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Pharmaceutical Name

Cortex Dictamni radicis

Botanical Name

Dictamnus dasycarpus Turcz.

Common Name

Dittany bark, Fraxinella

Source of Earliest Record

Shennong Bencao Jing

Part Used & Method for Pharmaceutical Preparations

The roots are dug in spring or autumn. After the fibrous roots have been removed, the bark is peeled off, cut into slices and dried in the sun.

Properties & Taste

Bitter and cold

Meridians

Spleen and stomach

Functions

1. To clear heat and release toxins; 2. To remove damp and stop itching

Indications & Combinations

Boils and ulcers or itching of the skin. Dittany bark (Baixianpi) is used with Flavescent sophora root (Kushen), Phellodendron bark (Huangbai) and Atractylodes rhizome (Cangzhu).

Dosage

6-10 g

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