What are the taboos of drinking Huanglian soaked in water?

Many people in our lives know a proverb that goes, "A dumb person cannot express the bitterness of Coptis chinensis when eating it." The Coptis chinensis mentioned here refers to the traditional Chinese medicine Coptis chinensis. Coptis chinensis tastes extremely bitter, and the bitter feeling when eaten is indescribable. Although Coptis chinensis tastes very bitter, its medicinal value is very high. Coptis chinensis can resist ulcers, inhibit gastric acid secretion, protect gastric mucosa, and has obvious effects on analgesia, anti-inflammatory and sterilization.

What is the function of Huanglian

1. Anti-ulcer: It has a significant inhibitory effect on gastric ulcer in rats caused by indole, P<0.01; the intensity of the effect is equivalent to that of cimetidine.

2. Inhibit gastric acid secretion: It can significantly reduce the amount of gastric juice secretion, P<0.01; the intensity of action is equivalent to that of cimetidine.

3. Protect gastric mucosa: It can obviously resist acute mucosal damage in rats caused by hydrochloric acid, sodium ethanol, sodium hydride, aspirin, etc.

4. *Analgesia: The hot plate method and the twisting method tests both have obvious analgesic effects; they have obvious *effects.

5. *: It has stronger effects on Staphylococcus aureus, Vibrio cholerae, and Group B Streptococcus, and weaker effects on Escherichia coli and Salmonella typhi.

Application of Coptis chinensis

1. Damp-heat distension, vomiting and acid regurgitation. It is especially good at clearing the heat in the middle burner. * Due to damp-heat blocking the middle burner and poor qi movement, the distension in the abdomen, nausea and vomiting are often treated with perilla leaves, such as Perilla Leaf and Coptis chinensis Decoction. Or it can be combined with Scutellaria baicalensis, dried ginger and Pinellia ternata as Banxia Xiexin Decoction. Combined with gypsum, it can treat stomach heat and vomiting, such as Shiliansan.

2. Dysentery caused by damp-heat: This product is an important medicine for diarrhea and is effective when used alone.

3. High fever, coma, restlessness, insomnia, vomiting and epistaxis due to blood heat. It is especially good at clearing away the excess fire in the heart meridian. It can be used to treat coma and restlessness caused by excessive heart fire.

4. Carbuncles, boils, red eyes and toothache.

5. Xiaoke is good at clearing stomach fire. It can be used to treat the syndrome of diabetes with excessive stomach fire, and the ability to digest food and relieve hunger. It is often used with Ophiopogon japonicus, such as Xiaoke Pills.

6. External treatment of eczema, eczema, and ear canal pus. The ointment can be applied externally to treat skin eczema and eczema. Take the juice and apply it to the affected area to treat pus in the ear canal. The decoction can be dropped into the eyes to treat red and swollen eyes.

Taboos of Coptis chinensis

Take with caution in case of yin deficiency, restlessness and heat, stomach deficiency, vomiting and nausea, spleen deficiency, diarrhea, and diarrhea at dawn.

① "Annotations to the Classic of Materia Medica": "Scutellaria baicalensis, dragon bone, and stone are its envoys. It hates chrysanthemum, dahlia, Scrophularia ningpoensis, and Dictamni. It is afraid of coltsfoot. It is better than Aconitum."

② "Medicinal Properties": "It is incompatible with white silkworm and pork."

③ "Shu Materia Medica"; "Fear of Achyranthes bidentata."

④ Zhu Zhenheng: "It should not be used for those with cold stomach and intestines, premature diarrhea due to typhoid fever, bleeding due to yin deficiency, and spleen damage with blood not returning to the origin."

⑤ "Ben Cao Jing Shu": "All patients with blood deficiency and qi deficiency, weak spleen and stomach, and blood deficiency will lead to palpitations and insomnia, as well as restlessness, irritability, thirst, and insomnia after childbirth, blood deficiency, fever, diarrhea and abdominal pain; children with smallpox will have diarrhea due to yang deficiency, and diarrhea after drinking water; the elderly will have diarrhea due to spleen and stomach deficiency and cold.

Coptis chinensis can be drunk directly by soaking in water, and the water must be boiled. Taking Coptis chinensis with water can clear away heat and dampness, purge fire and detoxify. If it is hot in summer, taking Coptis chinensis soaked in water can also help to relieve heat and relieve internal heat in a short period of time. However, this method cannot mask the bitter taste of Coptis chinensis. This method of soaking Coptis chinensis in water is contraindicated for long-term or excessive use.

Benefits of drinking Coptis chinensis soaked in water:

1. Purge fire and detoxify

The benefits of the medicinal material Coptis chinensis. The medicinal properties of Coptis chinensis are mainly anti-inflammatory, that is, clearing away heat and detoxifying, relieving cough, promoting diuresis and laxative, clearing heat and drying dampness, purging fire and detoxifying, and clearing stomach fire. Coptis chinensis is a good traditional Chinese medicine for clearing heat and detoxifying. It is good at clearing heat from the middle burner and can clear heart fire. Taking some Coptis chinensis water in moderation can help the body clear heat and detoxify. It is a good medicine for short-term treatment.

2. Treat toothache and eczema

The property effects of Coptis chinensis water. Taking Coptis chinensis with water can clear away heat and dampness, purge fire and detoxify. It is used for damp-heat fullness, vomiting and acid regurgitation, diarrhea, jaundice, high fever and coma, hyperactivity of heart fire, restlessness and insomnia, vomiting and bleeding due to blood heat, red eyes, toothache, thirst, carbuncle and furuncle; external treatment of eczema, wet sores, and pus discharge from the ear canal. Wine and Coptis chinensis are good at clearing away the heat in the upper part of the body. Used for red eyes and mouth ulcers. Turmeric and coptis clear the stomach and stop vomiting. It is used for combination of cold and heat, damp-heat blocking the middle part of the body, fullness and vomiting. Cornus officinalis and Coptis chinensis soothe the liver and stomach and stop vomiting. Used for symptoms such as liver-stomach disharmony, vomiting and acid reflux.

3. Treat internal dampness and heat

Other types of medicinal materials can often be added to Coptis chinensis water to achieve different effects from Coptis chinensis water. It is often used in combination with Pinellia ternata, Rhizoma Anemarrhenae; costusroot, scutellaria baicalensis, kudzu root, etc. to treat diarrhea, and is used for symptoms such as internal damp-heat, damp-heat in the stomach and intestines, vomiting, and diarrhea. Combined with Scutellaria baicalensis, Rhubarb, etc., it can treat symptoms of internal accumulation of dampness and heat. In addition, in the hot summer, drinking a little Coptis chinensis water can prevent heatstroke, clear away heat and detoxify. But it is not suitable for long-term use in excessive amounts.

Contraindications: This product is very bitter and cold. Excessive or prolonged use may damage the spleen and stomach. People with weak spleen and stomach should not use it. Bitter and dry food can damage body fluids. Use with caution in those with yin deficiency and body fluid damage. Coptis chinensis water should not be mixed with chrysanthemum, genkwa, Scrophularia, Dictamni, and Bombyx batryticatus; it should be avoided with coltsfoot and pork.