Pharmaceutical name: 英文藥名﹕	ErythrinaeCortex
Botanical name: 學名﹕	Erythrina variegata L. var. orientalis (L.) MERR.
Pron. in Japanese: 日語發音﹕	kaitohi
Pron. in Korean: 韓語發音﹕	haedongp'i
Pron. in Cantonese: 粵音﹕	hoi tong peh
Other Names: 別名﹕
Common Name: 英文名﹕	coral bean bark, erythrina bark
Distribution: 產地﹕	Guangxi, Yunnan, Fujian, Hubei provinces of China 中國廣西, 雲南, 福建, 湖北等地。
Properties (characteristics)﹕ 性味﹕	bitter, acrid, neutral. 苦，辛，平。
Channels (meridians) entered:   歸經﹕	liver, spleen. 入肝, 脾二經。
Medical functions: 藥理﹕
Actions & Indications: 主治﹕	achy loin and knees, rheumatoid arthritis, scabies, tooth ache. 腰 膝 疼 痛 ， 風 濕 痺 痛 ， 腳 氣 ， 疥 癬 ， 牙 痛 。
Chemical ingredients: 化學成份﹕	刺桐靈鹼(erythraline)，下緘刺桐鹼(hypaphorine)，氨基酸 (amino acids)
Dosage: 用量﹕	6 to 12 g. Use appropriate amount for external application. 6~12 g。外用適量。
Samples of formulae :處方舉例﹕	For chronic and cold type of rheumatoid arthritis: hai tong pi, xu duan, du zhong, dang gui, wu jia pi. Make into decoction. Use as tea. For fungal infection of skin: hai tong pi, di fu zi, she chuang zi, huang bai. Make into decoction. Use as tea. 風濕性關節炎, 慢性而偏寒者: 海桐皮, 續斷,杜仲,當歸,五加皮。 皮膚癬菌: 海桐皮, 地膚子,蛇床子,黃柏。
Modern Research: 現代研究﹕
Toxicity & Cautions: 毒素與禁忌﹕	not to use in cases of Blood deficient. 血虛者﹐忌用。