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Plant Coptis japonica (Ranunculaceae)

Common Names
Huang-Lia; Huang-Lian; Huang-Lien; Japanese Goldthread
How this plant is used
Medicinal
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
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 70000.0 -0.30 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 *
COPTISIDE-I 0 Rhizome not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
COPTISIDE-II 0 Rhizome not available not available not available 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
(+)-Inotropic 1 Mills, Simon and Bone, Kerry. 2000. Phytotherapy. Churchill
Livinston, Edinburgh.
Abortifacient 2 Duke, 1992 *
ACE-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Adrenocorticotrophic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Adrenolytic 1 Mills, Simon and Bone, Kerry. 2000. Phytotherapy. Churchill
Livinston, Edinburgh.
Allelopathic 1 Holappa, L.D., and Blum*, U. 1991. Effects of Exogenously Applied Ferulic Acid, a Potential Allelopathic Compound, on Leaf Growth, Water Utilization, and Endogenous Abscisic Acid Levels of Tomato, Cucumber, and Bean. J. of Chemical Ecology, 17(5): 865.
Amebicide 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Analgesic 4 Duke, 1992 *
Anesthetic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anorexic 1 Forest H. Nielsen, USDA, Grand Forks, various publications.
Antiacetylcholinesterase 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiacne 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antiacrodermatitic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antiadrenergic 1 Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp.
Antiaggregant 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antiakathisic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antialcoholic 3 Forest H. Nielsen, USDA, Grand Forks, various publications.
Antiallergic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antialopecic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.