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Ulmi Pumilae Cortex

Dwarf elm bark

榆白皮 〔榆白皮〕 yú bái pí

Alternate English names: Siberian elm bark

Alternate Chinese names: 榆皮 yú pí

Kingdom: Plant

Origin in unofficial sources: Ulmus pumila L.

Use: Medicinal

Properties: Sweet; balanced; nontoxic.

Channel entry: Stomach, large intestine, and small intestine channels.

Actions and indications: Disinhibits water, frees strangury, and disperses swelling. Treats urinary stoppage; strangury-turbidity (lìn zhuó); water swelling; welling- and flat-abscesses (yōng jū), and effusion of the back (fā bèi); cinnabar toxin (erysipelas); scab (jiè) and lichen (xiǎn).

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