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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.

How it is prepared

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