Pharmacology Action:

1\ Damp-heat syndrome of the large intestine manifested as diarrhea, dysenteryand tenesmus. It isusually used withaucklandia, namedAucklandia and Coptis Pill (Xiang Lian Wan). If the diarrhea anddysentery are accom-panied with exterior syndrome with fever, it can be used with pueraria root, scutellaria root andstir-baked liquorice, known as Decoction of Pueraira, Scutellaria and Coptis (GegenQinLian Tang). In cases of intermingled coldand heat in the middle-jiao manifested as feeling of fullnessin the stomach orabdomen, nausea andvomiting, it is often used with scutellaria root and pinellia tuber, as in PinelliaDecoction for Purging Stomach-fire (BanxiaXiexinTang).

2\ Acute febrilediseases with exces-sive pathogenic fire and heat manifested ashigh fever, dysphoria, unconsciousness anddelirium. It is often used with scutellaria root and capejasmine fruit, as in AntidotalDecoction of Coptis (Huang Jian Fiedu Tang). In cases with exuberant fire due to hyperactivity of the heart shown asrestlessness and insomnia, or bleeding due to invasion of the blood by exuberantfire and heat, such as hematemesis and epistaxis, it is often used with scutellaria root and d#111nkey-hide gelatin, as in Decoction of Coptis and d#111nkey-hide gelatin (Huanglian Ejiao Tang).

3\ Suppurativeinfections on the body surface, such as sores, carbuncles, furuncles and boils, septicemia induced by furuncu-losis, swellings and pain in the ears and eyes, canker sores in the mouth, exudativeskin infections andpruritus. It is used internally or exter-nally in combination with other herbs with regard to theactual conditions.