Asian White Birch Bark Equivalent Plant: Betula Platyphylla Var Japonica
Cortex Betulae Platyphyllae
Hua Mu Pi

About

Properties in Traditional Chinese Medicine

Bitter; neutral

Part(s) used

Bark

Potential toxicity/side effects

Functions/effects it is traditionally believed to have

To clear heat and disinhibit damp, relieve cough and dispel phlegm, resolve toxin and disperse swelling.

Conditions/symptoms it is traditionally used to treat

Pneumonia, dysentery, diarrhea, jaundice, nephritis, urinary tract infection, chronic trachitis, acute tonsillitis, periodontitis, acute mastitis, swollen boil, itchy papules, scalds.