INDIVIDUAL HERBS

Pharmaceutical Latin: Pericarpium Pruni Pseudocerasus
Cortex Cerasi
Common English: Wild Black Cherry Bark

Herbs that Clear Heat and Detoxify

Herbs that Stabilize and Bind (Astringents)

Taste Temperature Entering Meridians Dosage
Sour
Bitter
Cool
Lung
3 to 5g
Actions Indications/Syndromes

Relieves toxicity, expels pus and relieves fevers

Food poisoning, especially from fish, urticaria and skin diseases marked by swelling

Descends Lung Qi and stops coughing

Cough
CONTRAINDICATIONS
INCOMPATIBILITIES
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

Sm. Armeniacae
Xing Ren

Cough

 

 

  • This herb is a Japanese medicinal derived from the bark of the Japanese cherry tree.