Root bark of Ziziphus jujuba

Root bark of Ziziphus jujuba

(Shaanxi Chinese herbal medicine)

[source] it is the root bark of Ziziphus jujuba, a rhamniaceae plant. See the "Ziziphus jujuba kernel" for plant morphology.

[nature and taste] Shaanxi Chinese herbal medicine: "astringent in taste, warm in nature. "

[function indications] it is used to treat hematochezia, burn, scald, hypertension, spermatorrhea and leucorrhea.

Shaanxi Chinese herbal medicine: "astringent essence can stop bleeding. Treat drenching turbidity, leucorrhea, synovium, bleeding. "

[usage and dosage] oral administration: decoction, 0.5-1 Liang. External use: decocting, boiling and coating.

[formula selection] ① for hematochezia: the root bark of Ziziphus jujuba is one or two. Scrape off the black skin and bake. Fry in a bowl of water until a teacup is warm. If not, take another dose every seven days. (Tianjin Chinese herbal medicine)

② Burn, scald: sour jujube root skin three jin. Cut it up, fry it into paste, apply it on the clean cloth and stick it on the wound. (Tianjin Chinese herbal medicine)

③ Treatment of hypertension, dizziness and headache: sour jujube root one or two (to the outer layer of black skin, to wooden heart, with endothelium). Decoct with water twice and take it twice. (Doctor barefoot, Changwei District, Shandong Province (3): 211970)