Wu Jia Pi
五加皮 wǔ jiā pí, "bark of five additions"

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Is this Herb effective in the clinic?

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	Tastes: Acrid , Bitter		Dosage: 4.5-9g

	Cautions: None noted		Meridians: Liver , Kidney
	Preparation: • Sichuan		Quality: Good quality - thick and long quilled, neat pieces, with a thick cortex and no heartwood
	Reference Source: Chinese Herbal Medicine: Materia Medica (3rd edition) ('Bensky')		Notes: No notes at this time
	Formulas (3) Huo Xue Zhi Tong San (Move Blood Stop Pain Powder) jīa wèi lìu wèi dì huáng wán (Augmented Six-Ingredient Pill with Rehmannia) wǔ pí yǐn (Five Peel Decoction)

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Alternate Names:

Pharmaceutical: Cortex Acanthopanacis Gracilistylus Radicis

Botanical: Eleutherococcus Gracilistylus S.y.hu

Japanese: gokahi

Korean: ogapi

Common: Eleutherococcus root bark, acanthopanax root bark

Temperature: Warm

	+1 Mellissa Rudder (Rootdown Staff) Dispels wind dampness add comment

	+1 Andrea Murchison (Rootdown Editor) Strengthens sinews and bones add comment

	+1 Chris White Promotes urination and Reduces edema add comment

	+1 Benjamin Satterfield (Rootdown Staff) Arthritis add comment

	+1 Mellissa Rudder (Rootdown Staff) Chronic wind cold damp painful obstruction when chronic deficiency of the Liver and Kidneys generates weak or soft sinews and bones add comment

	+1 Mellissa Rudder (Rootdown Staff) Particularly suitable for the elderly add comment

	+1 Mellissa Rudder (Rootdown Staff) Urinary difficulty add comment

Wu Jia Pi五加皮 wǔ jiā pí, "bark of five additions"