goldthread

Names and Synonyms

Common Names

• goldthread
• goldthreads

Scientific Names

Accepted name

Synonyms

• Chryza
• Chrysocoptis
• Chrysa
• Coldenella

Sources: Wikidata, Catalogue of Life

Taxonomical Classification

This plant belongs to the kingdom Plantae and the phylum Streptophyta, falling under the class Equisetopsida and subclass Magnoliidae. Within the order Ranunculales, it is a member of the family Ranunculaceae. Specifically, it is classified under the genus Coptis.

Sources: The World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP)

Distribution

This plant exhibits a broad geographical distribution across the rugged territories of Northern Asia. In the vast expanse of Siberia, it can be specifically found within the Yakutiya region. Moving toward the Russian Far East, its presence extends through the Kamchatka Peninsula and the Khabarovsk area. The species also inhabits the coastal reaches of the Kuril Islands. Finally, its range continues through the remote and northern landscapes of Magadan.

Sources: The World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP)

Plant Parts

Coptis has 2 reported plant parts identified across 6 scientific publications and several other databases that are studied for medicinal purposes. The most consistently reported plant part include rhizome, root.

Rhizome

1. Journal of natural medicines
2. Planta medica
3. Zhongguo Zhong yao za zhi = Zhongguo zhongyao zazhi = China journal of Chinese materia medica
4. Hua xi yi ke da xue xue bao = Journal of West China University of Medical Sciences = Huaxi yike daxue xuebao

Root

1. Journal of economic entomology
2. Zhongguo Zhong yao za zhi = Zhongguo zhongyao zazhi = China journal of Chinese materia medica

Chemicals

Coptis has 2 reported phytochemicals identified across 6 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported chemicals include berberine, Coptisine.

berberine

1. Pharmacological research
2. Biomedicines
3. Metabolites

Coptisine

1. Cytotechnology

Activities

Coptis has 3 reported activities identified across 6 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported activities include Antidiabetic, Antimicrobial, Antioxidant.

Antidiabetic

1. Science advances

Antimicrobial

1. Science advances

Antioxidant

1. Pharmacological research

Conditions

Coptis has 7 reported investigations on conditions identified across 6 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported conditions include Alzheimer's disease, Oxidative stress, Staphylococcus aureus, antidiabetic, colon cancer.

Alzheimer's disease

1. Frontiers in pharmacology

Oxidative stress

1. Frontiers in pharmacology

Staphylococcus aureus

1. Zhongguo Zhong yao za zhi = Zhongguo zhongyao zazhi = China journal of Chinese materia medica

Antidiabetic

1. Science advances

Colon cancer

1. Journal of ethnopharmacology

Inflammatory bowel disease

1. Pharmacological research

Obesity

1. Metabolites

Preparations

Coptis has 5 reported preparations identified across 6 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported preparations include Coptis extract, Rhizoma Coptidis, SPSC, Zuojinwan, traditional Chinese drugs.

Coptis extract

1. Zhong yao cai = Zhongyaocai = Journal of Chinese medicinal materials

Rhizoma coptidis

1. Frontiers in pharmacology

Spsc

1. Frontiers in medicine

Zuojinwan

1. Yao xue xue bao = Acta pharmaceutica Sinica

Traditional chinese drugs

1. Hua xi yi ke da xue xue bao = Journal of West China University of Medical Sciences = Huaxi yike daxue xuebao