Chinese Toon Root-Bast
Toona Sinensis
Chun Bai Pi

About

Properties in Traditional Chinese Medicine

Bitter; astringent; minor cold

Part(s) used

Bark or root cortex

Potential toxicity/side effects

Functions/effects it is traditionally believed to have

To eliminate heat and dry damp, astringe intestines and stanch bleeding, kill worms.

Conditions/symptoms it is traditionally used to treat

Chronic dysentery, chronic diarrhea, intestinal wind bleeding, flooding and spotting, vaginal discharge, emission, white turbidity, gan accumulation, ascariasis, sore and lichen.