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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture

 Coptis teeta (Ranunculaceae)

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Common name(s)
Altin Ipligi; Huang Lien; Chih Lien; Wang Lien

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Uses Country/Region Reference
Adenopathy China Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
Alterative Turkey Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Alterative China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Antidote Turkey Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Antidote China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Antidote(Croton) China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Apertif Turkey Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Aphthae China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Cancer(Gastric) China Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
Cancer(Lymph) China Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
Cancer(Nose) China Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
Cancer(Pharynx) China Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
Cancer(Thyroid) China Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
Collyrium Turkey Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Debility Elsewhere *
Diabetes China *
Diabetes China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Digestive China Keys, J.D. 1976. Chinese Herbs. Charles E. Tuttle Co., Tokyo.
Digestive Turkey Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Dysentery China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
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*Unless otherwise noted all references are to Duke, James A. 1992. Handbook of phytochemical constituents of GRAS herbs and other economic plants. Boca Raton, FL. CRC Press.