Coptis
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"Goldthread" redirects here. For a fine wire of gold, see gold thread.
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| Coptis occidentalis flowers | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Magnoliophyta |
| Class: | Magnoliopsida |
| Order: | Ranunculales |
| Family: | Ranunculaceae |
| Genus: | Coptis Salisb. |
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Coptis (Goldthread or Canker Root) is a genus of between 10–15 species of flowering plants in the family Ranunculaceae, native to Asia and North America.
[edit] Species
- Selected species
- Coptis aspleniifolia
- Coptis chinensis
- Coptis deltoidea
- Coptis groenlandica
- Coptis japonica - Huang lian in Chinese (Chinese: 黃連; pinyin: Huang lian)
- Coptis laciniata
- Coptis occidentalis
- Coptis omeiensis
- Coptis quinquefolia
- Coptis quinquesecta
- Coptis teeta
- Coptis trifolia
[edit] Uses
Coptis teeta is used as a medicinal herb in the Himalayan regions of India where it is used as a bitter tonic for dyspepsia. It is also believed to help insomnia in Chinese herbology.[citation needed] The roots contain the bitter alkaloid berberine. The dried roots (goldthread) were commercially marketed in Canada until the 1950's or early 60's, to be steeped into a "tea" and swabbed onto areas affected by thrush infection.
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