Fruits and seedsAstringentGranati Pericarpium

Shi Liu Pi (Pomegranate Rind)

Q: What is Shiliupi? Is it the same as Shiliuzi or Wumei?

Shiliupi is the dried pericarp of Punica granatum, a Chinese medicine used to astringe the intestines to stop diarrhea, stop bleeding, and expel parasites. It is not the same as Shiliuzi or Wumei, and they cannot be used interchangeably in equal amounts.

Q: What are the composition and effects of Shiliupi?

Shiliupi is sour and astringent in taste, warm in nature, and enters the Large Intestine meridian. Its functions are to astringe the intestines to stop diarrhea, stop bleeding, and expel parasites.

Q: What is the dosage of Shiliupi? Can it be used daily as a diarrhea-stopping tea?

Decoction dosage is 3–9 g, and modern use requires physician-determined dosage. It is not a year-round Shiliupi tea, and prolonged use can further injure early-stage diarrhea and dysentery. Chronic diarrhea requires short-term, physician-determined dosage and cannot replace evaluation.

Q: What are the contraindications of Shiliupi? Can pregnant women use it?

It is not suitable for early-stage diarrhea and dysentery with excess pathogenic qi, and dosage should not be excessive. Pregnant women require physician evaluation. Stop if abdominal pain or constipation occur, and seek immediate medical care for severe parasite accumulation or high fever.

Q: Can Shiliupi astringe the intestines, stop bleeding, and expel parasites?

Yes. It can assist chronic diarrhea, chronic dysentery, bloody stools, prolapse of the rectum, flooding and spotting, leukorrhea, and abdominal pain from parasites. It astringes the intestines to stop diarrhea, stops bleeding, and expels parasites, but it is not a specific remedy for all diarrhea or all parasite accumulation.

Q: Can Shiliupi be taken daily as a diarrhea-stopping or parasite-expelling tea?

Chronic diarrhea may be treated short-term in formulas, but early-stage diarrhea and dysentery can be further harmed. The idea that Shiliupi must always stop diarrhea cannot replace evaluation, and astringing the intestines and expelling parasites requires physician-determined formulation and dosage.

Q: How to choose between Shiliupi, Wumei, Wubeizi, Kulianpi, and Shijunzi?

Shiliupi astringes the intestines and expels parasites and is suited to chronic diarrhea and parasite accumulation. Wumei astringes the lungs and generates fluids. Wubeizi astringes the lungs and reduces fire. Kulianpi kills parasites. Shijunzi kills parasites for roundworms. Choose according to the pattern, and large doses of Shiliupi are contraindicated in early-stage diarrhea and dysentery.

A practical guide to Shi Liu Pi: what it is, how Traditional Chinese Medicine uses it, the classical formulas it appears in, and who should be careful with it.

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Last reviewed Oct 29, 2026

Quick Facts

Latin Name	Granati Pericarpium
Chinese Name & Pinyin	石榴皮 · Shi Liu Pi
Medicinal Part	Fruits and seeds
The item	Shi Liu Pi is the dried pericarp of the pomegranate Punica granatum. Wu Bei Zi is not this herb. It usually goes into decoctions, teas, and congees.
Nature and channels	Warm. Sour, astringent. Enters the Large Intestine, and sometimes the Kidney. Sour astringent warm secures the intestines and stops bleeding.
Pharmacopoeia line	Stops diarrhea and dysentery, stops bleeding, and relieves prolapse. Used for chronic diarrhea and dysentery, rectal prolapse, blood in the stool, abnormal vaginal bleeding, and vaginal discharge.
Pattern cues	Long-term loose stool that slips out. Blood in the stool. Chronic abnormal vaginal bleeding. Rectal prolapse.
In this article	Shi Liu Pi versus Wu Bei Zi. Warm intestine-securing versus cold multi-organ astringing. Why the dose is small. Why pregnancy is a caution. Why heavy bleeding needs a clinic. Who should skip it.

What Is Shi Liu Pi?

Shi Liu Pi (石榴皮; Shí Liú Pí; Latin: Granati Pericarpium; English: pomegranate rind) in the current pharmacopoeia is the dried pericarp of the pomegranate Punica granatum of the Lythraceae family, gathered in autumn after the fruit ripens, cleaned and sun-dried; the common processed form is the stir-fried rind, which is gentler and less irritating. It is warm, sour and astringent, enters the Large Intestine channel (some schools also add the Kidney), and its core actions are to astringe the intestines and stop diarrhea, and to converge and stop lower-jiao bleeding. It usually goes into decoctions or gentle teas and congees. The usual amount is 3–10 g. It needs no special handling in the pot; for tea or congee it may be soaked for ten minutes first. Do not use fresh pomegranate rind as a substitute.

It is not Wu Bei Zi. Wu Bei Zi is cold in nature and, besides securing the intestines, also astringes the lung, clears lung fire, secures the essence, and stops sweating — a multi-organ astringent; it does not warm the intestines the way Shi Liu Pi does. Shi Liu Pi is warm and concentrates on the intestines and lower jiao, which is why it fits cold-type slippery discharge. Use caution in pregnancy. Sticky foul stool with anal heat and a thick yellow coat is a poor match. Heavy bright-red bleeding with fever and thirst needs a clinic first. Do not take it alone long term — too much astringency can lead to constipation and bloating.

It is used most often for three patterns:

Chronic prolonged diarrhea — loose stool that slips out without control
Lower-jiao bleeding — blood in the stool, abnormal vaginal bleeding — seek care if bleeding is heavy or bright red
Rectal prolapse and vaginal discharge from chronic dysentery — seek care if it recurs or worsens

Warm, sour, and astringent, it is not a daily “gut-fixing peel” to keep increasing. Astringing when there is still damp-heat inside traps the pathogen and worsens the pattern.

When the intestines lose their holding power after long illness, or lower-jiao blood leaks without a secure base, slippery diarrhea and repeated bleeding are common. Shi Liu Pi is warm, sour, and astringent. It secures and converges, which is why it appears in Shi Liu Pi San (Pomegranate Peel Powder)–type formulas paired with He Zi and Rou Dou Kou. It holds more than it clears. An acute damp-heat diarrhea, with sticky stool and anal heat, gets worse if more is added.

Shi Liu Pi is not a catch-all astringent peel. In damp-heat, with no deficiency-slippage to secure, or in pregnancy, using it alone is a poor match. Raw or stir-fried, and whether it belongs in a formula, should be decided by a licensed Chinese medicine practitioner after pattern diagnosis.

Shi Liu Pi: Materia Medica Profile

Identification & Quality Standard

Granati Pericarpium

Botanical Origin

The dried pericarp of Punica granatum L. (Lythraceae / Punicaceae).

Production Regions

Produced nationwide; main production in Shandong, Sichuan, Hunan.

Quality Requirements

Superior material is thick, reddish-brown, and clean.

Macroscopic Features

Irregular slices or semi-ovoid, 1~3 mm thick; externally reddish-brown or brownish-yellow, lustrous, with dense wart-like elevations and residual fruit stalk or calyx; inner surface yellowish-brown, with concave seed cavities; texture hard and brittle; fractured granular; faint odor; astringent taste.

Main Regions and Quality Identification

Traditional materia medica and industry experience value the Shi Liu Pi of certain producing areas — including several provinces of central and western China — but actual quality also depends on variety, harvest time, processing, and storage. In appearance, Shi Liu Pi is irregular sheet- or ladle-shaped, with a reddish-brown, brownish-yellow, or dark-brown outer surface, a slight luster, sparse small pits, a yellow or reddish-brown inner surface with net-like septa remains, hard but crisp texture, and a slightly granular cross-section. The raw product smells slightly sour and astringent; the stir-fried has a slightly toasty odor. The common look-alikes are other similar rinds — such as the bitter-orange peel, which has a bitter-aromatic odor and is thicker — distinguish them by appearance and odor.

Traditional Properties & Historical Lineage

Nature, Flavour & Channel Tropism

Sour, Astringent; WarmLarge Intestine

1. Records in Classic Materia Medica

Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing: though the peel itself is not separately recorded, the related parts of the pomegranate are mentioned as able to regulate the stomach and intestines.
Ming Yi Bie Lu: records that it "treats diarrhea-dysentery and stops leaking essence."
Xin Xiu Ben Cao: supplements that it governs roundworms and tapeworms.
Ben Cao Gang Mu: clearly records that Shi Liu Pi can "stop diarrhea-dysentery, lower bleeding, rectal prolapse, and flooding with leukorrhea."
De Pei Ben Cao: mentions that it is "sour-astringent in flavor, warm in nature, entering the blood aspect of the foot yangming and shaoyin channels."

These records all center on its astringing-and-securing character.

2. How Views of Its Nature Changed

Views among physicians differ: some ancient physicians lean to its astringing, diarrhea-stopping action — mostly for the acute or chronic intestinal slippage; others hold it also has a certain kidney-securing action, assisting the regulation of seminal emission and leukorrhea; some physicians stress its warm nature, holding that for the patterns of internal excess heat or damp-heat, it should not be used alone — to avoid astringing the pathogen and blocking its discharge. This difference reflects the gradual clarification of its fitting range — keeping it from being treated as a universal astringent.

Core Efficacies & Traditional Applications

Traditional Functions

Astringes intestines and stops diarrhea, stops bleeding, and expels parasites.

1. First Direction: Astringing and Stopping Diarrhea

Traditional action: astringe the intestines and secure the diarrhea — helping relieve the diarrhea symptoms of intestinal slippage and non-secure states.
Typical signs: long-term or recurrent loose stool with increased frequency, or watery discharge with slippery incontinence — possibly with mild abdominal pain and fatigue — mostly seen in chronic gut-function disturbance or long-term diarrhea.
Usual combinations: often paired with the qi-tonifying, spleen-strengthening herbs — such as Dang Shen and Bai Zhu — to strengthen the intestine-securing, diarrhea-stopping effect; with cold-dampness, paired with Gan Jiang and Rou Gui to warm the middle and scatter cold; for a prolonged diarrhea with damp-heat not fully cleared, properly pair the heat-clearing, damp-draining herbs — to avoid pure astringing "closing the door and keeping the pathogen."
Who should not self-use: the damp-heat acute diarrhea — sticky stool, anal burning, and a thick yellow coating — should not be self-used, to avoid astringing the internal damp-heat pathogen and worsening the illness.

2. Second Direction: Astringing and Stopping Bleeding

Traditional action: astringe and secure, helping stop the internal bleeding — especially the bleeding of the lower jiao.
Typical signs: blood in the stool (bright or dark red), or non-menstrual vaginal bleeding in women (heavy and pale), with fatigue and sore, weak lower back — mostly seen in long-term blood-in-stool or flooding-and-spotting.
Usual combinations: often paired with the bleeding-stopping or qi-tonifying herbs — such as the blood-cooling, bleeding-stopping Di Yu and Huai Hua, or the qi-tonifying, yang-raising Huang Qi and Sheng Ma — strengthening the hemostasis while securing the upright qi.
Who should not self-use: heavy bleeding with bright-red blood and the excess-heat signs of fever and thirst — should not be self-used; clear and drain the excess heat first, then consider proper astringing regulation.

3. Classic Pairing: Shi Liu Pi With Wei Ge Gen

The common pair is Shi Liu Pi with Wei Ge Gen: Shi Liu Pi is sour-astringent and converging — focusing on securing the intestines and stopping diarrhea; Wei Ge Gen is sweet and neutral in nature — focusing on raising the clear yang and stirring the spleen-stomach qi. Combined, Shi Liu Pi's astringency secures the intestines, while Ge Gen's yang-raising helps restore the spleen-stomach function — mutually coordinating, fitting the patterns of intestinal slippage with insufficient spleen-stomach function after prolonged diarrhea — such as long-term loose stool, easy diarrhea after meals, and fatigue. This pairing needs the physician's pattern diagnosis — it does not fit the acute damp-heat diarrhea.

Modern Research

Modern research offers useful context, but Traditional Chinese Medicine prescribes on whole-pattern diagnosis rather than isolated compounds.

1. Main Chemical Constituents

The main constituents detected in Shi Liu Pi are tannins (including gallic acid and punicalagin), flavonoids, organic acids (such as ursolic acid and oleanolic acid), and alkaloids. In in vitro experiments, some tannin constituents show a certain inhibitory effect on some intestinal pathogens in the laboratory environment; in animal experiments, the Shi Liu Pi extract shows a certain regulating effect on intestinal motility in animal models and can relieve the diarrhea symptoms of the animals. Currently, no sufficient human clinical research has confirmed the specific effects of these constituents in the human body.

2. Current Research Directions

Current research on Shi Liu Pi mainly focuses on the active actions of its constituents:

The antibacterial and antioxidant actions of the tannins — in in vitro experiments, some constituents show a certain inhibitory effect on common intestinal pathogens.
The regulating effect of some constituents on intestinal function — in experiments, after animals take the Shi Liu Pi extract, the frequency and amplitude of intestinal motility change to a certain degree, suggesting a potential to regulate intestinal function.

But these results are mostly based on in vitro or animal experiments — more human research is still needed to verify the actual effect in humans.

3. Limitations of Current Research

Lab results are not clinical efficacy — the results of in vitro and animal experiments cannot be directly equated with the treatment effect after taking it in humans, because the physiological environments of animals and humans differ.
Extracts and monomers are not the same as traditional slices — the extracts or monomers in modern research differ from the clinically used Shi Liu Pi slices in constituent types, dose concentration, and action route — they cannot be equated directly.
Doses and preparation methods vary between studies — the extraction methods and dose sizes differ across studies, making the results hard to unify and compare — no clear clinical application standard has formed.
A single component does not define the whole herb — Shi Liu Pi's action is the joint result of many constituents — a single constituent's activity cannot represent the whole herb's overall effect.

Comparing Similar Herbs

1. What They Share

Choosing the similar herb Wu Bei Zi, the two share these points:

Both have the astringing-and-securing action — both can be used to regulate the slippery, non-secure patterns.
Both are commonly used for the intestinal discomfort — such as prolonged diarrhea and blood in the stool.
In some traditional formulas, both may appear together, assisting the astringing and securing.
Both need the constitution considered — overuse or improper use may bring discomfort.

2. The Key Differences: Shi Liu Pi vs. Wu Bei Zi

Nature and flavors: Shi Liu Pi is warm with sour-astringent flavors, entering the large-intestine channel — leaning warm — fitting the cold-leaning slippage patterns; Wu Bei Zi is cold with sour-astringent flavors, entering the lung, large-intestine, and kidney channels — leaning cold — fitting the heat-leaning or heat-sign slippage patterns.
Focus: Shi Liu Pi's core strength is securing the intestines to stop diarrhea and converging the lower-jiao bleeding — more targeted to the slippage of the intestines and lower jiao; Wu Bei Zi, besides securing the intestines, can also astringe the lung and lower the fire, and secure the essence and stop sweat — with a regulating action on the chronic cough, seminal emission, and spontaneous sweat — a wider scope.
Qi tendency: Shi Liu Pi's converging action mainly focuses on the large intestine — helping restore its securing function — with the influence on the qi leaning to stabilizing the lower jiao; Wu Bei Zi's converging action involves the lung, intestines, and kidney — converging and regulating the qi of different organs, while clearing and lowering the lung fire — leaning more to the overall regulation of many organs.
Best fit: Shi Liu Pi fits the prolonged, unceasing diarrhea, clear thin stool, and dull blood-in-stool without heat signs — such as the long-term diarrhea of spleen-stomach deficiency-cold; Wu Bei Zi fits the chronic cough of lung deficiency, spontaneous and night sweat, and seminal emission — with the heat signs of dry mouth and red tongue.
Not suitable: Shi Liu Pi — for the acute diarrhea of internal damp-heat and the bright-red blood-in-stool with fever and thirst — not to be used; Wu Bei Zi — for the spleen-stomach deficiency-cold with loose stool — not to be used alone, to avoid worsening the cold pattern.
Use scenes: Shi Liu Pi appears more in the formulas regulating prolonged diarrhea and blood in the stool, or as an adjuvant for daily mild gut discomfort; Wu Bei Zi appears more in the formulas regulating lung-deficiency chronic cough, seminal emission, and spontaneous sweat — and in some external astringent uses for sores.

3. One-Sentence Summary

Simply put, Shi Liu Pi leans toward warm astringency — focusing on the intestinal slippage and lower-jiao bleeding, whereas Wu Bei Zi leans toward cold astringency — attending to the slippage regulation of many organs. Both can be used for the slippery, non-secure patterns, but they are not interchangeable.

Classical Formulas Containing Shi Liu Pi

Classic Formula 1: Shi Liu Pi San (Pomegranate Peel Powder)

Combination logic: In this formula, Shi Liu Pi is the lord — taking its sour-astringent, converging, intestine-securing, diarrhea-stopping core action, directly targeting the prolonged-diarrhea slippage; paired with He Zi to strengthen the converging and intestine-securing, and adding Rou Dou Kou to warm the middle and stop diarrhea. The three coordinate: both securing the intestines and warming and nourishing the spleen-stomach — avoiding the spleen-stomach sluggishness of pure astringency. It cannot be used alone, because prolonged diarrhea usually comes with insufficient spleen-stomach function — pure astringency cannot restore the spleen-stomach transforming function, and may leave the pathogen behind.

Traditional use: traditionally for the unceasing prolonged diarrhea, loose stool, and slippery incontinence — with mild abdominal pain that likes warmth and pressure — the pattern of spleen-stomach deficiency-cold; also for the slippage of rectal prolapse after chronic dysentery.

Modern note: modern clinical use of this formula requires the doctor's pattern diagnosis and standard care — do not self-apply just because the formula name relates to a certain disease — use it under a professional physician's guidance, combined with the individual constitution and pattern.

Classic Formula 2: An Shi Liu Pi Tang (Pomegranate Peel Decoction)

Combination logic: In this formula, Shi Liu Pi is the minister, working with Huang Lian to clear heat, dry dampness, thicken the intestines, and stop diarrhea, and adding Mu Xiang to move the qi and stop pain, relieving the abdominal distension and pain of prolonged diarrhea. The astringency of Shi Liu Pi, the heat-clearing of Huang Lian, and the qi-moving of Mu Xiang combine: both clearing the damp-heat pathogen in the intestines and securing the intestines against excessive slippage — the three coordinate, attending to the different mechanisms of the damp-heat prolonged diarrhea. Shi Liu Pi alone cannot attend to the heat-clearing and qi-moving — hard to solve the damp-heat diarrhea-dysentery with distension and pain.

Traditional use: traditionally for the damp-heat chronic dysentery — sticky stool, abdominal pain with sagging, and anal burning; also for the blood-in-stool of damp-heat not fully cleared.

Modern note: modern clinical use of this formula requires the doctor's pattern diagnosis and standard care — confirm that the pattern matches the damp-heat chronic dysentery, and only then use it under a physician's guidance; do not blindly take it.

Formulas vs. Single Herbs

A formula is the whole of many herbs working together — through the lord-minister-assistant-courier pairing, attending to the different mechanisms of the illness, with both a targeted main action and auxiliary regulation, and avoiding the bias of a single herb. A single herb cannot simply replicate a full formula's effect, because it lacks the synergy and restraint of the other herbs in the formula — unable to attend to the complex illness. The doses and combinations in a formula are holistic — the dose ratios of different herbs affect the formula's efficacy tendency — adjusting on your own may change the overall action and even bring discomfort. To be clear: a herb that works in a formula does not mean taking it alone produces the same effect, because the formula's action is the synergy of many constituents and many targets — a single herb's action is relatively single.

Diet & Daily Home Use

1. Home Tea and Porridge

(1) Shi Liu Pi Zhi Xie Cha (Pomegranate-Peel Diarrhea-Stopping Tea): dry Shi Liu Pi 5 g, Sheng Jiang 3 slices. Wash the dry Shi Liu Pi, break it into small pieces, put it with the Sheng Jiang into a teapot, add an appropriate amount of water, boil on high heat, then simmer 15 minutes on low heat, and drink the liquid warm. Suited to the mild prolonged diarrhea of spleen-stomach deficiency-cold — loose stool, not too frequent, with mild abdominal pain. Not for those with damp-heat acute diarrhea and a thick yellow coating. Suggested: 1–2 times a week, no more than 3 days continuously. Note: the Shi Liu Pi here is a medicinal slice, different from ordinary food — do not make it directly with fresh pomegranate rind, to avoid discomfort from the constituent difference.

(2) Shi Liu Pi Zhi Xue Zhou (Pomegranate-Peel Bleeding-Stopping Porridge): dry Shi Liu Pi 3 g, Jing Mi 50 g, Hong Zao 2 pieces. Wrap the dry Shi Liu Pi in a gauze bag, put it with the washed Jing Mi and the pitted Hong Zao into a pot, add an appropriate amount of water, cook into porridge, then take out the herb bag and drink warm. Suited to the mild blood-in-stool or light non-menstrual bleeding with fatigue. Not for those with heavy bleeding, bright-red blood, and excess-heat signs. Suggested: once every 2–3 days, no more than 5 days continuously.

2. Decoction and Processing Differences

The raw Shi Liu Pi leans to astringing and stopping diarrhea — mostly for regulating the intestinal slippage; the stir-fried Shi Liu Pi has a gentler converging action after frying, with a certain toasty aroma — more fitting home food therapy — reducing the sour-astringent irritation of the raw to the stomach and intestines. For home decoction, Shi Liu Pi needs no special handling — decoct it directly with the other materials; for tea or porridge, you may soak it in clean water for 10 minutes in advance to help the effective constituents release. Different forms cannot be converted directly — for example, the action of a 10 g medicinal slice cannot be equated with the 5 g Shi Liu Pi in tea, because the dose and preparation differ.

3. Dosage and Course

The common dose of Shi Liu Pi in traditional prescriptions is 3–10 g, for decoctions or pills; the food-therapy dose is usually 2–5 g — a part of the medicinal dose — for mild regulation. Long-term continuous use is not advised, because the converging action of Shi Liu Pi is relatively strong — long-term use may affect the normal transformation of the stomach and intestines, causing constipation or bloating. Special groups — such as pregnant women, children, and the elderly — need the dose and use period adjusted under a physician's or pharmacist's guidance; do not use casually on your own.

Contraindications & Safety Warnings

1. Who Should Avoid It

Internal spleen-stomach damp-heat — sticky stool, anal burning, and a thick yellow greasy coating — should not use Shi Liu Pi, to avoid astringing the internal damp-heat pathogen and worsening the illness.
Pregnancy and breastfeeding — special body state — consult a physician before using any herb, to avoid an effect on yourself, the fetus, or the infant.
Children and the elderly — weaker stomach and intestinal function and poorer drug tolerance — use under professional guidance; do not take the adult dose on your own.
Liver or kidney impairment — weaker drug metabolism — use may add burden to the body — consult a doctor first.
Allergy to the pomegranate or Lythraceae plants — may be allergic to the constituents of Shi Liu Pi — not advised.
Those taking other medications — inform the doctor of the drugs being taken, to avoid interactions.

2. Interactions and Diet Notes

The tannin constituents in Shi Liu Pi may bind with certain drugs and affect their absorption — for example, antibiotics may form complexes with the tannins, lowering the drug effect — so if taking them together, leave an interval of 1–2 hours. There is no sufficient evidence of a general "food clash" between ordinary foods, but certain herbs can interact with specific drugs — those on medication should consult a doctor or pharmacist first to confirm whether they can be used together. In daily diet, avoid overeating spicy and greasy food during the use of Shi Liu Pi — such food may add burden to the stomach and intestines and affect the regulating effect.

3. Adverse Reactions and Overdose Risk

Improper use or overdosing on Shi Liu Pi may cause stomach and intestinal discomfort — such as bloating, constipation, and nausea — because its converging action is relatively strong; long-term or excessive use may cause the stomach and intestinal transformation to malfunction. Those of an allergic constitution may show allergic reactions such as rash and itching. If marked discomfort, allergy signs, persistent vomiting, breathing difficulty, altered consciousness, or rapidly worsening symptoms appear, stop at once and seek medical care — do not delay the illness.

Frequently Asked Questions About Shi Liu Pi

What is Shiliupi? Is it the same as Shiliuzi or Wumei?

Shiliupi is the dried pericarp of Punica granatum, Latin name Granati Pericarpium. It is a common Chinese medicine centered on astringing the intestines to stop diarrhea, stopping bleeding, and expelling parasites. Shiliuzi generates fluids and stops thirst. Wumei astringes the lungs and intestines while generating fluids. They cannot be used interchangeably in equal amounts. Prescribe as Shiliupi. Caution in early-stage diarrhea and dysentery.

What are the composition and effects of Shiliupi?

Pharmacopoeial name Shiliupi, Latin Punica granatum L. Sour and astringent in taste, warm in nature, enters the Large Intestine meridian. Functions to astringe the intestines to stop diarrhea, stop bleeding, and expel parasites. Used for chronic diarrhea, chronic dysentery, bloody stools, prolapse of the rectum, flooding and spotting, leukorrhea, and abdominal pain from parasites. Astringes the intestines and expels parasites.

How to choose between raw and processed? Can Wumei replace it?

Pericarp is used raw. Wumei emphasizes generating fluids rather than strongly expelling parasites, and cannot replace it in equal amounts. Commercial products are standardized; do not adjust arbitrarily.

What is the dosage of Shiliupi? Can it be used daily as a diarrhea-stopping tea?

Decoction, 3-9g. Modern use requires physician-determined dosage. It is not a year-round "Shiliupi tea." Early-stage diarrhea and dysentery will be further injured by prolonged use. Chronic diarrhea requires short-term, physician-determined dosage and cannot replace evaluation.

What are the contraindications of Shiliupi? Can pregnant women use it?

Not suitable for early-stage diarrhea and dysentery with excess pathogenic qi. Dosage should not be excessive. Pregnant women require physician evaluation. Stop if abdominal pain or constipation occur. Seek immediate medical care for severe parasite accumulation or high fever.

Can Shiliupi astringe the intestines, stop bleeding, and expel parasites?

It can assist chronic diarrhea, chronic dysentery, bloody stools, prolapse of the rectum, flooding and spotting, leukorrhea, and abdominal pain from parasites. It astringes the intestines to stop diarrhea, stops bleeding, and expels parasites, but is not a specific remedy for all diarrhea or all parasite accumulation.

Can Shiliupi be taken daily as a diarrhea-stopping or parasite-expelling tea?

Chronic diarrhea can be used short-term in formulas; early-stage diarrhea and dysentery will be further injured. The idea that "Shiliupi must stop diarrhea" cannot replace evaluation. Astringing the intestines and expelling parasites requires physician-determined formulation and dosage.

How to choose between Shiliupi, Wumei, Wubeizi, Kulianpi, and Shijunzi?

Shiliupi astringes the intestines and expels parasites, suited to chronic diarrhea and parasite accumulation. Wumei astringes the lungs and generates fluids. Wubeizi astringes the lungs and reduces fire. Kulianpi kills parasites. Shijunzi kills parasites for roundworms. Choose Shiliupi for stopping diarrhea; Wumei for generating fluids; Wubeizi for securing essence; Kulianpi for killing parasites; Shijunzi for roundworms. Pattern differentiation applies, but large doses of Shiliupi are contraindicated in early-stage diarrhea and dysentery.

How is Shiliupi commonly modified? What is a representative usage?

Modifications depend on the pattern. Add Wumei for chronic diarrhea; add Kulianpi for parasite accumulation. Specify Shiliupi; do not substitute Wumei in equal amounts for expelling parasites.

How to select and store Shiliupi?

Choose regular Chinese medicinal materials with intact pericarp. Discard if moldy, damp, or abnormal in odor. Store in a cool, dry place. Purchase "Shiliupi"; do not substitute Wumei or Kulianpi in equal amounts for astringing the intestines, stopping bleeding, and expelling parasites.

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Medical Disclaimer — This article is provided for educational purposes only and describes traditional Chinese medicine concepts. It is not medical advice, and it is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease. Always consult a qualified practitioner before using any herb, particularly if you are pregnant, nursing, taking medication or managing a diagnosed condition.