Cypress root bark

Cypress root bark

(compendium)

[synonym] Baipi (collection of Materia Medica Classics) and Baipi (bielu).

[source] it is the root bark of Platycladus orientalis, a Cupressaceae plant. For the plant morphology, please refer to "Platycladus orientalis leaves".

[Xing Wei] "Gangmu"; bitter, flat, non-toxic. "

[function indications] treating scalds.

Bielu: "the main fire burns the sores and grows hair. "

[usage and dosage] for external use: put it into the fat of pig or dog, fry it, remove the residue, and coat it on the outside.

[selection] 1. Treatment of hot oil burn: Baipi (Cortex Phellodendri) was applied on the wound with the fat of wax pig. (behind the elbow)

② Treatment of burns: white skin of Platycladus orientalis root, six liang of dog oil, decoct and remove residue, and apply externally. (commonly used Chinese herbal medicine formula)