云(yun)黃(huang)連(lian)(lian)(lian)是傳統中(zhong)(zhong)藥(yao)黃(huang)連(lian)(lian)(lian)的(de)主(zhu)要品種之(zhi)一(yi)(yi),具(ju)有(you)悠(you)久(jiu)(jiu)的(de)藥(yao)用歷史(shi)。早在(zai)2000多(duo)年(nian)前的(de)秦(qin)漢時期,我國(guo)第(di)一(yi)(yi)部藥(yao)學專著《神(shen)農(nong)草本(ben)(ben)經》就將黃(huang)連(lian)(lian)(lian)列為上品。并有(you)“味(wei)(wei)苦寒,主(zhu)熱氣目痛,明目,腸澼腹痛下痢,婦人陰中(zhong)(zhong)腫痛。久(jiu)(jiu)服(fu)令人不忘”之(zhi)記(ji)載。此(ci)后,歷代(dai)本(ben)(ben)草書籍(ji)皆有(you)不同記(ji)述。明代(dai)蘭茂《滇(dian)南(nan)草本(ben)(ben)》載:“滇(dian)連(lian)(lian)(lian),一(yi)(yi)名云(yun)連(lian)(lian)(lian)。人多(duo)不識。”,“黃(huang)色根(gen),連(lian)(lian)(lian)接成(cheng)條。此(ci)黃(huang)連(lian)(lian)(lian)功勝川(chuan)連(lian)(lian)(lian)百倍。氣味(wei)(wei)苦,寒,無(wu)毒。”“入(ru)心經兼入(ru)肝、膽、脾,大腸經。清火(huo),除濕,消(xiao)痞塊,止(zhi)痢疾。”《清宮醫案》將云(yun)黃(huang)連(lian)(lian)(lian)列為極品,提倡使用本(ben)(ben)種。20世(shi)紀30年(nian)代(dai)編纂的(de)《纂修云(yun)南(nan)上帕沿邊志》載:“帕屬黃(huang)連(lian)(lian)(lian)產于碧羅(luo)、高(gao)黎(li)兩大雪山之(zhi)上,為本(ben)(ben)屬重要藥(yao)材,……”《中(zhong)(zhong)華人民共(gong)和(he)國(guo)藥(yao)典(dian)》亦將其列為規定的(de)黃(huang)連(lian)(lian)(lian)藥(yao)材之(zhi)一(yi)(yi),為國(guo)家二級保護植物,也(ye)是常用的(de)名貴中(zhong)(zhong)藥(yao)材之(zhi)一(yi)(yi)。
云黃(huang)連(lian)(lian)是臨床大宗常(chang)用(yong)的(de)(de)中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)藥(yao)材之一,其中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)含(han)有的(de)(de)小(xiao)檗堿(jian)、黃(huang)連(lian)(lian)堿(jian)、藥(yao)根堿(jian)、木蘭花堿(jian)等(deng)(deng)大量生物堿(jian),以及阿(a)魏(wei)酸(suan)、黃(huang)柏酮、黃(huang)柏內酯等(deng)(deng)成分,具(ju)有抗(kang)(kang)細菌、抗(kang)(kang)病毒、消炎利膽、解熱健胃(wei)、鎮靜降(jiang)壓、抗(kang)(kang)胃(wei)潰瘍、抗(kang)(kang)腫瘤、降(jiang)血糖等(deng)(deng)作用(yong),對(dui)幽門螺桿菌有較強的(de)(de)抑制作用(yong),可使胃(wei)腸平滑肌興奮,能健胃(wei)消食、擴張血管、保(bao)護心(xin)肌、糾正心(xin)律失常(chang)、改善(shan)心(xin)功能,同時還有降(jiang)血脂和抗(kang)(kang)血小(xiao)板聚集等(deng)(deng)功效(xiao)。云黃(huang)連(lian)(lian)廣泛應用(yong)于急、慢性腸炎,痢疾、上呼吸道感(gan)染、各種癰(yong)腫、膽囊炎、燒傷、高血壓病、心(xin)律失常(chang)、充血性心(xin)力(li)衰(shuai)竭、腦卒中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)、糖尿病,急、慢性肝炎,胃(wei)炎、胃(wei)潰瘍等(deng)(deng)疾病的(de)(de)治療(liao)。根據《全國(guo)中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)成藥(yao)品種目錄》統計,以黃(huang)連(lian)(lian)作原料的(de)(de)中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)成藥(yao)品種有黃(huang)連(lian)(lian)上清丸、復方黃(huang)連(lian)(lian)素片(pian)、加味(wei)黃(huang)連(lian)(lian)片(pian)等(deng)(deng)108種。
福(fu)貢云(yun)黃(huang)(huang)連因主(zhu)要藥(yao)用有(you)效(xiao)成分小檗堿(jian)含量(6.55-7.24%)明顯高于其它黃(huang)(huang)連,被(bei)稱為黃(huang)(huang)連中(zhong)的“極(ji)品(pin)”。福(fu)貢云(yun)黃(huang)(huang)連是福(fu)貢縣最具獨(du)占性的地道藥(yao)材,為云(yun)南(nan)(nan)省大(da)宗名貴地道藥(yao)材品(pin)種(zhong),二(er)〇〇二(er)年云(yun)黃(huang)(huang)連被(bei)云(yun)南(nan)(nan)省創新辦列為30個(ge)“云(yun)南(nan)(nan)省重點發展(zhan)稀缺藥(yao)材品(pin)種(zhong)參考名錄”之一。