The efficacy and function of Kunming Chicken Foot Coptis

Do you know Kunming Chicken Foot Coptis chinensis? It is a relatively common Chinese medicinal material and is very helpful for some diseases. Let me show you today.

[Alias] Coptis chinensis, chicken foot thorn, three needles (Yunnan Chinese Herbal Medicine), chicken foot coptis chinensis (Kunming Commonly Used Folk Herbs).

[Source] It is the root of Berberis kunmingensis , a plant of the Berberidaceae family. Available all year round.

[Original form] Evergreen shrub, about 2 meters high. The roots are thick, with curved branches and grayish yellow surface. Branchlets cylindrical, gray-brown, slightly angular; thorns usually 3 on the nodes, 6-21 mm long. The leaves are clustered in 3 to 5 pieces, hard leathery, narrowly lanceolate to narrowly oblong-ovate, 4 to 10 cm long, 1 to 2.5 cm wide, with slightly curled edges and thorn-like serrations; almost sessile. There are 20 or so small flowers clustered in the leaf axils, bright yellow; there are 6 petals, oval in shape. The berry is ovate-rectangular, with a flat, persistent stigma. Flowering period: spring.

[Habitat distribution] Growing in thickets on hillsides.

[Properties and flavors] "Commonly used herbal medicines in Kunming": "bitter, cold."

【Functions and indications】 Clears away heat and detoxifies. Treat enteritis, dysentery, gonorrhea, sore throat, burns, and carbuncles.

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decoct in water, 3 to 5 qian. For external use: mash and apply or grind into powder and apply.

[Additional prescription] To treat swollen and painful carbuncles: crush Coptis chinensis (Chicken Foot) and apply it externally, or grind it into powder and mix with water for external application. (Commonly used herbal medicines among the people of Kunming)

[Remarks] The same genus of plants is Berberis chinensis , also known as: Broad-leaved Coptis chinensis. Branchlets smooth and glabrous. The leaves are thin leathery, elliptical to broadly elliptical, with thorn-like teeth and white frost on the underside. The flowers are yellow, with 10 to 25 flowers clustered in the leaf axils. Distributed in Yunnan and other places. Its roots are also used as medicine.

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The above is a brief introduction to the medicinal value of Kunming Chicken Foot Coptis chinensis. For most people in real life, there is no need to worry about side effects when using Kunming Chicken Foot Coptis chinensis to treat diseases. Therefore, Kunming Chicken Foot Coptis chinensis is an effective and practical treatment method for treating diseases, and it has been widely used in clinical practice.