What are the effects and functions of yellow cedar wood?

In many families, some furniture is made of pure solid wood, which is not only very simple and rustic, but also looks very noble. Solid wood furniture looks similar, but the difference in price is actually due to different materials, such as cedar, oak, etc. In fact, yellow cedar wood can not only be used to make furniture, but can also be used for other purposes. So, what are the effects and functions of yellow cedar wood?

Function: It has the effects of clearing away heat and dampness, purging fire and eliminating steaming, detoxifying and treating sores.

Indications: Used for diarrhea due to damp-heat, jaundice and red urine, leucorrhea and vulvar itching, painful and astringent stranguria due to heat, beriberi and paralysis, bone steaming and fatigue fever, night sweats, spermatorrhea, sores and swelling, eczema and wet sores. Salt and Phellodendron chinense nourish yin and reduce fire. Used for yin deficiency, hyperactivity of fire, night sweats and bone steaming.

Contraindications: This product is bitter and cold and can damage the stomach. People with weak spleen and stomach should not use it.

Can Phellodendron treat cervical spondylosis?

1. Phellodendron wood sawdust health pillow specializes in treating high blood pressure

The health pillow made of Phellodendron wood chips for the treatment of hypertension and cervical spondylosis has become a household remedy in Chengde area. At the beginning, some people made wooden pillows out of Phellodendron wood and used them as pillows for a long time because they knew that Phellodendron has the effects of lowering blood pressure, removing heat and having antibacterial effects. They were surprised to find that their hypertension did not recur and their cervical vertebrae were much more relaxed. Later, the locals added newly processed sawdust containing its own moisture and other formulas to make pillows. After using them, they found that the medicinal effects were stronger than wooden pillows. As a result, Phellodendron chinense has become a scarce commodity in the local area. Many people peel off the bark and sell it for traditional Chinese medicine, causing most of the Phellodendron chinense to die due to lack of water. Especially in Chengde area, the Sichuan Phellodendron chinense with grooved bark is on the verge of extinction.

2. Effects of Phellodendron chinense

Huang Bo, also known as Huang Bai Mu, is known as the "king of wood". In places where religion is prevalent, it is even given the reputation of a sacred tree! Huang Bai's ability to clear away heat and dampness is similar to that of Huang Qin and Huang Lian, but it is better at removing dampness and heat in the lower part of the body. Huangbo is used to treat diarrhea together with Scutellaria baicalensis and Coptis chinensis; it is used to treat jaundice together with Gardenia jasminoides and Artemisia capillaris; if combined with Atractylodes lancea and Achyranthes bidentata, Huangbo can be used for swollen and painful feet and knees, and weak and flaccid lower limbs; combined with Anemarrhena asphodeloides, Rehmannia glutinosa, Bambusa longituba and Akebia trifoliata, Huangbo can be used for painful and astringent urination. Phellodendron chinense is the bark of the Rutaceae plant Phellodendron chinense or Phellodendron chinense tree. Phellodendron chinense is also known as Berberis wood, Berberis bark, and Phellodendron chinense. The effects of Phellodendron chinense are clearing away heat and detoxifying, clearing heat and drying dampness. The function of Phellodendron chinense is to treat damp-heat dysentery, diarrhea, jaundice, nocturnal emission, stranguria, leucorrhea, etc. Phellodendron chinense is bitter and cold and hurts the stomach. People with weak spleen and stomach, such as spleen deficiency diarrhea, weak stomach and poor appetite should avoid taking Phellodendron chinense.