Bark of Chinese white poplar
Name
Mao Bai Yang (Cortex Populi Tomentosae)
Sources
The drug is the dried bark, inflorescence or fresh leaf of Populus tomentosa Carr. (Family Salicaceae), growing in mountain area and pastures, and distributed and cultivated mostly in North China, North-west Chinaand Liaoning, Henan, Shandong, Anhui, Jiangsu and Hubei.
The Effect of Bark of Chinese white poplar
Property
Bitter, sweet, cold.
Actions
Clear heat and induce diuresis, relieve cough and reduce phlegm.
Indications
Dysentery, stranguria with turbid urine, leukorrhea, asthma due to excessive phlegm with cough, cough due to lungheat, hepatitis.
Dosage and Administrations
Decoct 10~15 g. Proper dosage is for external application, pounded for applying.