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

Common Names

Huang-Lia; Huang-Lian; Huang-Lien; Japanese Goldthread

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	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
Antitrachomic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antitriglyceride	1	Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000. Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95
Antitrypanosomic	1	Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989.
Antitubercular	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor	2	Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (brain)	1	Werbach & Murray, 1994.
Antitumor (Colon)	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Forestomach)	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Liver)	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Skin)	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor-Promoter	1	Cancer Research, 48: 5941.
Antiulcer	2	Duke, 1992 *
Antivaginitic	1	Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp.
Antiviral	2	Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp.
Antiviral?	1	Martindale's 29th
Anxiolytic	3	Duke, 1992 *
Arteriodilator	1	Ozaki, Y. and Ma, J-P. 1989. Inhibitory Effects of Tetramethylpyrazine and Ferulic Acid on Spontaneous Movement of Rat Uterus in Situ. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(6): 1620-1623, 1990.
Astringent	2	Duke, 1992 *
Beta-Blocker	1	Duke, 1992 *
Bilirubinolytic	1	Duke, 1992 *