Xi Shu - 喜树 - Fructus Et Cortex Camptothecae

Pharmaceutical Latin:	Fructus et Cortex Camptothecae
Common English:	Cancer Tree Happy Tree Tree of Joy

Category

Herbs that Regulate the Blood

Properties

Taste	Temperature	Entering Meridians	Dosage
Bitter	Cold	Root Cortex: 9-15g Fruit: 3-9g

Actions And Indications

Actions	Indications/Syndromes
Disperses Stagnant Blood, disperses accumulation and inhibits carcinoma	Common colds, Liver problems and digestive problems, Psoriasis Brain tumors, liver cancer, gastric cancer, leukemia, esophageal cancer, rectal cancer, carcinoma of bladder and other kinds of cancer

Contraindications, Incompatibilities And Herb/Drug Interactions

Major Combinations

Notes

1. Because Xi Shu is listed as an endangered plant, China has restricted exports of Camptotheca acuminata.
2. The Chinese have used it for hundreds of years to treat psoriasis and diseases of the Liver, Gallbladder, Spleen and Stomach.
3. It has also been known as the “cancer tree” because of its main constituent, camptothcin, which inhibits topoisomerase I, the enzyme associated with cell division and DNA replication.