<< Pin Yin Herb Index || << Latin Herb Index

INDIVIDUAL HERBS

**NAME: CHUN PI -** 椿皮 - CORTEX AILANTHI

Pharmaceutical Latin:	Cortex Ailanthi
Common English:	Ailanthus Bark or Root Bark Tree of Heaven Bark

PROPERTIES

Taste	Temperature	Entering Meridians	Dosage
Bitter Astringent	Cold	Large Intestine Stomach (Liver) (Lung)	3-15g Tincture: 1-3ml

ACTIONS AND INDICATIONS

Actions

Indications/Syndromes

Clears Heat, astringes the Intestines, dries Dampness, stops diarrhea and stops bleeding

Diarrhea or dysentery due to Damp-Heat particularly if there is hemafecia

Chronic vaginal discharge due to Damp-Heat

Kills parasites

Roundworms

Pruritic tinea-like rashes (topically)

CONTRAINDICATIONS, INCOMPATIBILITIES AND HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

CONTRAINDICATIONS

Contraindicated for those with Spleen and Stomach Deficiency Cold.
Contraindicated for those with Kidney Yin Deficiency.
Use in smaller dosages or in combination with other anti-parasitics, as large doses may cause nausea and vomiting.

INCOMPATIBILITIES

HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

MAJOR COMBINATIONS

Talcum Hua Shi	Rx. Ginseng Ren Shen	Fr. Psoraliae Bu Gu Zhi Fr. Evodiae Wu Zhu Yu Sm. Myristicae Rou Dou Kou
Dampness in the Lower Jiao causing dysenteric diarrhea, hemafecia and/or vaginal discharge.	Diarrhea or prolonged dysenteric disorders. With Rice Congee to treat bleeding hemorrhoids and chronic dysenteric disorder with bleeding and pus. Chronic diarrhea or chronic watery vaginal discharge that incessantly leaks. Mildly treats Damp-Heat.	Chronic dysenteric disorders that have led to diarrhea due to Deficiency Cold.
Plastrum Testudinis Gui Ban Rx. Paeoniae Alba Bai Shao Rx. Scutellariae Huang Qin Cx. Phellodendri Huang Bai or Plastrum Testudinis Gui Ban Rx. Paeoniae Alba Bai Shao Rx. Scutellariae Huang Qin Rz. Cyperi Xiang Fu	Cx. Phellodendri Huang Bai Rx. Paeoniae Alba Bai Shao Rz. Alpiniae Officinari Gao Liang Jiang	Cx. Phellodendri Huang Bai Fr. Gardeniae Zhi Zi Sm. Plantaginis Che Qian Zi or Cx. Phellodendri Huang Bai Fr. Gardeniae Zhi Zi Sm. Euryales Qian Shi Sm. Nelumbinis Lian Zi
Continuous uterine bleeding.	Damp-Heat causing red and white vaginal discharge.	Damp-Heat causing red and white vaginal discharge.
Alumen Ming Fan Per. Zanthoxyli Chuan Jiao (Rx. et Rz. Veratri) (Li Lu)	Rz. Coptidis Huang Lian Cx. Phellodendri Huang Bai Rx. Scutellariae Huang Qin	Per. Zanthoxyli Chuan Jiao
As an external wash for pruritic dermatosis.	Chronic dysentery or diarrhea with pus and Blood. Toxic Heat dysentery.	Postpartum rectal prolapse.
Fr. Quisqualis Shi Jun Zi Rz. Dryopteris Guan Zhong
Roundworms.

NOTES

This herb is used externally as a wash for scabies and damp sores.
Some sources say that this herb expels long-term accumulated Phlegm in the Lungs and Stomach.
It should be used only after the pathogenic influence has been substantially reduced or eliminated.
It can be used alone as an enema for chronic dysentery or diarrhea with pus and Blood.
It can be used alone for roundworms.
Chun Pi and Cx. Phellodendri Huang Bai both clear Heat, dry Dampness and treat Damp-Heat vaginal discharge. Huang Bai is very bitter and cold with strong cooling and drying properties to treat a wide variety of syndromes, while Chun Pi restricts, binds and cools the Blood for incessant uterine bleeding, hemafecia and chronic dysentery disorders.
Chun Pi and Per. Granati Shi Liu Pi both bind the Intestines, stop diarrhea and kill parasites and are used Internally and topically. Chun Pi is Cold and treats chronic Damp-Heat diarrhea, possibly including mucus and Blood in the stools. Topically, it is used as a wash or paste to treat dermatological disorders. Shi Liu Pi is Warm and treats chronic diarrhea with rectal prolapse due to Spleen Qi or Yang Deficiency. It is also used topically as a soak or powder.
Dry-fried Ailanthus Bark Chao Chun Pi is less bitter and cold and protects the digestion especially if dry-fried in bran.
Vinegar-prepared Ailanthus Bark Cu Chao Chun Pi stabilizes and binds.
Rx. Ailanthi Chen Gen is the entire root of the plant, while Chun Pi is the bark. Chen Gen is Bitter and Astringent and enters the Stomach channel. It dries Dampness from the Middle Jiao, binds the Intestines to relieve diarrhea, clears Heat to reduce inflammation and swelling and releases the Exterior to promote the eruption of measles. It treats diarrhea, chronic dysentery, hematochezia, profuse menstrual discharge and cancer of the cervix and rectum. It is contraindicated for those with Spleen and Stomach Deficiency Cold. The dosage is 3 to 5g.