What are the effects of Cortex Lotus and Cortex Lotus? Is there any difference between them?

Ruihuanglian is also called Xihuangcao. Its functions are: clearing away heat and promoting dampness, cooling blood and dispersing blood stasis. Treat acute hepatitis, acute cholecystitis, dysentery, enteritis, abscess, bruises and swelling.

Efficacy of Huanglian: clearing away heat and drying dampness, purging fire and detoxifying. Used for damp-heat fullness, vomiting, acid swallowing, diarrhea, jaundice, high fever and coma, excessive heart fire, upset and insomnia, blood heat, vomiting epistaxis, red eyes, toothache, thirst, carbuncle and furuncle; external treatment of eczema, Eczema, pus discharge from the ear canal. The wine, Coptis Lian, is good and clear, and the top is burnt and hot. Used for red eyes and aphtha. Turmeric even clears the stomach and relieves vomiting. It is used for the combination of cold and heat, damp-heat obstruction, and bloating and vomiting. Cortex Coptidis soothes the liver and stomach and relieves vomiting. Used for liver and stomach disharmony, vomiting and acid swallowing.

The two are different species of plants and have different medicinal values.

Difference: Rhizoma truncatula is mainly used in the treatment of hepatitis, enteritis, etc. Huang Lian mainly has the functions of clearing away heat and detoxifying, soothing the stomach and relieving vomiting.

Medical applications of Huanglian

1. It can treat diabetes: Animal experiments and clinical practice have proven that Huanglian not only has anti-glycemic effects, but also promotes the production of pancreatic islet B cells. Regeneration, has a good effect on type II diabetes. Usage: Take 0.3 to 0.5 grams orally each time, three times a day, and a course of treatment lasts for two to four weeks.

2. It can treat hypertension: Huanglian can competitively block vascular smooth muscle receptors, causing blood vessels to dilate, thereby achieving the purpose of lowering blood pressure. Usage: Take 0.4 to 0.6 grams orally each time, three to four times a day, for four weeks.

3. It can treat hyperlipidemia: Huanglian can significantly enhance the activity of liver superoxide dismutase, reduce the level of liver peroxidized lipids and the contents of serum triglycerides and total cholesterol, which is beneficial to the prevention and treatment of obesity. It has good curative effect on diseases, fatty liver and arteriosclerosis. Usage: Take 0.5 grams orally each time, three times a day, and a course of treatment is eight weeks.

4. It can treat mumps in children: Grind five tablets of berberine into fine powder, add ten grams of rhubarb powder, mix it into a paste with water, and apply it externally on the yongquan at the center of the child's feet. On the hole. Change the dressing once or twice a day and apply it continuously for three to five days to be effective.