UB, KD, LI (3-12g)
Huang Bai - "Yellow White" setting sun
Yellow and White are colors of the setting sun (lower jiao) in the desert - where you'll need an oasis to escape the toxic fire.
Drinking alcohol (cc: SP deficient cold) is popular at sunset.
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English Name: phellodendron bark, Chinese cork tree bark |
Explanation of Key Words in this story... |
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| desert | clear heat and dry damp |
| oasis | KD Fire and deficient heat |
| toxic fire | drains fire, relieves toxicity |
Huang Bai Actions and Indications
- Clears Damp Heat (from Lower Jiao: diarrhea, jaundice; thick yellow vaginal discharge; dysuria; foul smelling diarrhea or dysenteric disorder; damp heat jaundic; damp-heat pouring downward, red, hot swollen knees, hot leg qi, edema of lower legs from damp-heat; gout in lower extremities)
- Drain Fire, Relieves Toxicity (sores, carbuncles, furuncles, eczema, lesions, burns, fire toxin, used externally or topically)
- Drains KD Fire (steaming bone disorder, KD yin deficiency with night sweats, nocturnal emissions, tidal fever, excessive sex drive, spermatorrhea
- (cc: SP deficient cold)
- Special Notes:
- (Note: compare to huang qin and huang lian)
- (Note: compare to zhi mu)
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