Biology:Coptis chinensis
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Short description: Species of flowering plant
| Chinese goldthread | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Ranunculales |
| Family: | Ranunculaceae |
| Genus: | Coptis |
| Species: | C. chinensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Coptis chinensis Franch.[1]
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Coptis chinensis, the Chinese goldthread, is a species of goldthread flowering plant native to China .
Etymology
Chemical constituents
The rhizomes of Coptis chinensis contain the isoquinoline alkaloids berberine,[3] palmatine, and coptisine among others.
Traditional uses
Coptis chinensis is one of the 50 fundamental herbs used in traditional Chinese medicine, where it is called duǎn è huánglián (Chinese: 短萼黄连). It has been proved to have anti‐cancer, anti‐inflammatory, and anti‐bacterial properties and to help to improve cardiovascular conditions.[4]
Other uses
Because of the strong coloring quality of berberine, it has been traditionally used as a dye, especially for wool and other fibers.[5]
References
- ↑ {{citation | mode = cs1 | title = Coptis chinensis | work = Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN) | url = | publisher = [[Organization:Agricultural Research ServAgricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) | access-date = 19 January 2018 }}
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Coptis chinensis in BoDD – Botanical Dermatology Database
- ↑ Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
- ↑ Wu, Jiasi; Luo, Yu; Deng, Donghang; Su, Siyu; Li, Sheng; Xiang, Li; Hu, Yingfan; Wang, Ping et al. (December 2019). "Coptisine from Coptis chinensis exerts diverse beneficial properties: A concise review". Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine 23 (12): 7946–7960. doi:10.1111/jcmm.14725. ISSN 1582-1838. PMID 31622015.
- ↑ Gibbs, Peter J.; Seddon, Kenneth R. (1998). Berberine and Huangbo: Ancient Colorants and Dyes. London: British Library. ISBN 978-0-7123-0649-2.[page needed]
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q842233 entry
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