Coptis chinensis,Coptis Tablet,Coptidis Rhizoma,coptis Root,coptis

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Sold as “Coptis chinensis,Coptis Tablet,Coptidis Rhizoma,coptis Root,coptis Groenlandica,genus Coptis,coptis Teeta,coptis Tablets,huanglianpian,natual Coptis Tablet (1000grams)”

Yellow lotus slice, often curved, shaped like chicken feet, single branch rhizome length 3 ~ 6cm, diameter 0.3 ~ 0.8cm. The surface is grayish yellow or yellowish brown, rough, with irregular nodular eminence, fibrous roots and fibrous root residues, and some internode surface is smooth as stems, which is commonly called "bridge". The upper part has many residual brown scaly leaves, and the tip often has residual stem or petiole. The skin is orange red or dark brown, and the wood is bright yellow or orange yellow. It is arranged radially. Some pith is hollow. The smell is mild and the taste is bitter.