Gou Pi Shu

Name

Gou Pi Shu (Broussonetiae Kazinoki Radix seu Cortex seu Succus seu Folium)

Sources

The drug is the dried root, plant juice or leaf of Broussonetia kazinoki Sieb. et Zucc. (family Moraceae), growing beside villages and roads, in shrubs and woods, distributed in the provinces of Middle China and South China.

The Effect of Gou Pi Shu

Actions

The root or root bark is used to dispel wind, promote blood circulation and diuresis, and to relieve pain; for the treatment of arthralgia, injury, lumbago and dermatitis.

The plant juice is used to clear toxic heat; for the treatment of neurodermatitis and persistent tinea (external use).

The leaf is used externally to relieve swelling and counteract toxicity; for the treatment of boils and traumatic bleeding.