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Plant Coptis spp (Ranunculaceae)

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
ARSENIC 2 Rhizome not available 0.1 -0.37 Duke, 1992 *
BERBERASTINE 126 Rhizome not available not available not available 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 *
COPSINE 0 Rhizome not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
COPTINE 0 Rhizome not available not available not available 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 *
COREXIMINE 2 Rhizome not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
EPIBERBERINE 1 Rhizome not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
FERULIC-ACID 61 Rhizome not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GREENLANDICINE 0 Rhizome not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
IRON 6 Rhizome 210.0 320.0 -0.12 Duke, 1992 *
ISOCOPTISINE 0 Rhizome not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
JATEORRHIZINE 5 Rhizome not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LUMICAERULIC-ACID 0 Rhizome not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
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
Antienterotic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antienterotoxic 2 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiepileptic 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antiescherichic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiesherichic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiestrogenic 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antifatigue 3 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antifibromyalgic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antifibrotic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antifuruncular 1 Martindale's 28th
Antigastrotic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antigiardial 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antiglaucomic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antigonorrhea 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antihangover 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antihepatomic 2 Mills, Simon and Bone, Kerry. 2000. Phytotherapy. Churchill
Livinston, Edinburgh.
Antihepatotic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antihepatotoxic 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antiherpetic 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antiherpetic? 1 Duke, 1992 *