Alias of Chinese medicine "San Ke Zhen": steel needle piercing, prick Huanglian, prick Huangbai, Chinese medicine name, the root bark or stem bark of plants in the Berberidaceae family such as Berberis aristata, Berberis lycium, and Berberis himalaica. It is distributed in Hubei, Sichuan, Guizhou and other places.
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【Properties and Channels】
San Ke Zhen is cold in nature, slightly bitter, and non-toxic. It belongs to the liver, stomach, and large intestine channels.
【Functions and Indications of San Ke Zhen】
Traditional Chinese medicine believes that San Ke Zhen has the effects of clearing heat, promoting diuresis, and dispersing stasis. It is mainly used for dysentery, jaundice, sore throat, red eyes, and injuries from falls.
1. "Classification of Medicinal Herbs": It is used for injuries from falls and spitting blood caused by overexertion.
2. "Sichuan Chinese Materia Medica": It clears heat and detoxifies, has anti-inflammatory and antibacterial effects. It is used for red eyes, dysentery, spitting blood caused by overexertion, swollen throat, diarrhea, toothache, earache, and injuries from falls with redness and swelling.
3. "Guizhou Medicinal Herbs": It has the effects of reducing fever, promoting diuresis, dispersing stasis, relieving pain, and cooling blood.
【Usage and Dosage】
Internal use: Decoction, take 0.5-1 liang of San Ke Zhen (2-4 liang for fresh ones); or grind into powder and soak in alcohol. External use: Sprinkle powdered San Ke Zhen.
【Habitat and Distribution】
1. Berberis aristata: It grows in mountain shrubs. It is distributed in Hubei, Sichuan, Guizhou and other places.
2. Berberis lycium: It grows in mountain slope shrubs. It is distributed in Shaanxi, Gansu, Ningxia, Qinghai, Shanxi and other places.
3. Berberis himalaica: It grows in wild mountains, roadsides, or sunny shrubs. It is distributed in Tibet and other places.
