Huang Lian, 1lb

SKU

GOLDEN108

Brand

Golden Needle Products

Unit Size

1lb

Dosage

1.5-9 grams in decoction - Bensky

Potency

1:1

Taste

Bitter - Bensky

Properties

Cold - Bensky

Contraindications

Because of its strong bitter, cold and drying properties, it should be used with caution in those with patterns of cold, yang deficiency, or yin deficiency, especially those with cold from deficiency of the Spleen and Stomach. - Bensky

Chinese Symptomology

Diarrhea or dysenteric disorder; vomiting and/or acid regurgitation from Stomach heat; high fever, irritability, disorientation, delirium from heat with blazing fire; painful red eyes and sore throat, boils, carbuncles, abscesses; nosebleed, blood in the urine, blood in the stool, vomiting of blood due to chaotic movement of hot blood; ulcerations of the tongue and mouth (topically) - Bensky

Actions

Cools heat, drains fire (especially in the Heart and Stomach), dries dampness, resolves toxicity - Bensky

Pattern

Damp-heat; Fire toxicity; Heat from excess; chaotic movement of hot blood - Bensky

Channels Entered

Heart, Large Intestine, Liver, Stomach - Bensky

Tongue

Red tongue - Bensky

Pulse

Rapid and full pulse - Bensky

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English name

Coptis Rhizome; Coptidis Rhizoma

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Description	Excerpted from Bensky: Chinese Herbal Medicine Materia Medica, 3rd ed. Clears heat and drains dampness: for damp-heat in the Stomach or Intestines with diarrhea or dysenteric disorder. Also for vomiting and/or acid regurgitation from Stomach heat.* Drains fire and resolves fire toxicity: for heat with blazing fire with such symptoms as high fever, irritability, disorientation, delirium,, red tongue, and a rapid and full pulse. Also for heat from excess with toxicity with such symptoms as painful red eyes and sore throat, and for boils carbuncles, and abscesses.* Clears heat and stops bleeding: for nosebleed, or blood in the urine, stool, or vomit due to chaotic movement of hot blood.* Clears heat topically: used topically for red and painful eyes and ulceration of the tongue and mouth.*