Sang Bai Pi

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) is used with Wolfberry bark (Di Gu Pi) and Licorice root (Gan Cao) in the formula Xie Bai San.2. Dysuria or edema. Mulberry bark (Sangbaipi) is used with Areca nut shell (Da Fu Pi) and Poria peel (Fulingpi) in the formula Wupi Yin.

5 DOSAGE
10-15 g