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Chinese Arborvitae Twig and Leaf; Leafy Twigs of Oriental Arborvitae

Chinese Arborvitae Twig and Leaf; Leafy Twigs of Oriental Arborvitae. Class: Blood-Cooling Hemostatic Medicinal. Properties: Bitter; Astringent; Cold. Meridians: Lung; Liver; Spleen

🌿 Names
Pinyin Name
Ce Bai Ye
中文名 (Chinese)
侧柏叶
Latin Name
Platycladi Cacumen; Cacumen Platycladi
English Name
Chinese Arborvitae Twig and Leaf; Leafy Twigs of Oriental Arborvitae
Alias Names
柏叶扁柏叶丛柏叶
☯ TCM Properties
Properties (性味)
Bitter; Astringent; Cold
Meridians (归经)
Lung; Liver; Spleen
Part Used
Leaf
Therapeutic Class (EN)
Blood-Cooling Hemostatic Medicinal
功效分类 (CN)
凉血止血药
🩺 Clinical Profile
Function (功能)
To arrest bleeding by removing heat from blood, and to promote the growth of black hair.
Indication (主治)
Hemoptysis, duodenal bleeding, chronic bronchitis, tuberculosis, blood ejection, spontaneous external bleeding, hematuria, hematochezia, blood dysentery, incessant flooding and spotting, cough with profuse phlegm, wind-damp impediment pain, erysipelas, epidemic parotitis, scalds, burns.
Clinical Manifestations
1. its alcoholic extract exerts antitussive and expectorant effect on mice. 2. inhibiting the growth of various pathogenic bateria. 3. shortening bleeding time and blood clotting time.
🔗 External References
SymMap
57
TCMID
4272
TCMSP
57
TCM-ID
224