Phellodendron Bark (Phellodendron chinense) — Dried Sichuan Huang Bai Decoction Pieces

Phellodendron Bark (Phellodendron chinense) is the dried bark of a traditional herb known in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) as Huáng Bǎi (黄柏), also called Sichuan Cork Tree Bark. For centuries, Huang Bai has been prized as a bitter, cold, drying herb used to clear damp-heat, cool the lower burner, and drain fire from the body. Its nature is bitter and cold, making it a focused yet powerful herb for descending turbid dampness and restoring balance in the lower jiao.

Key Selling Points

• Traditional bitter-cold damp-heat clearing herb
• Dried Sichuan Huang Bai bark, peeled grade
• Phellodendron chinense decoction pieces
• Naturally sun-dried, clean quality
• Available as whole pieces or custom-milled powder

Quality & Sensory

Each batch is naturally sun-dried to preserve its pale yellow to golden-brown inner bark color, firm fibrous texture, and mild earthy aroma. When decocted, the pieces yield a deeply bitter, cooling infusion with a lingering dry finish, characteristic of its bitter-cold nature.

Technical Specifications

Usage Scenarios

• Herbal decoction blends
• Traditional foot soak formulas
• Damp-heat clearing tea blends
• External wash preparations
• Custom herbal powder blends

Traditional Uses

In folk herbal practice, Huang Bai is decocted into bitter formulas to clear damp-heat from the lower body, and is often paired with herbs like Atractylodes (Cang Zhu) and Achyranthes (Niu Xi) in classic combinations. It is also a common ingredient in traditional foot soak recipes, where it is simmered and used as a warm external wash. In daily wellness routines, it appears in cooling tea blends for warm, humid seasons.

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