Herbs that Cool the Blood
Di Gu Pi 地骨皮
Cortex Radicis Lycii Chinensis Cortex of Wolfberry Root or Lycium Bark
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Materia Medica Data
- Category
- Herbs that Cool the Blood
- Temperature
- Cold
- Nature & Flavour
- Sweet, Cold
- Channels Entered
- LU, LIV, KI
- Latin (pharmaceutical)
- Cortex Radicis Lycii Chinensis
- Chinese
- 地骨皮
- Tone Marks
- dì gŭ pí
- Translation
- Earth Bone Bark
Chinese Herb Actions
- Clears Heat from Yin Deficiency For chronic fevers, night sweats, steaming bone disorder, irritability or thirst.
- Clears Lung Heat and Stops Cough and Wheezing.
- Cools the Blood For vomiting with Blood, epistaxis, and Blood in the urine.
- Drains Floating Fire in the Kidney Channel For fire from deficiency causing toothache.
Chinese Herb Dosage
- 6-15 grams.
- Part used: root-bark.
Chinese Herb Contraindications & Cautions
- Caution in patients with an exterior disorder, and from cold from deficiency of the spleen and stomach.
Sources & References
Compiled and edited by Thomas Dehli, Founder & Editor, Sacred Lotus
The information here is referenced from numerous sources — teachers, practitioners, class notes from Five Branches University, the books below, and the published research literature, with citations given as resolvable PubMed identifiers. Where sources disagree, I have flagged the discrepancies directly. If facts couldn't be verified, I have left them out. How we source our content.
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Chinese Herbs Books & References
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