The common dosage of Phellodendron Bark is 3-12g; the common dosage of Cornus officinalis is 6-12g, both of them can be used for damp-heat diarrhea (diarrhea caused by feeling damp-heat evil), jaundice and red urine.
1. Phellodendron Bark is bitter and cold in nature, belonging to kidney and bladder meridian, it has the effect of detoxification and diarrhea, clearing heat and drying dampness, and removing bone vapor.
Clinically, it can be used for foot impotence and crippling, damp-heat diarrhea and dysentery, vaginal itching under the belt, jaundice and urinary hematuria, heat drenching (burning and tingling during urination, accompanied by urinary frequency and urgency, and discomfort of traction in the abdomen) and astringent pain; ulcers and swollen toxins, wet sores and eczema; night sweating, bone vapor and labor heat, spermatorrhea. Common dosage of 3 ~ 12 g. Spleen and stomach cold people should not be used, adverse reactions are not clear.
2. Cornus officinalis is sour, astringent, slightly warm, attributed to the liver, kidney meridian, astringent, tonifying the liver and kidney effects.
Clinically, it can be used for spermatorrhea, frequent urination; deficiency of the liver and kidney, lumbar and knee pain, impotence; excessive menstruation; internal heat and thirst (internal fever accompanied by excessive eating, drinking and urination, etc.); sweating and deficiencies, etc. The usual dosage is 6 to 6g. The common dosage is 6~12g, first aid can be used up to 20~30g. It is not suitable for those who have dampness-heat and cause urination, and the adverse effects are not clear.
Huangbai plus Cornus officinalis, can be used for damp-heat diarrhea, spermatorrhea, jaundice, urine and redness, etc., the combined dose of drugs generally follow the usual dose, and depending on the different conditions of the increase or decrease in dosage, if you need to use the above medicines, please use under the guidance of a doctor, so as not to cause adverse effects.