Chinese goldthread

Names

Common Names

• Chinese goldthread

Scientific Names

Accepted name

Synonyms

• Coptis teeta var. chinensis

Taxonomical Classification

This plant belongs to the kingdom Plantae and is classified under the phylum Streptophyta and the class Equisetopsida. Within the subclass Magnoliidae, it is organized under the order Ranunculales and the family Ranunculaceae. Finally, its specific taxonomic identity is established within the genus Coptis.

Distribution

This plant is primarily found across various regions of China. Its distribution includes extensive areas within China South-Central and China North-Central. Additionally, it can be located throughout the China Southeast region. Beyond the borders of China, its presence extends into the Indo-China peninsula. Specifically, it is documented to grow within the country of Vietnam.

Plant Parts

Chemicals

Coptis chinensis has 68 reported phytochemicals identified across 20 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported chemicals include berberine, Coptisine, Palmatine, Epiberberine, Jatrorrhizine.

berberine

1. Dr. Duke
2. Plant physiology and biochemistry : PPB
3. Endocrinology
4. European journal of drug metabolism and pharmacokinetics
5. Zhong yao cai = Zhongyaocai = Journal of Chinese medicinal materials

Coptisine

1. Dr. Duke
2. Journal of chromatographic science
3. Zhong yao cai = Zhongyaocai = Journal of Chinese medicinal materials
4. Drug testing and analysis
5. European journal of pharmacology

Palmatine

1. Dr. Duke
2. European journal of drug metabolism and pharmacokinetics
3. Zhong yao cai = Zhongyaocai = Journal of Chinese medicinal materials
4. Archives of virology
5. Drug testing and analysis

Epiberberine

1. Drug testing and analysis
2. Journal of pharmaceutical and biomedical analysis
3. Journal of chromatographic science
4. PeerJ
5. Frontiers in plant science

Jatrorrhizine

1. Journal of pharmaceutical and biomedical analysis
2. Drug testing and analysis
3. Yao xue xue bao = Acta pharmaceutica Sinica
4. Zhongguo Zhong yao za zhi = Zhongguo zhongyao zazhi = China journal of Chinese materia medica
5. The Journal of pharmacy and pharmacology

Columbamine

1. Dr. Duke
2. Journal of chromatographic science
3. Drug testing and analysis
4. Zhongguo Zhong yao za zhi = Zhongguo zhongyao zazhi = China journal of Chinese materia medica
5. Planta medica

Berberine hydrochloride

1. Journal of chromatographic science
2. Scientific reports
3. Nihon yakurigaku zasshi. Folia pharmacologica Japonica
4. Biomolecules

Jatrorrhizin

1. PeerJ
2. Frontiers in plant science
3. Luminescence : the journal of biological and chemical luminescence

Magnoflorine

1. Dr. Duke
2. Drug testing and analysis
3. Frontiers in pharmacology

Palmatine chloride

1. Journal of chromatographic science
2. Zhongguo yi xue ke xue yuan xue bao. Acta Academiae Medicinae Sinicae
3. Microbiology spectrum

Activities

Coptis chinensis has 307 reported activities identified across 20 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported activities include Antibacterial, Antioxidant, Anticancer, Hypoglycemic, Hypolipidemic.

Most Reported Activities

Medicinal Uses

Coptis chinensis has 64 reported medicinal uses identified across 20 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported uses include Alzheimer's disease, obesity, breast cancer, diabetes mellitus, gastritis.

Most Reported Uses

Preparations