Wind and irregular uterine bleeding.