Leaf of Pine … Classic Formulas
Song Ye · Folium Pini
Primary Actions
- Dispels wind and dries dampness - Song Ye is used for rheumatic pain, aching limbs, and damp skin complaints.
- Kills parasites and relieves itching - traditional use includes eczema, tinea-type skin disease, scabies, and other itchy lesions.
- Activates blood and calms the spirit - older indications extend to traumatic injury, weakness, neurasthenic symptoms, and certain chronic depletion patterns.
Classic Formulas
- Song Ye decoctions or wines - traditional use for rheumatic pain, weakness, and chronic wind-damp obstruction.
- Song Ye external washes - a common approach for eczema, itching, and parasitic or fungal skin complaints.
- Song Ye with blood-moving herbs such as Hong Hua or Ru Xiang - trauma-oriented pairing logic when pain and bruising coexist.
Classical Text References
- Traditional references describe Song Ye as bitter and warm, entering the Heart and Spleen to dispel wind-damp, relieve itching, move blood, and calm the spirit.
- The herb name is sometimes rendered as pine leaf and sometimes pine needle in English, but both refer to the same medicinal needle-like foliage rather than to wood or resin.
- This page keeps the leaf identity distinct from other pine-derived materials in the library.