Medicinals

xiǎo bò / 小檗 / 小檗 / barberry [root or stem]

Latin pharmacognostic name: Berberidis Radix seu Caulis

Alternate English names:

Alternate Chinese names:

Origin: Plant

Use: medicinal

Category: Unclassified

Properties: Bitter&ast

  • extremely cold&ast
  • nontoxic*.

    Channel entry:

    Indications:

    Clears heat and dries dampness; drains fire and resolves toxin.

    acute enteritis; dysentery; jaundice; heat impediment (rè bì); scrofula; pneumonia; conjunctivitis; swollen welling-abscesses (yōng zhǒng), sores, and boils; flooding and spotting.

    Dosage & Method:

    Oral: Decoct (3–9g). Topical: Wash, compress, or eye drops.

    See also:

    sān kē zhēn (三颗针 Berberidis Radicis seu Caulis Cortex, barberry [root or stem bark])

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