hua shu pi, Complementary and Alternative Healing University

hua shu pi 樺樹皮 (in English and Chinese 中英文)

Translated by: Joe Hing kwok Chu

Pharmaceutical name:

英文藥名﹕

CortexBetulae platyphyllae

Botanical name:

拉丁生物學名﹕

Betula platyphylla Suk.

Betula mandshurica Nakai (東北白樺)

Betula pendula Roth (新疆白樺)

Pron. in Japanese:

日語發音﹕

kaba juhi

Pron. in Korean:

韓語發音﹕

hwasupi

Pron. in Cantonese::

粵音﹕

waa6 syu6 pei4

Other Names:

別名﹕

bai hua	白樺
hua shu	樺樹
hua mu	樺木
fen hua	粉樺
hua pi shu	樺皮樹

Common Name:

外文名﹕

Japanese white birch

Distribution:

產地﹕

亞洲溫帶和亞北極的地方如：中國東北、華北、河南、陝西、寧夏、甘肅、青海、四川、雲南、西藏東南部；俄羅斯、蒙古、朝鮮、日本。

Temperate and subarctic areas of Asia, such as: Northeast China, North China, Henan, Shaanxi, Ningxia, Gansu, Qinghai, Sichuan, Yunnan and southeastern Tibet; Russia, Mongolia, North Korea, Japan.

Properties

(characteristics)﹕

性味﹕

bitter, neutral, toxic

苦，平，有毒。

Channels (meridians) entered:

歸經﹕

lung, stomach, large intestine.

肺，胃，大腸。

Medical functions:

藥理﹕

Betulin can inhibit the synthesis of cholesterol and triglycerides, and can effectively prevent obesity, atherosclerosis and type II diabetes.

Arresting cough, expectorant and anti-asthmatic effects. Intraperitoneal injection of water, methanol, ether and acid ethanol extracts of hua shu pi possesses anti-cough effect in mice.

白樺酯醇能抑制膽固醇和甘油三酯合成，有效預防肥胖症、動脈粥樣硬化症和II型糖尿病。[2]

止咳、祛痰與平喘作用。小鼠腹腔注射白樺樹皮的水、甲醇、乙醚及酸性乙醇的提取物以及乙醚析出物，都有一定的止咳作用。

Actions & Indications:

主治﹕

For clearing damp-heat and detoxification. For acute tonsilitis, bronchitis, pneumonia, enteritis, dysentery, hepatitis, oliguria with yellow urine, acute mastitis; topical treatment of burns, and swollen carbuncles.

清濕熱，解毒。用於急性扁桃體炎，支氣管炎，肺炎，腸炎，痢疾，肝炎，尿少色黃，急性乳腺炎；外用治燒燙傷，癰癤腫毒。

Chemical ingredients:

化學成份﹕

Bark contians:	樹皮含:
Betulin (β-Amyrin)～35％	白樺酯醇~35％
Betuloside	白樺甙
Tannin 7%	鞣質(7％)
Oleanolic Acid	齊墩果酸
Different types of higher fatty acid, about 35%	各種高級脂肪酸約35％
Phenol	酚性物質
Saponin	皂甙類
Polysaccharide	多糖類
Protein	蛋白質
Triterpenoids	三萜類化合物
Total glucoside	總甙類
Resin	樹脂
Fat	油脂
Fresh leaves contain:	鮮葉含：
Betuldafolienetriol 0.25％	樺葉烯三醇 0.25％
Betulafolienetetraol	樺葉烯四醇
Betulatetrol	樺木烯四醇
Triterpenoid saponin about 3%	三萜皂甙約3％
Flavonoids 2%	黃酮類 2％
Gallic acid	沒食子酸
Coumarin	香豆素
Carotene	胡蘿卜素
Vitamin C	維生素C
Per 100 grams of dry immature fruit contains carotene 52.41 mg.; fresh fruit contains 19.55 mg	每100克未成熟乾果實中含胡蘿卜素52.41毫克；鮮品含19.55毫克
Xylan	木聚糖

Daly Dosage:

每日用量﹕

9 to 15 g, make into powder mix with liquid. Take orally..

External use: appropriate amount.

3～5錢，研末調服。外用適量，

Samples of formulae:

處方舉例﹕

For treatment of dysentery: calcine hua shu pi into charcoal. Grind into fine powder. Take 3 g each time, twice a day.

For treatment of hot and small amount of urine: use hua shu pi to make into strong decoction. Take orally.

治痢疾：樺樹皮煅炭，研成細末。每次一錢，日服二次。《林氏家抄方》【1】

治小便熱短：樺皮濃煮汁飲。《吉林中草藥》

Modern Research:

現代研究﹕

Toxicity & Cautions:

毒素與禁忌﹕

Plants can cause systemic toxicity varying from mild abdominal cramping to serious cardiac complications.[3]

可引起全身毒性變化從輕度腹部痙攣至嚴重的心臟並發症。[3]

[1] 編者按：原方有“糖為引" 。用糖能導致腹瀉。應該不可用糖。

[2]http://chn.chinamil.com.cn/ylws/2011-01/06/content_4546064.htm [1] Editor note: the original formula mentions using sugar. Sugar can actually induce diarrhea. Sugar should not be use in case of diarrhea.

[3] http://www.aragriculture.org/horticulture/ornamentals/toxic_plants.htm