黄连是以苦著称的药物之一。良药苦口利于病,是人们早已熟知的至理名言。黄连正是因其苦才具有很高的医疗价值。黄连是毛茛科多年生草本植物,药用其根,为中药要药,《神农本草经》列为上品。由于根呈连珠状而色黄,故名黄连。又因历史上主产四川地区的峨眉山和洪雅一带,而形如鸡爪,故又有川连、雅连、鸡爪连等称号。早在两千多年以前,黄连已入药用,现已成为弛名中外的名贵药材,具有清热、泻火、燥湿、解毒、清心除烦等多种用途。 Coptis is one of the hard drugs. Good medicine is good for disease, and it is a well-known saying that people have long known. Coptis has high medical value because of its hard work. Coptis is a perennial herb of the Ranunculaceae family. Medicinal roots are used as herbs for Chinese medicine, and the Shennong Bencaojing is listed as top grade. As the roots were rosin-like and yellow, it was named Huanglian. Because of the history of the Emei Mountain and Hongya areas, which are the main production areas in Sichuan, they are shaped like chicken feet. Therefore, there are also titles such as Chuanlian, Yalian, and Jizhaolian. As early as 2,000 years ago, Coptis has been used medicinally, and it has now become a valuable medicinal material that is both famous outside China and abroad. It has a variety of uses such as clearing heat, purging fire, dampness, detoxification, and pure heart elimination.