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

Common Names

Generic 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
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 *
OXYBERBERINE	0	Rhizome	not available	not available	not available	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 *
THALIFENDINE	0	Rhizome	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
UMBELLATINE	0	Root	not available	not available	not available	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.
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Activity	Chemical Count	Reference
Mutagenic	2	Duke, 1992 *
Mycobactericide	2	Duke, 1992 *
Mydriatic	2	Mills, Simon and Bone, Kerry. 2000. Phytotherapy. Churchill Livinston, Edinburgh.
Myocardiodepressant	2	Duke, 1992 *
Myocontractant	1	Duke, 1992 *
Myorelaxant	3	Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Neurotransmitter	1	Duke, 1992 *
NF-kB-Inhibitor	1	Duke, 1992 *
Ornithine-Decarboxylase-Inhibitor	1	Hagerman, A.E. Tannin-Protein Interactions. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.19.
PAF-Inhibitor	1	Duke, 1992 *
Paralytic	1	Neuwinger, H. D. 1996. African Ethnobotany - Poisons and Drugs. Chapman & Hall, New York. 941 pp.
Pesticide	8	Duke, 1992 *
Phagocytotic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Phototoxic	2	Duke, 1992 *
Plasmodicide	2	Duke, 1992 *
Preservative	1	Merck 11th Edition
Prooxidant	1	Duke, 1992 *
Prostaglandigenic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Prostaglandin-Synthesis-Inhibitor	3	Huang, C. G., Chu, Z. L., Yang, Z. M. 1991. Effect of Berberine on Synthesis of Platelet TXA2 and Plasma PGI2 in Rabbits. Chung-Kuo Yao Li Hsueh Pao, 12(6): 526-528.
Protisticide	2	Duke, 1992 *