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| Health Benefits |
| For: cough • wheezing • edema: Floating, facial, Swelling extremities • hypertension |
| Attributes: diuretic, antibiotic, analgesic, hypotensive, antitussive, antipyretic, sedative |
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Constituents:
morusin, betulinic acid, cyclomuberrochromene, mulberrin |
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| Other Names: Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing |
| Morus Alba is not in the USDA Plant Database. Drill down via USDA Interactive Map: |
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Category: Phlegm Cough + Wheezing  |
| English: Mulberry Root Bark Pinyin: Sang Bai Pi Pharmaceutical: Cortex Morus Alba |
| Organs: Lung • Spleen Temperature: Cold |
| Taste: Sweet Toxicity: |
| Patterns: Lung Heat, Liver Yang Rising, Edema |
Actions: Drain Lung heat • Stop cough & wheezing • Promote urination • Reduce edema
Key 2nd Actions: Promote Urination • Lower Hypertension |
| Indications: Lung heat cough & wheezing, edema: facial, swelling extremities, hypertension |
| Contraindications: Polyuria • Wind Cold cough, Lung Cold cough |
| Typical Dosage: 6g to 15g Guidelines |
| Parts Used: Bark from roots Notable for: Promote Urination • Lower Hypertension |
| Other: Sang Ye: Expel W-H • Sang Zhi: Dispel W-D-H • Sang Ji Sheng: Dispel W-D & strengthen bones and tendons • Sheng Sang Bai Pi -edema • Mi Zhi Sang Bai Pi - deficient cough |
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| ■ SANG BAI PI/ DI GU PI: Cough and asthma with yellow, sticky and thick phlegm, fever and thirst due to LU Heat. Cough accompanied by evening fever with skin which is warm to the touch due to LU deficient Heat. Xie Bai San.[35] |
| Formulas with Sang Bai Pi |
| Bu Fei Tang • Hua Gai San • Wu Pi Yin • Xie Bai San |
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| Be cautions with all medicine. |
| Potential Drug Interactions |
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Herbal medicine may interact negatively with pharma drugs and other herbs. Examples below:
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