Coptis 黄连
Huáng Lián · Coptis chinensis (Rhizoma)
Clear Heat 清热- Nature
- Cold 寒
- Flavour
- Bitter 苦
- Channels
- Heart, Spleen, Stomach, Liver, Large Intestine
- Part used
- Rhizome
- Species
- Coptis chinensis Franch.
- Origin
- Sichuan, Chongqing, Hubei
Traditional actions
Drains fire and resolves toxicity, dries dampness, especially clears Heart and Stomach heat.
Traditionally used for
High fever, irritability, damp-heat diarrhoea/dysentery, mouth sores, red eyes, hot skin sores.