| Chinese goldthread | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Magnoliophyta |
| Class: | Magnoliopsida |
| Order: | Ranunculales |
| Family: | Ranunculaceae |
| Genus: | Coptis |
| Species: | C. chinensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Coptis chinensis Franch.[1] |
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The Chinese goldthread (Coptis chinensis) is a species of goldthread native to China.
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Etymology
Chemical constituents
Among other active compounds that Coptis chinensis contains is berberine[3] and coptisine.[4]
Medicinal uses
It is one of the 50 fundamental herbs used in traditional Chinese medicine, where it is called duǎn è huánglián (Chinese: 短萼黄连). One study found Coptis chinensis to be effective against the gastrointestinal parasite Blastocystis hominis.[5]
Footnotes
- ^ USDA ARS/GRIN
- ^ a b Botanical Dermatology Database
- ^ Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases[1]
- ^ Complementary and Alternative Healing University (Chinese Herbology)[2]
- ^ Yang, Q.; Singh, Mulkit; Yap, E. H.; Ng, G. C.; Xu, H. X.; Sim, K. Y. (1996), "In vitro response of Blastocystis hominis against traditional Chinese medicine", Journal of Ethnopharmacology 55 (1): 35–42, doi:
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