Herb

Mulberry Root Bark (Sang bai pi)

桑白皮sang bai pi
1 sourceCortex Mori

Drains the lung and calms panting, and disinhibits water to reduce edema.

Used in 1 formulas

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷三十六·木部·桑·桑根白皮·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：《本经》载桑根白皮主伤中、五劳六极、羸瘦、崩中绝脉、补虚益气；《别录》去肺中水气、唾血热渴、水肿腹满胪胀、利水道；甄权谓治肺气喘满、虚劳客热头痛；李时珍谓泻肺、利大小肠、降气散血。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 甘，寒，无毒（《本经》桑根白皮）；王好古谓甘厚而辛薄、入手太阴经。·Meridians: 肺（手太阴）

Used in formulas
Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十六·木部·桑（《本经》中品）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十六·木部·桑·桑根白皮·气味（《本经》）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十六·木部·桑·桑根白皮·气味（好古·入手太阴经）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its meridian tropism.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十六·木部·桑·桑根白皮·主治（《本经》）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十六·木部·桑·桑根白皮·主治（《别录》）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十六·木部·桑·桑根白皮·主治（时珍）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十六·木部·桑·桑根白皮·修治（《别录》·出土上者杀人）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its safety notes.