Sang Bai Pi
Name: White Mulberry Bark
Pinyin: Sang Bai Pi
Pharm. Name: Cortex Mori Radicis
Properties:
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Taste |
Characteristics |
Organs |
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Sweet |
Purge lung to relieve dyspnea, induce diuresis to alleviate edema. |
Lung, Spleen |
Description:
Being old in nature and with actions of purging lung and relieving dyspnea and cough, it is indicated for cough and dyspnea of reversed flow of qi due to heat or water retention in the lung. It excels at purging lungs to relieve dyspnea. For fever, cough, and dyspnea due to congestion heat in the lung and reversed flow of lung qi, it is often combined with lung-clearing and fire-purging herbs. With actions of inducing diuresis, clearing, and directing qi downward to regulate fluid passage for the dispersing of dampness, it is indicated for edema and dysuria. It is good at treating edema due to damp-heat and often combined with heat-clearing and diuresis-inducing herbs.