Herb

Dictamnus bark (Bai xian pi)

白鲜皮bai xian pi
1 sourceCortex Dictamni

Clears heat and dries dampness, resolves wind-toxin to relieve itching skin sores, and frees the joints.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷十三·草部·山草类下·白鲜·主治（《本经》）

References
  • functions_en self-translated from 本草纲目 traditional_functions (public domain; the Chinese tf carries verbatim excerpt_hash citations). No modern work consulted.
  • WHO IST-TCM terminology-aligned for the English rendering.
  • public pharmacopoeia & botanical facts (public-domain reference facts; no proprietary modern source).
Traditional functions

Classical source text (Chinese) — English summary above.

传统中医记载：头风黄疸，咳逆淋沥，女子阴中肿痛，湿痹死肌，不可屈伸起止行步（《本经》）；治一切热毒风、恶风，风疮疥癣赤烂，眉发脱脆，皮肌急，壮热恶寒（甄权）；通关节，利九窍及血脉，通小肠水气（大明）。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 苦，寒，无毒（《别录》谓咸）。·Meridians: 脾, 胃, 肺, 大肠

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十三·草部·山草类下·白鲜（《本经》中品）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十三·草部·山草类下·白鲜·释名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its alternate names.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十三·草部·山草类下·白鲜·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十三·草部·山草类下·白鲜·发明（时珍）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its meridian tropism.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十三·草部·山草类下·白鲜·主治（《本经》）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十三·草部·山草类下·白鲜·主治（甄权）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十三·草部·山草类下·白鲜·主治（大明）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十三·草部·山草类下·白鲜·气味（之才）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its safety notes.