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清热药 · Heat-clearing

Coptis rhizome huáng lián · 黄连

Coptis chinensis

Nature and flavour. Bitter, cold; Heart, Spleen, Stomach, Liver, Gallbladder and Large Intestine systems.

The bitterest and coldest of the heat-clearing herbs; its name is synonymous with "bitter" in Chinese.

性味归经。苦,寒;归心、脾、胃、肝、胆、大肠经。

清热药中最苦最寒的一味;中文里"苦"的化身。

Classical category · no formulas, no dosages, no herb-drug combinations are given.
Safety. Contains berberine, which interacts with many medicines and can displace bilirubin — dangerous in newborns and infants.

含小檗碱,与多种药物存在相互作用,并可影响胆红素代谢——新生儿与婴儿禁用。

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