Huáng bǎi (黃栢 or 黃柏, literally "yellow cypress"), huáng bó (黃柏) or huáng bò (黃檗) is one of the fifty fundamental herbs of traditional Chinese medicine. Known also as Cortex Phellodendri, it is the bark of one of two species of Phellodendron tree: Phellodendron amurense or Phellodendron chinense.
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| Alternate names: huáng bò, yuán bò | |
| Source | |
| Tree bark of the Rutaceae plants Phellodendron chinense Schneid. or Phellodendron amurense | |
| Medicinal activity | |
| Taste | bitter, cold |
| Tropism | kidney, urinary bladder, large intestine |
| Efficacy | clears and dries damp heat? (清热燥湿), flushes away fire and removes steam? (泻火除蒸), binds up poison and cures sores? (解毒疗疮) |
| Uses | |
| Indications | Moist heat (下焦湿热症状) |
| Internal use | Pills or powder |
| External use | As suitable |
| Recommendations | |
| Counterindications | Spleen weakness |
| Manufacture | |
| Harvesting | Tree bark collected March to May |
| Storage | Dry and ventilated place |
| Processing | Salt, alcohol, charcoal? methods |
| Chinese medicine chemical ingredient | |
| berberine | |
