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Pharmaceutical Name

Cortex ailanthi

Botanical Name

Ailanthus altissima (Mill.) Swingle

Common Name

Ailanthus bark, Tree of heaven bark

Source of Earliest Record

Xinxiu Bencao

Part Used & Method for Pharmaceutical Preparations

The bark of roots or stems of the tree are obtained year round. After the superficial rough bark has been removed, the remaining bark is dried in the sun and then cut into pieces.

Properties & Taste

Bitter, astringent and cold

Meridians

Large intestine, stomach and liver

Functions

1. To clear heat, dry dampness and stop leukorrhea; 2. To astringe the intestines; 3. To stop bleeding; 4. To kill worms

Indications & Combinations

1. Damp-heat type of diarrhea or dysentery. Ailanthus bark (Chunpi) is used with Coptis root (Huanglian), Scutellaria root (Huangqin) and Costus root (Muxiang). 2. Yellow leukorrhea due to damp-heat. Ailanthus bark (Chunpi) is used with Phellodendron bark (Huangbai). 3. Menorrhagia or uterine bleeding caused by heat in the blood. Ailanthus bark (Chunpi) is used with Tortoise plastron (Guiban), White peony root (Baishao) and Scutellaria root (Huangqin).

Dosage

3-5 g

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