Uses of Coptis chinensis
Shennong's Herbal Classic states: Coptis chinensis is the most bitter herb among oriental medicines. Its roots and stems contain about 7% berberine essence. Oriental medicine believes that Coptis chinensis is a bitter herb with a cold nature. The bitter taste of Coptis chinensis is damp, the cold nature eliminates heat, so Coptis chinensis has the effect of clearing heat and eliminating dampness, especially the effect of clearing fire in the heart and stomach meridians. Clinically, Coptis chinensis is used to treat heat-related diseases, damp-heat symptoms, diarrhea caused by enteritis, and dysentery caused by bacteria, the main cause of which is damp-heat in the large intestine. From ancient times to the present, doctors have believed that Coptis chinensis is the best medicine to treat dysentery.
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Coptis chinensis is a small, perennial herb, about 30-40cm tall. The stem grows straight and branches into many branches above. The leaves grow alternately from the base up, the petioles are 8-18cm long, with 3-5 leaflets on each leaf blade. The edges of the leaves are serrated. Coptis chinensis roots are cylindrical, light yellow or brown, with many small roots that swell into long tubers shaped like chicken feet, so it is often called chicken foot coptis chinensis.
Coptis chinensis
Coppice root contains a lot of berberine, methyl berberine, palmatine, jatrorrhizine. Additional acid components include ferulic acid and chlorogenic acid. The fibrous roots contain up to 5% berberine, Coptis chinensis leaves contain berberine from 1.4% to 2.9%. Broad antibacterial effect: Coptis chinensis and components such as berberine have a strong inhibitory effect on many types of bacteria such as dysentery bacilli, colitis bacilli. The strongest inhibitory effect is on dysentery bacilli (According to the Complete Collection of Traditional Medicine, Prof. Dr. Tran Van Ky)
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