Ye Ying Pi

Ye Ying Pi (野櫻皮) is a Pinyin name that translates literally as 'wild cherry bark' and has been associated with the bark of certain Prunus species native to China, possibly Prunus serrula or related wild cherries. However, the identification is not firmly established in standard modern Chinese materia medica references such as Bensky & Gamble or the Chinese Pharmacopoeia, and the name may represent a regional folk remedy rather than a standardized drug. Because no single accepted Linnaean identity can be confirmed with confidence, all fields except tradition are left null. Reported folk uses, where they appear, have included applications for cough and skin conditions, but these should not be relied upon without verified species identification.