INDIVIDUAL HERBS

NAME: TU JING PI - 土荆皮 - CORTEX PSEUDOLARICIS

Pharmaceutical Latin: Cortex Pseudolaricis
Common English: Golden Larch Bark

CATEGORY

Substances for Topical Application

PROPERTIES

Taste Temperature Entering Meridians Dosage
Acrid
Warm
Toxic
Lung
Spleen
0.3-0.6g or
As needed

ACTIONS AND INDICATIONS

Actions Indications/Syndromes

Kills parasites, dispels Dampness and stops itching

All types of itching (scabies, tinea, eczema)

CONTRAINDICATIONS, INCOMPATIBILITIES AND HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

CONTRAINDICATIONS
  • Contraindicated for internal use. It should be used externally only.
INCOMPATIBILITIES
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

MAJOR COMBINATIONS

Fr. Cnidii
She Chuang Zi
Sm. Hydnocarpi
Da Feng Zi
Mylabris
Ban Mao

Rx. Sophorae Flavescentis
Ku Shen
Cx. Dictamni
Bai Xian Pi

Fr. Mume
Wu Mei
Zaocys
Wu Shao She
Concha Margaritaferae
Zhen Zhu Mu

Topically, as a tincture for itching

Itching due to Wind and Damp-Heat

As a steam or sitz-bath for itchy anus

Fr. Mume
Wu Mei
Zaocys
Wu Shao She
Concha Margaritaferae
Zhen Zhu Mu
Rx. Astragali
Huang Qi
Rx. Angelicae Sinensis
Dang Gui
Rx. Paeoniae Alba
Bai Shao

Fr. Mume
Wu Mei
Zaocys
Wu Shao She
Concha Margaritaferae
Zhen Zhu Mu
Rx. et Rx. Rhei
Da Huang
Rx. Sophorae Flavescentis
Ku Shen
Cx. Phellodendri
Huang Bai

 

As a steam or sitz-bath for itchy anus with a tendency toward Blood Deficiency

As a steam or sitz-bath for itchy anus with toxicity from Wind-Damp-Heat

 

NOTES

  1. This herb can be used alone as a tincture, or as a plaster combined with vinegar.
  2. It treats scabies, lichen complex and eczema.