■Editor: Qiao Qiao Huang Lian (Coptis) and Hu Huang Lian (Picrorhiza) are both commonly used traditional Chinese medicines. The only difference is one character, which can lead beginners to confuse them as the same herb. However, although both are bitter, cold, and dry dampness, they are completely different materials, and thus should be distinguished in … Read more
The Three Huang Brothers—Huang Qin (Scutellaria baicalensis), Huang Lian (Coptis chinensis), and Huang Bai (Phellodendron amurense)—are well-known in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). Although they share many common characteristics, they also possess distinct differences. How can we differentiate between them? Huang Qin (Scutellaria baicalensis) Huang Qin is the dried root of the plant Scutellaria baicalensis, belonging … Read more
Click the blue text to follow us Huang Lian (Coptis chinensis) is a traditional Chinese herb with a long history, whose medicinal value has been widely applied and passed down in ancient medicine to the present day. Huang Lian has the functions of clearing heat and drying dampness, as well as purging fire and detoxifying, … Read more
Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) considers Huang Lian (Coptis chinensis) to have a bitter taste, a cold nature, and to enter the Heart, Spleen, Stomach, Liver, Gallbladder, and Large Intestine meridians. It is commonly used to treat conditions such as damp-heat obstruction, vomiting with sour regurgitation, diarrhea with jaundice, high fever with delirium, excessive Heart fire, … Read more
Huang Lian, the name of a traditional Chinese medicine, has the effects of clearing heat, drying dampness, purging fire, and detoxifying. Its taste is extremely bitter, and there is a saying that goes, “A mute eats Huang Lian, unable to express the bitterness,” which aptly describes its flavor. What Doctors Say: It clears heat, dries … Read more
There is a saying in the folk: “A mute eats Huang Lian (Coptis), suffering in silence.” In fact, Huang Lian has many more functions. It is well known that good medicine is often bitter, which is a truth that people have long recognized. Huang Lian is highly valued for its medicinal properties precisely because of … Read more
Huang Lian (Coptis) Source This herb is the dried rhizome of the Ranunculaceae family plants: Coptis chinensis Franch., Coptis deltoidea C.Y.Cheng et Hsiao, or Coptis teeta Wall. The three types are commonly referred to as “Wei Lian”, “Ya Lian”, and “Yun Lian”. Related Names Yuan Lian, Wei Lian, Ya Lian, Yun Lian, Ji Zhua Lian, … Read more
Promoting health knowledge for a better lifeClick below to follow for free↓↓↓ Huang Lian (Coptis chinensis) is a traditional Chinese herb. What medicinal effects does Huang Lian have? Let us explore the efficacy and functions of Huang Lian together. There are three varieties: Huang Lian, Sanjiao Ye Huang Lian, and Yun Lian. Alias: Chuan Lian, … Read more
Understanding Huang Lian Herb Name: Huang Lian (Huánglián) Taste and Properties: Bitter, Cold. Meridians: Heart, Spleen, Stomach, Liver, Gallbladder, Large Intestine. Functions: Clears heat and dries dampness, drains fire and detoxifies. Indications: 1. Damp-heat obstruction with fullness, vomiting, diarrhea; 2. High fever with delirium, excess heart fire, irritability and insomnia, palpitations; 3. Blood heat with … Read more
Huang Lian (Coptis) Huang Lian, also known as Wang Lian or Zhi Lian, is the dried rhizome of the plants Coptis chinensis, Coptis teeta, or Coptis deltoidea, belonging to the Ranunculaceae family. It is a commonly used Chinese herbal medicine for clearing heat and detoxifying, first recorded in the Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing (Shen … Read more