- 골드스레드, Goldthread
. 학명; Coptis trifolia
. 개요; 북미원산의 다년생 식물
. 효능; 강장제, 소염제, 진정제
. 사용법; 다리거나 팅크
1 학명과 약용부위
- 학명; Coptis trifolia
- 약용부위
. Rootstock.
. 뿌리
2 통명
- 영어; Cankerroot, mouthroot, yellowroot.
- 한글; 골드스레드, 황련
3 개요
- 북미원산의 다년생 식물
. 이끼낀 숲과 늪에서 자생
- 줄기; 기는 뿌리줄기에서 성장
. 잎; 3엽의 상록수로 형성
- 꽃; 작은 백색으로 6월경 개화
. 열매; 장방형 캡슐
Goldthread is a low perennial plant found in mossy woods and swamps from Labrador south to Maryland and west to Minnesota, Iowa and Tennessee. From a slender, golden, creeping rootstock arise the basal, long-petioled, trifoliate, evergreen leaves and the naked scapes, 3 to 6 inches high, which terminate in a small, white flower. Flowering time is May to August. The fruit is an oblong capsule.
4 효능
- 강장제, 소염제, 진정제
. 소화불량에 주로 사용
- 입, 목, 위의 염증과 궤양 세척
. 양치에도 탁월
- 입과 눈주의 점막염증 개선
Bitter tonic, antiphlogistic, sedative. Goldthread has been used internally as a bitter tonic, particularly for dyspepsia. Its main use has been as a wash or gargle for sores and ulcerations in th mouth throat, and even stomach. It has also been a popular folk remedy for inflammations of mucous membranes in the mouth and around the eyes.
5 사용법
- 가을에 뿌리채취
- 다리기; 물1컵에 1티스푼
. 하루3-6회 1스푼을 음용하거나 양치, 세척
- 팅크; 한번에 5-10방울
Collect the rootstock in the fall.
Decoction; Boil 1 tsp. rootstock in 1 cup water. Take 1 tbsp., three to six times a day; or use as wash or gargle.
Tincture; Take 5 to 10 drops at a time.