Obaku

Obaku

Chinese: huang bai

English: Amur cork tree bark, Phellodendron bark

Pharmaceutical: Phellodendri Cortex

Properties: Bitter, cold

Standard Species: Phellodendron amurense Rupr., Phellodendron chinense Schneid

Phellodendron (Phellodendron amurense Rupr.) – Naito Medicinal Herbal Garden, Gifu, Japan (Photo by TH. Tanaka)