Coptis chinensis

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Chinese goldthread
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Ranunculales
Family: Ranunculaceae
Genus: Coptis
Species: C. chinensis
Binomial name
Coptis chinensis
Franch.[1]

The Chinese goldthread (Coptis chinensis) is a species of goldthread native to China. It is used in traditional Chinese medicine, where it is called duǎn è huánglián (短萼黄连).

  • Coptis chinensis Franch. var. chinensis[2]
    • (syn. Coptis teeta Wallich var. chinensis Finet & Gagnepain)[2]

Among other active compounds that Coptis chinensis contains is berberine[3] and coptisine.[4]

One study found Coptis chinensis to be effective against the gastrointestinal parasite Blastocystis hominis.[5]

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  1. ^ USDA ARS/GRIN
  2. ^ a b Botanical Dermatology Database
  3. ^ Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases[1]
  4. ^ Complementary and Alternative Healing University (Chinese Herbology)[2]
  5. ^ 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 10.1016/S0378-8741(96)01471-7 
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