Albizia bark (He Huan Pi)

Albizia bark (He Huan Pi)

Pharmaceutical Name: Cortex Albiziae
Botanical Name: Albizia Julibrissin Durazz.
Common Name:Albizia bark
Mimosa Tree bark
Source of Earliest Record: Shennong Bencao Jing
art Used & Method for Pharmaceutical Preparations: The bark is collected in summer or autumn, and then cut into pieces.
Properties and Taste: Sweet and neutral
Meridian: Heart and liver, Spleen, Lungs
Functions: Increase blood circulation and calms the spirit.
To tranquilize the mind and relieve depression
To invigorate the blood and reduce swelling, alleviates pain
Dissipates abscesses
Build and repair fractured bones and help speed the healing process
Indications and Combinations: 1.     Insomnia, forgetfulness and irritability due to depression or anger. Emotional imbalance, excessive worry, fright, nightmares, paranoia.
*Use with Arborvitae seed (Bai zi ren) and Multiflower knotweed 
(Ye jiao teng). 

2.  Swelling and pain due to external injury.
*Use with Chinese angelica root (Dang gui) and Chuanxiong rhizome (Chuan xiong).

3.    Carbuncles and furuncles.
*Use with Wild chrysanthemum flower (Ye ju hua), Dandelion herb 
(Pu gong ying) and Forsythia fruit (Lian qiao).

4. Lung abscesses with expectoration of blood with phlegm.
Dosage: 10-15 g