Coptis chinensis

Coptis chinensis

(classified herbal medicine)

[synonyms] the top ten roots of gonglaogen (textual research on the names and facts of plants), Rhizoma Coptidis (collection of Guizhou folk prescriptions), Cortex Phellodendri (Fujian folk herbal medicine), Rhizoma Coptidis (Luchuan materia medica), Rhizoma Coptidis (Sichuan chronicles of traditional Chinese Medicine).

[source] it is the root of Mahonia latifolia or Mahonia australis. Please refer to the "ten Mahonia leaves" for plant morphology.

[nature and taste] 1. Classified herbal medicine nature: "nature is cool. "

② "Lu Chuan Materia Medica": "bitter, cold, non-toxic. "

Functions and indications: clearing heat, purging fire, cooling blood and detoxifying. It is used to treat influenza, dysentery, diarrhea, jaundice, hematemesis, eye erythema, sore throat, toothache and sores.

① "Plant name and actual picture research": "tamping root and taking pulp to treat toothache. "

② Classification of herbal medicine: "soak in water, apply fire eye, light Yimo, and treat sore throat. "

③ "Lu Benchi, the herb of purging fire.". Treat warm disease, fever, upset, benefit. "

④ Sichuan Traditional Chinese medicine annals: "treating hematemesis, smearing snakebite. "

⑤ "Mindong Materia Medica": "treatment of jaundice, heat dysentery, anal swelling and pain. "

[usage and dosage] oral administration: decoction, 3-5 yuan (1-2 Liang fresh). External use: tamping or grinding.

[taboo] "it should not be used when the constitution is deficient and cold. "

[prescription selection] 1. Treatment of jaundice, infantile liver heat, lung heat, sore swelling and toxin: fresh Mahonia root 2 liang, rock sugar 5 yuan to 1 or 2 yuan. Stew in boiling water. (Mindong materia medica)

② Treatment of influenza: Mahonia root two money, ground pepper, black bubble leaf each three money, Vitex negundo two money, water Acorus one and a half money. Take it in water. (Hunan medical records)

③ Treatment of sore throat: the top ten gonglaogen, niuxigen each two money. Take it in water. This product can also be used to treat stomatitis, tuberculosis and hemoptysis. (Jiangxi herbal medicine)

④ Fire eye treatment: prick Coptis, scrape off the coarse skin, take the thin skin inside, steam the human milk and point the eyes. (records of Sichuan Traditional Chinese Medicine)

⑤ Treatment of toothache and gingival swelling: Rhizoma Coptidis, Rhizoma sorghum, Rhizoma oryzae. Take it by frying. (records of Sichuan Traditional Chinese Medicine)

⑥ Treatment of joint wind pain: two to four Liang Mahonia root, half a Jin pig feet, two to four Liang yellow rice wine. Take it in water. (Fujian folk herbal medicine)

⑦ For the treatment of traumatic injuries: five for the top ten Mahonia roots, two for the evergreen roots and one for Du Henggen. Take it in water, one dose a day. (Jiangxi herbal medicine)

⑧ Treatment of sore inflammation: the top ten meritorious roots, dry in the sun and grind at the end, adjust the winter honey application. (Fujian folk herbal medicine)

⑨ Treatment of acne: Mahonia root skin, grind the end, and tofu applied to the affected area. (Mindong materia medica)

[clinical application] 1. Prevention of influenza

Take Mahonia stem and root powder, 1 money each time, 3 times a day. It can be used to control the epidemic of influenza.

② Treatment of diarrhea

The stems and roots of Mahonia platyphylla were peeled and ground into fine powder, and then put into capsules, 0.3 g each capsule, 3 capsules each time, 4 times a day; 2 capsules each time for 6-14 years old, 1 capsule each time for under 6 years old. Patients with fluid loss should be rehydrated and fasted properly. According to the observation of more than 100 cases (including dyspepsia, acute enteritis and bacillary dysentery in children), most of the patients had fever abated and their stools returned to normal within 1-2 days.

③ Treatment of blepharitis

Take the concentrated decoction of Mahonia root, add calamine powder, mix well, grind fine after drying, add 90 grams of ventolin and 10 grams of lanolin every 30 grams to make ointment, and apply it on the eyelid edge, which has therapeutic effect.

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