Plant Coptis chinensis (Ranunculaceae) | Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

Common Names

Chinese Goldthread; Huang-Lian; Huang-Lien

How this plant is used

Medicinal

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List of plant chemicals.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Chemical Name	Activity Count	Plant Part	Low Parts Per Million	High Parts Per Million	Standard Deviation	Reference
ARSENIC	2	Rhizome	not available	0.1	-0.37	Duke, 1992 *
BERBERINE	130	Rhizome	40000.0	90000.0	0.90	Duke, 1992 *
CAERULEIC-ACID	0	Rhizome	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM	28	Rhizome	1620.0	3410.0	-0.77	Duke, 1992 *
COLUMBAMINE	7	Rhizome	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
COPPER	12	Rhizome	11.0	17.0	1.45	Duke, 1992 *
COPTISINE	3	Rhizome	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
FERULIC-ACID	61	Rhizome	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
IRON	6	Rhizome	210.0	320.0	-0.12	Duke, 1992 *
JATEORRHIZINE	5	Rhizome	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
MAGNESIUM	65	Rhizome	2240.0	2420.0	0.80	Duke, 1992 *
MAGNOFLORINE	11	Rhizome	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
MANGANESE	14	Rhizome	260.0	398.0	1.82	Duke, 1992 *
PALMATINE	17	Rhizome	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
POTASSIUM	14	Rhizome	3550.0	6840.0	-0.68	Duke, 1992 *
SODIUM	1	Rhizome	54.0	296.0	-0.29	Duke, 1992 *
WORENINE	0	Rhizome	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
ZINC	77	Rhizome	90.0	600.0	2.70	Duke, 1992 *

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List of plant activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity	Chemical Count	Reference
Antimalarial	3	Duke, 1992 *
Antimastalgic	1	Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antimenopausal	2	Duke, 1992 *
Antimenorrhagic	1	Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antimetastatic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antimigraine	1	Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antimitotic	2	Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antimitral-valve-prolapse	1	Duke, 1992 *
AntiMS	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antimuscarinic	1	Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp.
Antimutagenic	1	Ki Soon Rhee. Oilseed Food Ingredients Used To Minimize Oxidative Flavor Deterioration in Meat Products. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.18.
Antimyalgic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antimycotic	1	Mills, Simon and Bone, Kerry. 2000. Phytotherapy. Churchill Livinston, Edinburgh.
Antineoplastic	2	Duke, 1992 *
Antinephritic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antinephrolytic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antineuromuscular	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antineuropathic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antineurotic	1	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antinitrosaminic	1	Ki Soon Rhee. Oilseed Food Ingredients Used To Minimize Oxidative Flavor Deterioration in Meat Products. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.18.