Water Weng pi

Water Weng pi

(essential preparation of raw herbs)

[synonym] shuiweng bark.

[source] it is the bark of myrtle. See "water Weng flower" for plant morphology.

[collection] harvest in summer and autumn.

[medicinal material] the dry bark is about 1 cm thick and covered with cork. After the cork is removed, the surface is yellowish white, the skin is brownish red, fibrous and densely covered with white dust. It is easy to tear into strips in longitudinal direction, and dust will fly out when it is bounced.

[flavor] pungent, warm.

① "Raw herbal medicine nature preparation": taste Hui, sour and pungent, warm. "

② "Seeking the source of Materia Medica": sour, flat. "

[function indications] it can kill insects and relieve itching. Treatment of tinea, foot rot, cyst carbuncle.

① "Preparation of the nature of raw herbal medicine": wash the scab, kill the insect. "

② "Seeking the source of Materia Medica": "killing insects, washing tinea and scabies, rotting feet, soaking crevices. "

[usage and dosage] external use: decoct and wash.

[selection] treatment of cyst carbuncle: the second layer of water Weng Pi is decocted and washed for more than ten times; if the carbuncle is worn out, add licorice section and decoct together. (collection of herbs in Lingnan)