Huang Lian
黃蓮 huáng lián, "yellow links"

Category:

Clear Heat

Clear Heat and Dry Dampness

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Pinyin Pronunciation:

Alternate Names:

Name	Pin Yin	Chinese	Translated
Coptidis Rhizoma

	Tastes: Bitter		Dosage: 1.5-9g

	Cautions: 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		Meridians: Heart , Liver , Stomach , Large Intestine
	Preparation: • Dry-fried • Ginger • Wine-fried • Evodia • Salt-water fried • Charred		Quality: Good quality - big complexes of rhizomes and roots with long rhizome parts, and with no or only short and smooth internodes, and no hairy roots or scaly leaves. The surface should be yellow or yellowish brown, the cross section golden yellow, and the taste extremely bitter
	Reference Source: Chinese Herbal Medicine: Materia Medica (3rd edition) ('Bensky')		Notes: No notes at this time
	Formulas (56) fù zǐ xiè xīn tāng (Prepared aconite Decoction to Drain the Epigastrium) ān gōng niú huáng wán (Calm the Palace with Cattle Gallstone Pill ) bái tóu wēng jiā gān cǎo ē jiāo tāng (Pulsatilla Decoction plus Licorice and Ass-Hide Gelatin) bái tóu wēng tāng (Pulsatilla Decoction) bàn xià xiè xīn tāng (Pinellia Decoction to Drain the Epigastrium) chái hú xiàn xiōng tāng (Bupleurum Decoction for Sinking Into the Chest) dà qiāng huó tāng (Major Notopterygium Decoction) dāng guī liù huáng tāng (Tangkuei and Six-yellow Decoction) dāng guī lóng huì wán (Tangkuei, Gentiana Longdancao, and Aloe Pill) dì yú sǎn (Sanguisorba Powder) féi ér wán (Fat Baby Pill) gé gēn huáng lián huáng qín tāng (Kudzu Coptis and Scutellaria Decoction) huáng lián ē jiāo tāng (Coptis and Ass- Hide Gelatin Decoction) huáng lián jiě dú tāng (Coptis Decoction to Relieve Toxicity) huáng lián tāng (Coptis Decoction) huáng lián wēn dǎn tāng (Coptis Decoction to Warm the Gallbladder) jiā weì bái tóu wēng tāng (Augmented Pulsatilla Decoction) jiā wèi èr chén tāng (Augmented Two-Cured Decoction) jiā wèi sì wù tāng (Augmented Four Substance Decoction) jiāo tài wán (Grand Communication Pill) lián pò yǐn (Coptis and Magnolia Bark Decoction) mù xiāng bīng láng wán (Aucklandia and Betel Nut Pill from the Analytic Co) nèi shū huáng lián tāng (Internal Dispersing Decoction with Coptis) niú huáng qīng xīn wán (Cattle Gallstone Pill to Clear the Heart) niú huáng shàng qīng wán (Cattle Gallstone Pill to Ascend and Clear) pǔ jì xiāo dú yǐn (Universal Benefit Decoction to Eliminate Toxin) qín lián sì wù tāng (Four-Substance Decoction with Scutellaria and Coptis) qīng shǔ yì qì tāng (Clear Summer-heat and Augment the Qi Decoction) qīng wèi sǎn (Clear the Stomach powder) qīng wèi tāng (Clear the Stomach Decoction) qīng wēn bài dù yǐn (Clear Epidemics and Overcome Toxin Decoction) qīng yíng tāng (Clear the Nutritive Level Decoction) qū fēng zhì bǎo dān (Greatest Treasure Special Pill to Dispel Wind) sān huáng shí gāo tāng (Three-Yellows and Gypsum Decoction) sān huáng sì wù tāng (Three-Yellow and Four-Substance Decoction) sháo yào tāng (Peony Decoction) shēng jiāng xiè xīn tāng (Fresh Ginger Decoction to Drain the Epigastrium) shēng yáng yì wèi tāng (Raise the Yang and Benefit the Stomach Decoction) shí gaō tāng (Gypsum Decoction) shí hú yè guāng wán (Dendrobium Pill for Night Vision) shí yī weì wēn dǎn tāng (Eleven-Ingredient Decoction to Warm the Gallbladder) wēn qīng yǐn (Warming and Clearing Decoction) wǔ jǐ wán (Fifth and Sixth Heavenly Stem Pill) wū méi wán (Mume Pill) xiāng lián wán (Aucklandia and Coptis Pill) xiǎo xiàn xiōng tāng (Minor Sinking into the Chest Decoction) xiè xīn dǎo chì tāng (Drain the Epigastrium and Guide Out the Red Decoction) xiè xīn tāng (Drain the Epigastrium Decoction) xīng rén huá shí tāng (Apricot Kernel and Talcum Decoction) yín huā jiě dú tāng (Honeysuckle Decoction to Relieve Toxicity) zhǐ shí dǎo zhì wán (Immature Bitter Orange Pill to Guide out Stagnation) zhǐ shí xiāo pǐ wán (Immature Bitter Orange Pill to Reduce Focal Distention) zhōng mǎn fēn xiāo tāng (Separate and Reduce Fullness in the Middle Decoction) zhōng mǎn fēn xiāo wán (Separate and Reduce Fullness in the Middle Pill) zhū shā ān shén wán (Cinnabar Pill to Calm the Spirit) zuǒ jīn wán (Left Metal pill)

Family:

Ranunculaceae

Alternate Names:

Pharmaceutical: Rhizoma Coptidis

Botanical: Coptis Chinensis Franch., Coptis Deltoidea C.y. Cheng & Hsiao, Coptis Teeta Wall.

Japanese: ōren

Korean: hwangryeon

Common: coptis rhizome

Temperature: Cold

	+1 Rootdown Staff (Rootdown Staff) Drains Fire and Relieves Toxicity add comment

	+1 Mellissa Rudder (Rootdown Staff) Clears heat and Drains damp add comment

	+1 Andrea Murchison (Rootdown Editor) Clears Heart fire add comment

	+2 Mellissa Rudder (Rootdown Staff) Dysenteric disorder add comment

	+2 Mellissa Rudder (Rootdown Staff) Acid regurgitation add comment

	+2 Mellissa Rudder (Rootdown Staff) Sore throat add comment

	+1 Mellissa Rudder (Rootdown Staff) Abscesses add comment

	+1 Mellissa Rudder (Rootdown Staff) Nosebleed add comment

	+1 Mellissa Rudder (Rootdown Staff) Blood in the stool add comment

	+1 Mellissa Rudder (Rootdown Staff) Ulceration of tongue and mouth (topical) add comment

	+1 Mellissa Rudder (Rootdown Staff) Irritability add comment

	+1 Mellissa Rudder (Rootdown Staff) Disorientation add comment

	+1 Mellissa Rudder (Rootdown Staff) Red tongue add comment

	+1 Mellissa Rudder (Rootdown Staff) Painful red eyes add comment

	+1 Mellissa Rudder (Rootdown Staff) Vomiting due to Stomach heat add comment

Huang Lian黃蓮 huáng lián, "yellow links"

Huang Lian
黃蓮 huáng lián, "yellow links"