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Other Names : Huang Bai (Huang Bo), 黄柏, Cortex Phellodendri, Amur Cork-Tree Bark, Phellodendron Bark
Siberian Cork-Tree Bark<br>See also : [[Phellodendron]]
==Special Precautions of Huang Bai==
* Contraindicated in Spleen and Stomach Deficiency with or without diarrhea.
* Contraindicated for those with general Yang Deficiency.
==Health Benefits and Uses of Huang Bai==
Herbs That Clean Heat and Purge Fire: Herbs That Clean Heat and Dry Dampness
*Drains Damp-Heat especially from the Lower Jiao
**Thick, yellow vaginal discharge, foul smelling diarrhea or dysenteric disorder
**Damp-Heat in the Lower Jiao
**Hot Leg Qi with red, swollen, painful knees, legs or feet
**Damp-Heat jaundice
*Drains Kidney Fire (False Heat, Deficiency Heat) : Kidney Yin Deficiency with Empty Fire Rising (steaming bone disorder, night sweats, afternoon fevers and sweating, occasionally with nocturnal emissions and spermatorrhea)
* Drains Fire and relieves Fire toxicity : Toxic sores and Damp-skin lesions (internally and topically).
==Used in Patent Medicine==
* [[Bi Yan Pian]]
* [[Zi Yin Jiang Huo Tang]]
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