Herbal Medicine Chinese Coptis Chinensis Huang Lian Rhizoma Coptidis
Coptis Chinensis is native to Asia and North America. It is collected in autumn. It needs to remove its fibrous roots and dirt attached and dried. Coptis Chinensis covers four meridians of heart, liver, stomach and large intestine.
Clearing away heat and dampness, purging fire and detoxifying. For damp heat, fullness, vomiting, acid swallowing, diarrhoea, jaundice, high fever, dizziness, hyperactivity of heart fire, restlessness, blood heat, vomiting, red eyes, toothache, thirst elimination, carbuncle, swelling and soreness; External treatment of eczema, wet sores, ear canal pus. Jiuhuanglian is good at clearing and burning.
What is Coptis Chinensis?
Coptis Chinensis is wild or cultivated in valleys with elevations of 1000-1900m in cool, wet shade-dense forests. It’s very bitter; there is a saying cloud "dumb eat Coptis, bitter can not say", that is to say, the taste. Coptis affects heat-clearing, detoxification and anti-inflammatory, and has an inhibitory effect on Escherichia coli. Coptis can be soaked in water to drink, but people who are spleen and stomach deficiency cold should not be taken because it is a bitter cold product. Coptis can have an anti-inflammatory effect but also can clear heat. But if you are a weak spleen and stomach, it is best not to eat well.
Active ingredients
(1)berberine;Palmatine;coptisine
(2)Ferulic acid,
(3)chlorogenic acid
Product Description
Pin Yin Name
Huang Lian
English Name
Coptis Chinensis
Latin Name
Rhizoma Coptidis
Botanical Name
Coptis chinensis Franch.
Other names
Huang Lian, Coptis rhizome, Chinese goldthread, coptidis, Rhizoma Coptidis
Appearance
Brown root
Smell and Taste
Slight smell, extremely bitter
Specification
Whole, slices, powder (We can also extract if you need)
Type
Root
Shelf life
2 Years
Storage
Store in cool and dry places; keep away from strong light