Phellodendron Bark, Chinese Cork-Tree
Phellodendri Chinensis Cortex, Cortex Phellodendri Chinensis
Huang Bo

About

Properties in Traditional Chinese Medicine

Bitter; cold

Part(s) used

Bark

Potential toxicity/side effects

Functions/effects it is traditionally believed to have

To drain fire, dispel damp and resolve toxin.

Conditions/symptoms it is traditionally used to treat

Damp-heat dysentery, tuberculosis, epidemic meningitis, acute conjunctivitis, trachoma, fever, abdominal pain, diarrhea, suppurative hematochezia, tenesmus, jaundice, yellow thick foul leukorrhagia, swelling pain in knees and feet, urinary tract infection, boil, sore, ulcer, eczema, mouth sore, hemorrhoids, burns, scalds, exuberance of fire with tidal fever, tidal fever with night sweat, emission.