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Ethnobotanical Plant Coptis teeta

Common Name
Altin Ipligi; Huang Lien; Chih Lien; Wang Lien

Activities

Uses for this plant.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Country/Region Reference
Dysentery China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Dysentery China Keys, J.D. 1976. Chinese Herbs. Charles E. Tuttle Co., Tokyo.
Dyspepsia Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Dyspepsia China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Eye Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Eye China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Fever Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Fever Turkey Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Fever China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Inflammation China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Leukemia China Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
Malaria Turkey Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Malaria Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Newborn China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Panacea China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Stimulant Turkey Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Stomachic Turkey Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Stomachic China Keys, J.D. 1976. Chinese Herbs. Charles E. Tuttle Co., Tokyo.
Stomachic Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Syphilis China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.