Research Progress of Herb Pair Rhizoma Coptidis-Fructus Evodiae.

The herb pair is the basic form of compatibility and application of traditional Chinese medicine. Herb pairs have the advantages of simple structure, clear compatibility and effective characteristics, and are suitable for scientific research. Rhizoma Coptidis-Fructus Evodiae is a relatively fixed combination of two herbs commonly used in clinical Chinese medicine. Chinese medicine uses it to treat various diseases caused by damp-heat accumulation in the liver and gallbladder, and spleen and stomach. The two medicines in the herb pair are opposite in nature but complement each other, and can achieve a great effect based on simple combination. Modern research shows that the herb pair has a w'ide range of pharmacological effects and good anti-tumor, analgesic, bacteriostatic and anti-inflammatory activity, and show good curative effects on stress ulcers, functional dyspepsia, chronic colitis, etc. This paper reviewed the research progress on the herb pair of Rhizoma Coptidis-Fructus Evodiae. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]