Daily Reminder of a Chinese Herb – Huang Lian

Daily Reminder of a Chinese Herb - Huang Lian

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Understanding the Bitter Medicine: Huang Lian (Coptis chinensis)

Understanding the Bitter Medicine: Huang Lian (Coptis chinensis)

Chinese Medicine Huang Lian As the saying goes, “A mute eats Huang Lian (Coptis), unable to express the bitterness,” which illustrates the extreme bitterness of Huang Lian. However, good medicine is often bitter and beneficial for illness. Huang Lian clears heat, dries dampness, drains fire, and detoxifies. Many well-known heat-clearing Chinese patent medicines contain Huang … Read more

Huang Lian (Coptis chinensis): Properties, Uses, and Clinical Applications

Huang Lian (Coptis chinensis) 【Herbal Name】Huang Lian 【Alias】Wang Lian, Zhi Lian 【Medicinal Part】Rhizome 【Plant Morphology】1. Huang Lian: A perennial herb. The rhizome is yellow, branched, and densely covered with fibrous roots. The leaves are basal; with petioles; leaf blades are thick and paper-like, ovate-triangular, and 3-lobed; the central lobe has a petiole, is ovate-rhombic, with … Read more

Mr. Tao Yufeng: Detailed Explanation of 21 Uses of Huang Lian (Coptis Chinensis)

Mr. Tao Yufeng: Detailed Explanation of 21 Uses of Huang Lian (Coptis Chinensis)

Dr. Xiao Bai: A reference article for clinical practice in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) Introduction: Today, let us learn from Mr. Tao Yufeng about the 21 uses of Huang Lian (Coptis Chinensis). 1 Huang Lian is a key herb for treating eye diseases, dysentery, and vomiting. However, for eye diseases, it must be combined with … Read more

Huang Lian: A Bitter and Cold Herb with Remarkable Medicinal Value

Huang Lian: A Bitter and Cold Herb with Remarkable Medicinal Value

【Basic Introduction to Huang Lian】 Huang Lian (Coptis chinensis) clears heat and dries dampness, drains fire and detoxifies. It has pharmacological effects such as antibacterial, antiviral, anti-inflammatory, hypoglycemic, and lipid-lowering properties. Huang Lian is also known as Wei Lian, Chuan Lian, Ji Zhua Lian, Wang Lian, Yun Lian, and Ya Lian. It is the dried … Read more

Understanding the Therapeutic Properties of Huang Lian (Coptis chinensis)

Understanding the Therapeutic Properties of Huang Lian (Coptis chinensis)

Huang Lian (Coptis chinensis) is the rhizome of the plants belonging to the Ranunculaceae family, including Huang Lian (Coptis chinensis), San Jiao Ye Huang Lian (Coptis trifolia), or Yunnan Huang Lian (Coptis deltoidea). Huang Lian is a perennial herb that primarily grows in the high-altitude mountainous regions of western Sichuan, hence it is also known … Read more

Discussion on Clearing Heat and Drying Dampness: Purging Fire and Detoxifying

Discussion on Clearing Heat and Drying Dampness: Purging Fire and Detoxifying

. Clearing Heat and Drying Dampness · Purging Fire and Detoxifying Basic Information Source 【Source】This product is the dried rhizome of the Ranunculaceae plant Huanglian (Coptis chinensis Franch.), Sanjiao Ye Huanglian (Coptis deltoidea C.Y.Cheng et Hsiao), or Yunlian (Coptis teeta Wall.). These three are commonly referred to as “Weilian”, “Yalian”, and “Yunlian” respectively. Harvested in … Read more

The Efficacy and Functions of Huang Lian (Coptis chinensis)

The Efficacy and Functions of Huang Lian (Coptis chinensis)

Huang Lian (Coptis chinensis) has a bitter taste and a cold nature, belonging to the category of cold and cool herbs. It primarily functions to clear and drain heart and stomach fire, cool the liver and gallbladder, and detoxify. It also has a drying dampness effect. The variety from Sichuan is particularly potent, hence it … Read more

A Detailed Discussion on Huang Lian (Coptis chinensis)

A Detailed Discussion on Huang Lian (Coptis chinensis)

Properties: Bitter taste, cold nature Meridians: Heart; Liver; Stomach; Large Intestine (Supplement: Spleen, Kidney) Huang Lian (Coptis chinensis) is a perennial herbaceous plant belonging to the Ranunculaceae family. Its root is used in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) as Huang Lian, which has the effects of clearing heat and drying dampness, purging fire, and detoxifying. Ancient … Read more

Guide to the Use of Huang Lian (Coptis Chinensis)

Guide to the Use of Huang Lian (Coptis Chinensis)

1 Huang Lian (Coptis Chinensis) is a key herb for treating eye diseases, dysentery, and vomiting. However, for eye diseases, it must be combined with herbs that dispel wind and invigorate blood; for dysentery, it should be paired with herbs that move qi and guide out turbidity; and for vomiting, it should be combined with … Read more