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HerbLycii Cortex

地骨皮

Dì Gǔ Pí

Lycium Root Bark

The dried root bark of Lycium chinense or L. barbarum (Solanaceae). Cold and sweet, entering the Lung, Liver, and Kidney channels. Excels at clearing deficiency heat and abating bone-steaming; also clears Lung fire. From the same plant as Gou Qi Zi (the berry) but with entirely different functions.

Actions · 功效

凉血退蒸Cool the blood and abate steaming
清肺降火Clear the Lung and direct fire downward
生津止渴Generate fluids and relieve thirst

Indications · 主治

阴虚发热，骨蒸盗汗Yin-vacuity fever with bone-steaming and night sweats
肺热咳嗽，咯血Lung-heat cough with hemoptysis
内热消渴Internal heat with wasting-thirst

Dosage · 用量

Per day · decoction · non-pregnant adult

9–15 g

Reference range for non-pregnant adults. Not a personalized prescription. Pregnancy, lactation, and pediatric use require specialist supervision.

Draft· 2026-04-16

Footnotes · 引用

[1]Shennong Bencao Jing (Divine Husbandman's Materia Medica)
[2]Mingyi Bielu (Supplementary Records of Famous Physicians)
[3]Bencao Gangmu (Compendium of Materia Medica)

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  author       = {{Bencaodian Editorial}},
  title        = {Dì Gǔ Pí 地骨皮 (Lycium Root Bark) — Lycii Cortex},
  year         = {2026},
  howpublished = {Bencao Dian: A Bilingual Knowledge Graph of Traditional Chinese Medicine},
  url          = {https://bencaodian.org/en/herbs/di-gu-pi},
  urldate      = {2026-04-16},
  note         = {CC BY-SA 4.0}
}

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