厚朴·Cortex Magnoliae Officinalis
Magnolia Bark
Hou Po (厚朴) is the bark of magnolia, recorded as Cortex Magnoliae Officinalis. It is bitter, acrid and aromatic in flavour, warm in temperature, and enters the Lung, Spleen, Stomach and Large Intestine channels. The catalogue files it among the aromatic herbs that transform Damp.
| Pinyin | hou po |
|---|---|
| Chinese | 厚朴 |
| Latin Name | Cortex Magnoliae Officinalis |
| English Name | Magnolia Bark |
| Japanese | koboku·kobuku |
| Korean | hubak |
Qi that is stagnant and not moving, with nausea, constipation, wheezing, breathlessness and a distended abdomen; distention of the chest or abdomen, focal epigastric distention, wheezing, breathlessness, nausea, rebellious Qi or constipation arising from Cold, Heat, Damp or Phlegm, provided clumped Qi is the root cause (caution in weaker patients)
Food and Qi Stagnation with a distended epigastrium and abdomen
Fairly severe Stagnation and accumulation with constipation and a painful, distended abdomen; Food Stagnation with constipation and abdominal pain; paralytic ileus, with hou po at a larger dose
Stagnation of Qi and food causing abdominal distention
Cold congealing so that Qi stagnates, with fullness and distention
Dampness blocking Qi, with bloating of the abdomen and epigastrium
Belching with a putrid smell from Food Stagnation and accumulation
Deficiency Cold with fullness and distention
Phlegm blocking Qi, with cough, vomiting or a feeling of something lodged in the throat
Excess of the Stomach with nausea, vomiting, unpleasant belching, acid regurgitation, and a full, distended epigastrium; accumulated Dampness with stagnant Qi
Middle Jiao Cold-Dampness
Cold invading the Middle, causing acute diarrhea
Damp-Heat sudden turmoil disorder with acute diarrhea
Phlegm congestion with Excess above and Deficiency below, causing wheezing and cough
Congested fluids causing wheezing, cough and profuse sputum
Phlegm-Dampness causing Lung Qi to stagnate, with cough and wheezing: forcefully sends Qi down, scatters Phlegm-Dampness and settles wheezing; Dampness in the Upper and Middle Jiao with a stifling chest and a full, distended epigastrium and abdomen
Spleen Yang blocked by Dampness: nausea and vomiting, anorexia, loss of taste, a full and distended epigastrium, abdominal distention and a thick greasy tongue coating
xing ren + gui zhi + sheng jiang
Wind-Cold with wheezing and cough
Upper Jiao Excess (Phlegm obstructing Lung Qi) combined with Lower Jiao Deficiency (Kidney Deficiency), giving wheezing and cough
| Age | Raw | Granule | Tincture | Concentrate | Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Any 3-10g; Tincture: 1-4ml | 3-10 g | — | 1-4 ml | — | — |
厚朴·Cortex Magnoliae Officinalis
Hou Po (Jiang Zhi) (厚朴) is hou po processed with ginger juice, the bark of magnolia, recorded as Cortex Magnoliae Officinalis. No category, channels or actions are recorded for it.
The catalogue records no separate actions, dose or cautions for this preparation. Unless noted above it follows hou po.