Di Gu Pi (Cortex of Wolfberry Root or Lycium Bark)

Herb 3 of 11 in Herbs that Cool the Blood

Channels:

LU, LIV, KI

Properties:

Sweet, Cold

Latin:

Cortex Radicis Lycii Chinensis

Chinese:

地骨皮

Tone Marks:

dì gŭ pí

Translation:

Earth Bone Bark

Chinese Herb Actions

• Clears Heat from Yin Deficiency
  For chronic fevers, night sweats, steaming bone disorder, irritability or thirst.
• Clears Lung Heat and Stops Cough and Wheezing.
• Cools the Blood
  For vomiting with Blood, epistaxis, and Blood in the urine.
• Drains Floating Fire in the Kidney Channel
  For fire from deficiency causing toothache.

Chinese Herb Contraindications & Cautions

• Caution in patients with an exterior disorder, and from cold from deficiency of the spleen and stomach.

Herb-Drug Interactions

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Chinese Herb Toxicity & Overdose

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Chinese Herb Dosage

• 6-15 grams.
• Part used: root-bark.

This Herb Appears in the Following Formulas:

• Qing Gu San (Cool the Bones Powder)
  Category: Formulas that Clear Heat from Deficiency
• Xie Bai San (Drain the White Powder)
  Category: Formulas that Clear Heat from the Organs