Huanglian is not recommended to drink in water, its correct use is decoction. It has the effect of clearing heat and fire (removing heat and fire from the body), drying dampness and removing toxins, and the active ingredients cannot be fully dissolved in water, thus affecting the efficacy.
Huanglian for a flavor of Chinese medicine, for the buttercup family Huanglian genus plant Huanglian, triangle leaf Huanglian or Yunlian dry rhizome. It is cold in nature and bitter in flavor; it belongs to the heart, spleen, stomach, liver, gallbladder and large intestine meridians.
Huanglian is clinically used for treating damp-heat distension, vomiting and acid reflux, damp-heat dysentery, high fever and dizziness, thirst and insomnia, carbuncle and furuncle (sores mostly occurring on the limbs or the face, with a small shape and deep roots, as hard as nails), toothache and swollen eyes, and externally for treating eczema and pus in the ear canals, and other conditions.
Huanglian is contraindicated in people with deficiency of spleen and stomach (spleen and stomach weak and cold) and those who are allergic to it. Yellow dock is used with caution for those with yin deficiency and fluid damage, and those with allergies.
It should be noted that the active ingredients of Rhizoma Coptidis in water are less released, and it cannot be used as a substitute for medication to treat diseases. It is not recommended to use it in water, and it is recommended to use it according to the correct method of decoction.
If there is a need for medication, it should be taken under the guidance of a physician and should not be used without authorization.