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chi yu 赤榆樹皮    slippery elm bark

by Joe Hing Kwok Chu

Pharmaceutical name:

英文藥名﹕

Cortex ulmus fulva

Latin name:

學名﹕

Ulmus fulva Michaux (N.O. Urticaceae),

Ulmus rubra Muhl.

Pron. in Japanese:

日語發音﹕

 

Pron. in Korean:

韓語發音﹕

 느릅나무 껍질

Pron. in Cantonese:

粵音﹕

cik3 jyu4 syu6 pei4

Other Names:

別名﹕

 

Common Name:

普通外文名﹕

English: slippery elm,  Indian elm, moose elm, red elm, sweet elm.

Turkist:  Amerikan karaagaci

Distribution:

產地﹕

Mainly in Central and Southern parts of North America

原產於北美洲 的中部 與南部。

Properties

 characteristics)﹕

性味﹕

warm, slightly bitter

溫﹐ 微苦。

Channels  meridians) entered:

 

歸經﹕

lung, large intestine

肺﹐ 大腸

Medical functions:

藥理﹕

 

 

Actions & Indications:

主治﹕

  1. For sore throats, indigestion, stomach ulcers, dysentery, diarrhea, diseases of urinary passages, bronchitis. .
  2. External use:  powdered bark mixed with hot water into pasty mass, or mixed with oil base ointment and being used as a poultice for fresh wounds, boils, burns and scalds.
  3. As tonic food supplement
  4. Folk remedy for cancer therapy

主治﹕

  1. 喉嚨痛﹐消化不良﹐十二指腸或胃潰瘍﹐便秘﹐腹瀉﹐尿道炎﹐支氣管炎。
  2. 外用研細末﹐熱水調敷於創傷﹐膿瘡﹐燙傷﹐燒傷。
  3. 作補劑﹐添加於食物用。也可加入油膏內作外用。
  4. 民間作治療腫癌用。

Chemical ingredients:

化學成份﹕

tannin, mucilage , calcium, magnesium, vitamin A, B, C, and K.

鞣酸﹐黏漿劑, 鈣, 鎂, 維 生素A , B, C, 和 K 

Dosage:

用量﹕

common dosage: 3 g as decoction.

一般用3克,入煎剤。

Samples of formulae

:處方舉例﹕

ESSIAC FORMULA (a folk formula for cancer therapy):

  • burdock root (niu bang zi) (Arctium lappa, L),  67.7%

  • sheep Sorrel herb  (Rumex acetosella, L),21.6%

  • Turkish rhubarb root (da huang) (Rheum palmatum), 5.0%

  • slippery elm inner bark (Ulmus fulva Michaux (N.O. Urticaceae), Ulmus rubra Muhl.) 5.0%

Later, this formula was developed into an eight ingredient formula. For example: thistle, burdock root (niu bang zi) , kelp (kun bu), red clover, sheep sorrel, slippery elm bark, turkish rhubarb root, and watercress.

 

北美民間ESSIAC 治癌處方﹕

原方有四味藥。後來發展成為八味; 即原方加上洋飛廉(聖薊)昆布三葉草(red clover), 西洋菜。

Modern Research:

現代研究﹕

 

Toxicity & Cautions:

毒素與禁忌﹕

not to use during pregnancy.

孕婦忌用。

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