Distribution:
Shaanxi, Sichuan, Ningxia, Yunnan, Guizhou, Hebei provinces of China and also in Korea and Vietnam.
Properties (characteristics):
Bitter, cold.
Channels meridians) entered:
Liver, gall bladder, large intestine channels
Actions & Indications:
Diarrhea, blood in stool, urge of defecating caused by infection, swollen and red eyes caused by heat in liver, Senile Cataract, vaginal yeast or bacterial infection, Chronic Bronchitis, Neurodermatitis.
Dosage:
3~12 g
Cautions:
Do not use large amount. Large amount of herb causes lab animals into sedative state, spasm, coma, respiratory arrest, and death.
Qin pi is mainly used in acute bacterial infection of intestine, not to use in chronic diarrhea cause by pixu (spleen deficient) shenyangxu (kidney yang deficient) or it may weaken the body further.