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Plant Coptis chinensis (Ranunculaceae)

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Common name(s)
Chinese Goldthread, Huang-Lian, Huang-Lien
How used
Medicinal

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# Activity Chemical Name Part Low PPM High PPM StdDev *Reference
2 ARSENIC Rhizome -- 0.1 -0.37 *
130 BERBERINE Rhizome 40000.0 90000.0 0.90 *
0 CAERULEIC-ACID Rhizome -- -- -- *
28 CALCIUM Rhizome 1620.0 3410.0 -0.77 *
7 COLUMBAMINE Rhizome -- -- -- *
12 COPPER Rhizome 11.0 17.0 1.45 *
3 COPTISINE Rhizome -- -- -- *
61 FERULIC-ACID Rhizome -- -- -- *
6 IRON Rhizome 210.0 320.0 -0.12 *
5 JATEORRHIZINE Rhizome -- -- -- *
65 MAGNESIUM Rhizome 2240.0 2420.0 0.80 *
11 MAGNOFLORINE Rhizome -- -- -- *
14 MANGANESE Rhizome 260.0 398.0 1.82 *
17 PALMATINE Rhizome -- -- -- *
14 POTASSIUM Rhizome 3550.0 6840.0 -0.68 *
1 SODIUM Rhizome 54.0 296.0 -0.29 *
0 WORENINE Rhizome -- -- -- *
77 ZINC Rhizome 90.0 600.0 2.70 *
*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.