Ye Ying Pi

Pharmaceutical Latin:	Cortex Cerasi Pericarpium Pruni Pseudocerasus
Common English:	Wild Black Cherry Bark

Category

Herbs that Clear Heat and Detoxify

Herbs that Stabilize and Bind (Astringents)

Properties

Taste	Temperature	Entering Meridians	Dosage
Sour Bitter	Cool	Lung	3 to 5g

Actions And Indications

Actions	Indications/Syndromes
Relieves toxicity, expels pus and relieves fevers	Food poisoning, especially from fish, urticaria and skin diseases marked by swelling
Descends Lung Qi and stops coughing	Cough

Contraindications, Incompatibilities And Herb/Drug Interactions

Major Combinations

Sm. Armeniacae Xing Ren
Cough

Notes

• A Japanese medicinal, this herb comes from the bark of the Japanese cherry tree.