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title: "Huang Lian"
url: "https://books.drcassone.com/21/traditional-medicines-of-east-asia/508/huang-lian"
---

 ![huang lian, coptidis rhizoma.jpg](/u/huang-lian-coptidis-rhizoma-LG8VtJ.jpg) 

# Huang Lian

### Coptidis Rhizome

_bitter, cold_

### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Clear Heat and Dry Dampness**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Gastrointestinal tract disorders
 - Diarrhea
 - Dysentery
 - Vomiting
 - Acid regurgitation
- Heat patterns
 - High fever
 - Irascibility
 - Discombobulation
 - Mental derangement
 - Red tongue
 - Rapid full pulse
 - Red painful eyes
 - Sore throat
- Skin disorders
 - Boils
 - Abscesses
 - Mouth ulcers
- Bleeding disorders

Huang Lian is bitter to drain and detoxify and it is cold to treat
patterns involving heat. It enters the liver, heart, stomach, and
large intestine systems.

Huang Lian’s effect is most often used to treat heat pathologies of
the middle jiao.

**Channels:** heart, stomach, liver, large intestine

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Disorders of the gastrointestinal tract
 - IBS
 - Abdominal distention
 - Foul smelling stool
 - Diarrhea
 - Dysentery
- Hemorrhoids
- Acid reflux
- Vomiting
- Diverticulitis
- Appendicitis
- Cramps
- Vaginitis
- Fever
- Eczema
- Rash
- Insomnia
- Mania
- Antimicrobial
- Hypertension
- Vasodilation
- Sleep disorders

**Formulas:**
- An Gong Niu Huang Wan
- Bai Tou Weng Tang
- Ban Xia Xie Xin Tang
- Da Huang Huang Lian Xie Xin Tang
- Dang Gui Liu Huang Tang
- Dang Gui Long Hui Wan
- Fei Er Wan
- Fu Zi Xie Xin Tang
- Gan Cao Xie Xin Tang
- Ge Gen Huang Lian Huang Qin Tang
- Ge Gen Huang Qin Huang Lian Tang
- Ge Gen Qin Lian Tang
- Huang Lian E Jiao Tang
- Huang Lian Jie Du Tang
- Huang Lian Tang
- Huang Lian Wen Dan Tang
- Jian Pi Wan
- Lian Po Yin
- Mu Xiang Bing Lang Wan
- Pu Ji Xiao Du Yin
- Qing Shu Yi Qi Tang
- Qing Wei San
- Qing Wen Bai Du Yin
- Qing Ying Tang
- Shao Yao Tang
- Sheng Jiang Xie Xin Tang
- Shu Gan Tang
- Wu Mei Wan
- Xiang Lian Wan
- Xiao Xian Xiong Tang
- Xie Xin Tang
- Zhi Shi Dao Zhi Wan
- Zhi Shi Xiao Pi Wan
- Zhu Sha An Shen Wan
- Zuo Jin Wan

**Contraindications:** Huang Lian should be prescribed with
caution to patients that present with cold deficiency patterns

**Zoo Image:** a cat is walking on a fire her body is attacked by a T and her heart
and stomach are scorched by a big flame, there is a bucket pouring dampness
of her stomach and intestines, the cat has wounds

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