The efficacy and function of Pansy

Traditional Chinese medicine has always been the best choice for many people to treat diseases. It is very helpful in treating diseases and you can rest assured when choosing it. Today we will introduce a Chinese medicinal material, Coptis chinensis.

【English name】 Thickwing Corydalis

[Alias] Thick-winged Corydalis.

[Source] Medicinal material source: the whole herb of Coptis chinensis of the Poppy family.

[Original morphology] Corydalis variegata is a perennial herb, 5-35cm tall, lead gray, and hairless. The taproot is slender, unequally thick, fibrous and twisted, more or less in the shape of a horsetail, and about 10 cm long. The rhizome is cylindrical and slender, 5-10 cm long, and covered with scales at the top. Stems 1-2, fascicled, usually unbranched. There are 5-8 basal leaves; petiole 2-10cm long, sheath-like at base; leaf blade narrowly oblong in outline, equal in length to petiole, 1.7-2.5cm wide, pinnately divided, with 7-15 lobes, sessile, then 2-3 deeply divided, the last lobe ovate to obovate, entire, nearly leathery, often imbricately overlapped; there are none or 1 stem leaf, which are small in shape and have short petioles. The raceme is terminal, 2-8cm long, with 5-15 flowers densely arranged; the bracts are deeply pinnate at the bottom and unlobed at the top; the pedicels are 10-15mm long, shorter than the bracts; the sepals are small, with teeth at the tip; the corolla is yellow-brown to light yellow, 16-21mm long, the serrations of the petals on the outer whorl are ovate-cucullate, the cockscomb-like process on the back is high and extends to the middle of the spur, the spur is cylindrical, about 1/2 the length of the whole petal, the claws of the petals on the outer whorl are swollen into an ovate shape, slightly concave; the ovary is oblong, twice as long as the pedicel, the stigma is square to halberd-shaped, and has two shallow lobes at the top. The capsule is oblong, about 12mm long and 2.5mm wide. The seeds are in 2 rows, 4-6 pieces, spherical, about 2mm in diameter, black and shiny. Flowering period is from June to August.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: Growing in rock cracks of alpine grasslands or under sparse forests at an altitude of 3500-4800m.

【Nature and flavor】 Bitter; astringent; cold; poisonous

【Meridian】 Heart; Liver; Stomach

【Functions and indications】 Clears away heat and detoxifies; stops bleeding and heals sores. Mainly used for high fever due to febrile diseases; icteric hepatitis; enteritis; bleeding due to trauma; ulcers that do not heal for a long time

[Usage and Dosage] For oral administration: grind into powder, 2-3g. For external use: take appropriate amount, grind into powder and apply on the affected area.

[Discussions by various scholars] "Xinhua Compendium of Materia Medica": It has the function of stopping bleeding and healing sores. Used for traumatic bleeding, carbuncle, sore, ulcer that does not heal for a long time, and high fever.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

The above introduces the relevant common knowledge about Coptis chinensis. In order to make more people understand Coptis chinensis, you can accumulate more related things in your daily life, which will play an important role in maintaining our health.