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Background

• Coptis formula is a Chinese herbal formula, which was mainly used to reduce excess heat in body. The formula contains: coptis (Huang Lian), Da Huang (rhubarb), scullcap (Huang Qin), phellodendra (Huang Bai), gypsum (Shi Gao), gardenia (Zhi Zi), forsythia (Lian Qiao), chrysanthemi (Ju Hua), schizonepeta (Jing Jie), angelica (Bai Zhi), viticis (Man Jing Zi), cnidium (Chuan Qiong), Ledebouriella (Fang Feng), mint (Bo He), inula (Xuan Fu Hua), platycodon (Jie Geng), and licorice (Gan Cao).
• Based on expert opinion, coptis formula is usually prescribed as a dose of 10-20 drops three times a day.
• The main use of this formula is to dispel excess heat (in Chinese herbalogy, this means hyper-active function, not necessarily a feeling of heat). It is used to treat high fever, irritability, insomnia, nosebleed or vomiting of blood due to excess heat. Coptis formula may also be taken to promote the cleaning process of infection, especially candidiasis (yeast). Other common uses include treatment of heart palpitations, hypertension, deep-rooted boils, other swellings, dysenteric disorders or jaundice due to damp (excess internal body dampness) heat, and for treatment of diabetes with coadministration of glibenclamide.

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