Huang Lian's efficacy: clearing away heat and dampness, purging fire and detoxifying. Used for damp-heat fullness, vomiting, acid swallowing, diarrhea, jaundice, dizziness due to high fever, hyperactivity of heart fire, insomnia, vomiting due to blood heat, red eyes, toothache, thirst quenching, carbuncle swelling and furuncle; External treatment of eczema, wet sores, ear canal pus. Wine Huanglian is good at clearing and burning. Used for red eyes and aphtha. Turmeric even clears stomach and stops vomiting. Used for cold and heat, damp-heat obstruction, fullness and vomiting. Yuhuanglian soothes the liver and stomach to stop vomiting. Used for disharmony between liver and stomach, vomiting and acid swallowing.
They are different plants and have different medicinal values.
Difference: Tuhuanglian is mainly reflected in the treatment of hepatitis and enteritis. Huang Lian has the functions of clearing away heat and toxic materials, regulating stomach and stopping vomiting.
Huang Lian's medical application
1. It can treat diabetes: Animal experiments and clinical practice have proved that berberine not only has the effect of anti-glucagon, but also can promote the regeneration of islet B cells, which has a good curative effect on type II diabetes. Usage: Take 0.3-0.5g orally each time, three times a day, with two to four weeks as a course of treatment.
Second, it can treat hypertension: berberine can competitively block vascular smooth muscle receptors and cause vasodilation, thus achieving the purpose of lowering blood pressure. Usage: Take 0.4-0.6g orally each time, and take it three to four times a day for four weeks.
Third, it can treat hyperlipidemia: berberine can obviously enhance the activity of liver superoxide dismutase, reduce the level of liver lipid peroxide and the content of serum triglyceride and total cholesterol, and has a good effect on preventing and treating obesity, fatty liver and arteriosclerosis. Usage: Take 0.5g orally each time, three times a day, and eight weeks is a course of treatment.
Fourth, it can treat mumps in children: grind five pieces of berberine into fine powder, add 10 grams of rhubarb powder, adjust it into paste with clear water, and apply it externally on Yongquan point at the heart of children's feet. Change the dressing once or twice a day and apply it continuously for three to five days.