Pharmaceutical name:

英文藥名﹕

Dictamni Radicis Cortex.

Botanical name:

學名﹕

Dictamnus dasycarpus Turcz. (Korean bai xian 朝鮮白鮮)

Dictamnus albus L.

Skimmia repens

Pron. in Japanese:

日語發音﹕

hakusenpi

Pron. in Korean:

韓語發音﹕

paeksonpi

Pron. in Cantonese:

粵音﹕

pak sin pei

Other Names:

別名﹕

bei xian pi 北鮮皮、shan mu dan 山牡丹、bai tan 白膻

Common Name:

英文名﹕

burning bush root

Distribution:

產地﹕

Mainly in Liaoning, Hebei, Jiangsu, Shanxi, Inner Mongolia, Jilin, also in Heilongjiang.

主產 遼 寧 、河北、山 東 ；江 蘇 、山西、内蒙古、吉林、黑 龍 江 也 有 生 產 。 。

Properties

(characteristics)﹕

性味﹕

bitter, cold.

苦，寒。

Channels (meridians) entered:

歸經﹕

spleen, stomach, bladder.

歸脾、胃、膀胱經。

藥理﹕

Antifungal effect

Stimulatory effect on heart and increases cardiac output of frogs. Marked vasospastic  (constriction of blood vessels) effect on rabbit aural blood vessels.

Effect on smooth muscle: stimulates the smooth muscles of the uterus of rabbits and guinea pigs.

Actions & Indications:

主治﹕

wet type of eczema, rashes, ringworm, jaundice with dark urine.

功能 清熱燥濕，祛風解毒。 用于濕熱瘡毒，黃水淋漓，濕疹，風疹， 疥癬瘡癩，風濕熱痹，黃疸尿赤。

Chemical ingredients:

化學成份﹕

Dosage:

用量﹕

4.5 g to 20 g. Concentrated extract 0.5 to 2 g. External use: appropriate amount. Boil with water and wash the affect area or make into powder and apply on affected area.

4.5～10克 ；濃縮中藥：0.5～2 克。外用適 量 ，煎湯 洗或研粉敷。

Samples of formulae

:處方舉例﹕

Modern Research:

現代研究﹕

Toxicity & Cautions:

毒素與禁忌﹕

not to use in cases of cold from deficiency.

虚寒者忌用。