Goldthread (Coptis chinensis)

黄连huáng liánHuanglian

Coptis chinensis · Plant

Coptis, standing in for Coptis chinensis
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Indications

Cautions

Contraindicated in deficiency conditions; caution with digestive weakness.

Indications

What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Goldthread for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.

Acute ConjunctivitisAcute Surgical InfectionBleeding From HemorrhoidsBlood EjectionClouded Spirit With Delirious SpeechClove Sore Running YellowDamp-heat Diarrhea DysenteryDamp-heat Glomus In ChestDiphtheriaDysenteryEczemaEruptive DermatitisFebrile Infectious DiseasesGenital SwellingGum Swelling & PainHeat Toxin SoresHepatitisHypertensionInfection Of Upper Respiratory TractInsomnia & Vexation Due To Effulgent FireLower Blood PressureMouth SoreOtitis MediaRed Eyes With Pain Due To Liver FireScaldsScarlatinaSepticemiaSpontaneous External BleedingStomach Heat VomitingSwift Digestion With Rapid HungeringTongue SoresTrichomoniasisTyphoid FeverVexation & Agitation

TCM actions

What the catalogue says Goldthread does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.

Clear Heat & Dry DampDrain Fire & Resolve Toxin

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