COPTIS & SAUSURREA
Huang Lian/Mu Xiang

 

Coptis chinensis & Saussurea lappa

 

 

Huang Lian

bitter, cold clears Heat, dries Damp, purges Fire, removes Toxin, clears and purges Fire in the Heart, Stomach and Liver
Mu Xiang acrid, bitter, warm moves qi, alleviates pain


Major therapeutic action

 Biomedical action

Indications
*  Dysentery of Damp-Heat type, blood and white mucus in the stools, abdominal pain, tenesmus.

Combined action
Clears Heat, treats dysentery, moves qi, alleviates pain.

Combinations
*  With severe abdominal pain, add Gan Cao/Bai Shao.
*  For abdominal pain due to qi stagnation, combine with Jin Ling Zi San.
*  With excessive Heat and Toxin, add Bai Tou Weng/Qin Pi.
Dosage
The typical proportion when added to a constitutional formula is 6:1 formula to addition (15 grams in 75- 90 grams of formula). If a stronger effect is desired more can be added. When used alone the dose is three grams twice daily.

Cautions and contraindications
None noted.
None noted.