Babylon Weeping Willow Root-Bast
Cortex Salicis Babylonicae
Liu Bai Pi

About

Properties in Traditional Chinese Medicine

Bitter; cold

Part(s) used

Bark or root cortex

Potential toxicity/side effects

Functions/effects it is traditionally believed to have

To dispel wind and disinhibit damp, disperse swelling and relieve pain.

Conditions/symptoms it is traditionally used to treat

Wind-damp bone pain, wind swelling and pruritus, jaundice, strangury-turbidity, mammary welling abscess, toothache, burns and scalds.