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
Respiradepressant	3	Martindale's 28th
Respirastimulant	1	Grenand, P., Moretti, C., and Jacquemin, H. 1987. Pharmacopees Traditionnelles en Guyane. l'ORSTROM, Paris. 569 pp.
RNA-Depressant	2	Duke, 1992 *
RT-Inhibitor	2	Duke, 1992 *
Schizophrenigenic	1	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Sedative	2	Duke, 1992 *
Spermigenic	1	Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Stomachic	2	Duke, 1992 *
Sunscreen	1	Chemical Marketing Reporter; a weekly tabloid, 9/10/92.
Testosteronigenic	1	Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Topoisomerase-I-Inhibitor	1	Kobayashi, Y, Yamashita, Y., Fujii, N., Takaboshi, K., Kawakami, T., Kawamura, M., Mizukami, T., Nakano, H. 1995. Inhibitors of DNA Topoisomerase I and II Isolated From the Coptis Rhizomes. Planta Medica, 61: 414-418.
Topoisomerase-II-Inhibitor	2	Kobayashi, Y, Yamashita, Y., Fujii, N., Takaboshi, K., Kawakami, T., Kawamura, M., Mizukami, T., Nakano, H. 1995. Inhibitors of DNA Topoisomerase I and II Isolated From the Coptis Rhizomes. Planta Medica, 61: 414-418.
Toxic	1	Neuwinger, H. D. 1996. African Ethnobotany - Poisons and Drugs. Chapman & Hall, New York. 941 pp.
Tranquilizer	2	Duke, 1992 *
Trichomonicide	3	Martindale's 29th
Trypanocide	2	Duke, 1992 *
Uterocontractant	2	Duke, 1992 *
Uterorelaxant	1	Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Uterosedative	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.
Uterotonic	3	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.