Sang Bai Pi [1]

1 TASTE
Sweet and cold

2 MERIDIANS
Lung

3 FUNCTIONS
1. To reduce heat form the lungs and soothe asthma; 2. To promote urination and reduce edema.

4 INDICATIONS
1. Heat in the lungs manifested as cough with excessive sputum and asthma. Mulberry bark (Sang Bai Pi [3]) is used with Wolfberry bark (Di Gu Pi [4]) and Licorice root (Gan Cao [5]) in the formula Xie Bai [6] San.2. Dysuria or edema. Mulberry bark (Sangbaipi) is used with Areca nut shell (Da Fu Pi [7]) and Poria peel (Fulingpi) in the formula Wupi Yin.

5 DOSAGE
10-15 g