huang lian

About huang lian

Names

Classification

Category

Clear Heat, Dry Dampness

Channels

Large Intestine, Stomach, Heart, Liver

Flavour

Bitter

Temperature

Cold

Part used

Rhizome

Family

Ranunculaceae

Species

coptis chinensis

Tags

Chinese Herbs, Common

Actions and indications

Combinations

• qin pi + bai tou weng

  Damp-Heat dysenteric disorders.

• huang qin + ge gen + gan cao

  Diarrhea or dysentery with Exterior Heat

• huang qin + ge gen

  Dysentery with a pathogen still present in the Exterior. Middle Jiao Damp-Heat with diarrhea or dysentery

• zhi ban xia + gan jiang

  Mixed Cold and Heat in the Stomach and Intestines with focal distention, nausea, vomiting and a feeling of oppression in the chest

• zhi ban xia + gua lou

  Phlegm-Heat knotted in the chest, with oppression below the Heart that is painful to pressure

• huang qin + zhi zi

  Fire toxin throughout the three burners: high fever, irritability, dark urine and a dry mouth and throat

• wu zhu yu + xiang fu + yan hu suo

  Liver Fire or Stomach Heat with epigastric and abdominal pain, acid reflux, ulcers, vomiting and an upset stomach

• wu zhu yu + bai shao

  Abdominal pain with dysentery

• xi xin + zhi zi

  Stomach Fire with toothache, swollen gums, bad breath, dental problems and ulcers of the mouth and tongue. Swelling of the eyes and deafness. Liver Fire with red eyes and sensitivity to light

• xi xin + shi gao

  Stomach Fire with toothache, swollen gums and ulcers of the mouth and tongue (a stronger effect)

• sheng ma + bai zhi + sheng di huang

  Stomach Fire toothache

• sheng di huang

  Persistent Heat damaging the Ying level, with insomnia and delirium

• sheng di huang + tian hua fen

  Excess Heat with wasting and thirsting disorder. Stomach Fire with excessive hunger

• zhu ru + zhi ban xia

  Stomach Fire with nausea, vomiting, hiccups or dry retching. Phlegm-Heat obstructing the Stomach with vomiting of mucus or acid reflux. Gallbladder Fire with Phlegm-Heat disturbing the Heart, causing palpitations, insomnia, irritability and a stifling feeling in the chest

• zhi mu

  Blazing Stomach Fire with strong hunger, dry stools, a dry yellow tongue coat and a rapid slippery pulse

• rou gui

  Heart and Kidneys failing to communicate, with insomnia and disturbing dreams, palpitations worse at night and irritability

• zhi zi + shi gao

  Heat in the Ying stage with delirium and unconsciousness

• huang qin + e jiao

  Heart Fire with Heat in the Blood

• huang qin + zhi ban xia + gan jiang

  Middle Jiao Damp-Heat

• huang qin + jin yin hua + lian qiao + zhi zi

  Boils, carbuncles and furuncles.

• zhi ban xia

  Mixed Cold and Heat in the Middle Jiao causing nausea, vomiting and a full abdomen

• mu xiang

  Intestines obstructed by Damp-Heat, with dysentery

• mu xiang + bing lang

  Hot dysentery with Qi Stagnation. Middle Jiao Damp-Heat with severe tenesmus

• e jiao

  Heat toxin knotted in the Intestines damaging the Blood collaterals, with blood and pus in the stool, particularly in pregnancy or after childbirth

• e jiao + bai shao

  Overwhelming Heart Fire with Yin and Blood Deficiency, causing irritability and insomnia

• wu mei

  Heart attacked by Yin Deficiency Fire, with a full chest and irritable Heat. Interior Heat causing thirst, dryness, cough and irritability. Epidemic seasonal dysentery where the patient cannot eat

• huang qin

  Clears pathogenic Heat from the Upper and Middle Jiao in warm-febrile disease with high fever, a red, swollen and painful head and face, dry mouth and throat, mouth and tongue ulcers, nosebleed, rashes and irritability. Sudden explosive diarrhea or dysentery with burning at the anus or foul stools and abdominal pain. Heat disturbing the fetus with nausea in pregnancy

• huang bai + qin pi + bai tou weng

  Burning at the anus with diarrhea or dysentery

• hai piao xiao + zhe bei mu

  Acid regurgitation.

• ge gen

  Diarrhea in Exterior syndromes.

• xie bai

  Diarrhea with bleeding.

• shi gao + tian hua fen + zhi mu

  Diabetes, the wasting and thirsting disorder

• wu zhu yu + chai hu + bai shao

  Liver Fire.

• shi jue ming + jue ming zi + long dan cao + mu zei + ye ming sha

  Liver Yang Rising with red eyes

• zhu sha + sheng di huang

  Heart Fire with insomnia and irritability

• huang qin + da huang

  Blood Heat with vomiting of blood and rectal bleeding

• shi chang pu + tian zhu huang + lian qiao + sheng di huang

  Delirium.

• huang qin + da huang + lian qiao

  Toxic Heat with abscesses, sores, carbuncles, boils, burns, swelling and inflammation

Dosage

Cautions

• contraindication Yang deficiency
• contraindication Cold patterns
• contraindication Deficiency of Qi and Blood
• contraindication Nausea or vomiting when the Stomach is deficient and Cold
• contraindication Insomnia and fright rooted in Blood deficiency, even when restless Heat and thirst are present
• contraindication Diarrhea with abdominal pain
• contraindication Fever arising from Blood deficiency
• paediatric Children with pox or sores who also have diarrhea from Yang deficiency
• contraindication Insomnia after childbirth
• contraindication Restless irritability and internal Heat that come from deficient Yin
• caution Take care with diarrhea from deficiency of the Spleen or Kidneys
• caution Its intensely bitter, cold nature harms the Spleen and Stomach when taken for long periods
• caution Reserve for a tongue with a thick, greasy yellow coat that covers the whole tongue
• caution Pork should be avoided while taking it
• caution Avoid drinking cold water while taking it
• caution Take care in Yin or Blood deficiency and where the Stomach is Cold
• pregnancy Use with particular caution in pregnancy, given its cold, purging nature, and only under professional supervision
• paediatric Newborns and infants: in laboratory and animal work berberine, the main alkaloid, pushes bilirubin off albumin, which has historically been tied to kernicterus in jaundiced newborns given Huang Lian; exposure in infancy and pregnancy warrants its own caution

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