Huang Bai Huang Bai Huang Bai Amur Cork Tree Bark, Phellodendron tcm herb traditional chinese medicine huang bai tcm herbal database

Huang Bai - Amur Cork Tree Bark, Phellodendron

Huang Bai (Amur Cork Tree Bark, Phellodendron)

Clinical Applications

  • Drains damp heat from the lower jiao - thick-yellow leukorrhea, foul-smelling diarrhea, dysentery; damp-heat pouring downward or hot leg qi - red, swollen, painful knees, legs, and/or feet; damp-heat jaundice.
  • Drains kidney fire with signs of yin deficiency - steaming bone disorder, night sweats, afternoon fever and sweating, nocturnal emissions, spermatorrhea.
  • Drains fire, relieves toxicity - sores and lesions of the skin.

Temperature & Taste

Bitter (Ku) Cold (Han)

Channels Influenced

Kidney Urinary Bladder

Dosage & Preparation

  • Dosage: 3-12g
Relationships
TCM Formulas that include Huang Bai (5)