Chinese Bulk Herbs – Fraxinus (Qin Pi)

Chinese Bulk Herbs Fraxinus (Qin Pi)
This herb is bitter in flavor and cold in nature, mainly enters large intestine to clear heat and dry dampness and has actions of slightly clearing heat and removing toxicity. For the actions of clearing heat and removing toxicity is not that strong, it is usually used as an assistant herb for herbs good at clearing heat and drying dampness and herbs good at removing toxicity and checking dysentary.
Being able to enter liver to clear liver heat, it is either taken internally or applied externally for treating bloodshot eyes with pain, nebula due to liver fire flaming up. When taking orally, it is often combined with other liver-clearing and vision-improving herbs.

Latin Name:
Fraxinus chinensis

Chinese Name:
Qin Pi

Common Names:
Chinese Ash

Parts Used:
Tree bark

Properties:

Bitter and cold; large intestine, liver and gallbladder meridians entered.

Clear heat and dry dampness, clear the liver to improve vision, clear heat and remove toxicity.

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Folk Lore:
N/A

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Cautions:
GRAS: Generally Recognized as Safe. This herb can be safely consumed when used appropriately.

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