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Ash Bark; Bark of Largeleaf Chinese Ash

Ash Bark; Bark of Largeleaf Chinese Ash. Class: Heat-Clearing And Dampnessdrying Medicinal. Properties: Bitter; Astringent; Cold. Meridians: Liver; Gallbladder; Large Intestine

๐ŸŒฟ Names
Pinyin Name
Qin Pi
ไธญๆ–‡ๅ (Chinese)
็งฆ็šฎ
Latin Name
Fraxini Cortex; Cortex Fraxini
English Name
Ash Bark; Bark of Largeleaf Chinese Ash
Alias Names
ๅฒ‘็šฎ๏ผˆๆœจๅฒ‘๏ผ‰็šฎๆจŠๆงป็šฎ็งฆ็™ฝ็šฎ๏ผˆๆœจๅฏป๏ผ‰ๆœจ็šฎ่œกๆ ‘็šฎ
โ˜ฏ TCM Properties
Properties (ๆ€งๅ‘ณ)
Bitter; Astringent; Cold
Meridians (ๅฝ’็ป)
Liver; Gallbladder; Large Intestine
Part Used
Bark
Therapeutic Class (EN)
Heat-Clearing And Dampnessdrying Medicinal
ๅŠŸๆ•ˆๅˆ†็ฑป (CN)
ๆธ…็ƒญ็‡ฅๆนฟ่ฏ
๐Ÿฉบ Clinical Profile
Function (ๅŠŸ่ƒฝ)
To remove damp-heat, to arrest discharges, and to improve eyesight.
Indication (ไธปๆฒป)
1. inhibiting the growth of dysentery bacillus and staphylococcus.2. antitussive and expectorant.3. aesculin, one of its active components, prolongs the hypnotic effect of hexobarbital in mice.4. aescuktin, another active component, exerts an antihistaminic effect and relaxes smooth muscles of guinea-pig's trachea in vitro.5. analgesic. the effect of aescuktin is stronger than that of aspirin but weaker than codeine.
Clinical Manifestations
1. inhibiting the growth of dysentery bacillus and staphylococcus.2. antitussive and expectorant.3. aesculin, one of its active components, prolongs the hypnotic effect of hexobarbital in mice.4. aescuktin, another active component, exerts an antihistamin
๐Ÿ”— External References
SymMap
325
TCMID
6789
TCMSP
325
TCM-ID
1672