Coptis

Latin Name: Coptis chinensis

Chinese Name: HuangLian

Traditional Uses

Actions: Dispels heat, removes excessive fluid and toxin, purges fire, benefits stomach, improves digestion, has antibacterial, anti-ulcer, antiviral, anti-diarrhea, and antiphlogistic effects.

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Applications: Fidgets due to extreme heat, sensation of fullness in the chest and abdomen, thirst, diarrhea due to heat, abdominal pain, tenesmus, hemoptysis, epistaxis, conjunctivitis, tumor, and oral ulceration. It was traditionally used in the treatment of liver cancer, gall bladder cancer, lip and tongue cancers.

Reference: Hung-yen Hsu, Ph.D. and Associates: Oriental Materia Medica A Concise Guide 1986, Keats Publishing