The difference between Coptis chinensis, Scutellaria baicalensis and Phellodendron Phellodendri

Scutellaria baicalensis, Coptis chinensis and Cortex Phellodendri are commonly used in traditional Chinese medicine for clearing heat and detoxification, with bitter cold taste, heat-clearing, dryness and dampness, purging fire and detoxification, fever caused by jaundice, dysentery or hot toxin caused by heat-heat accumulation, constipation, mouth and tongue sores, etc., the three are often compatible with each other to improve the power of heat-clearing and detoxification, but although the three are all surnamed Huang, there are still many differences. Let's take a look!

Scutellaria baicalensis

Scutellaria baicalensis, alias Camellia Root, Tujincha Root, etc., is a perennial herb of the genus Scutellaria in Labiatae, with bitter taste, cold nature, heart, lung, gallbladder and large intestine meridian, with the effect of purging solid fire, removing dampness and heat, stopping bleeding and calming fetus. It is produced in Heilongjiang, Liaoning, Inner Mongolia, Hebei, Henan, Gansu, Shaanxi, Shanxi, Shandong, Sichuan and other places.

Coptis chinensis

Coptis chinensis is a perennial herb belonging to Ranunculaceae. It has bitter taste, cold nature, heart, spleen, stomach, liver, gallbladder, large intestine meridian, and has the effect of clearing heat, dryness and dampness, purging fire and detoxification. Produced in Sichuan, Guizhou, Hunan, Hubei, Shaanxi and other places.

Phellodendron

Phellodendron Phellodendri, also known as Phellodendron Phellodendri, is the dry bark of Phellodendron chinense, which tastes bitter and cold, and returns to the kidney and bladder meridian. It has the effect of clearing heat and dryness, purging fire and removing steam, detoxifying and treating sores. It is mainly produced in Sichuan, Guizhou, Hubei, Yunnan and other places.

The difference between Coptis chinensis, Scutellaria baicalensis and Phellodendron Phellodendri

1. Coptis chinensis: Coptis is inclined to enter the heart, is good at clearing fire and detoxification, is a medicine for the heart and stomach, mainly treats heart annoyance, and treats inferior ruffian, lower benefit, can regulate stomach and intestines, treat dampness and block heat, stop thirst, relieve Croton poison, and remove the disease of water and fire disorder and the syndrome of spreading and flooding for a long time.

2. Scutellaria baicalensis: Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi is good at clearing lung heat, although its nature is cold but not dry, it can treat heat, yin and dampness, mainly treat those who are upset with heat and bleeding, treat bleeding syndrome of qi-heat attacking blood and colic in lower abdomen or abdominal pain in children, calm fetus and treat scald and ulceration, etc. The clinical antibacterial activity of Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi is better than that of Coptis chinensis, and it does not produce drug resistance.

3. Phellodendron Phellodendri: Phellodendron Phellodendri specializes in lower jiao kidney and bladder meridian, which is good at clearing away dampness and dampness, and can restrict hyperactive phase fire (Xiajiao fire), which can not only treat solid fire, but also can treat deficiency fire. it is suitable for acute and chronic glomerulonephritis, urethritis, prostatitis, cervicitis, bone steaming heat caused by deficiency heat, five heart irritation, frequent spermatorrhea, climacteric syndrome and so on.