Coptis

Coptis
Coptis
Coptis occidentalis flowers
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Ranunculales
Family: Ranunculaceae
Genus: Coptis
Salisb.
Species

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Coptis (Goldthread or Canker Root) is a genus of between 10–15 species of flowering plants in the family Ranunculaceae, native to Asia and North America.

Species

Selected species
Coptis occidentalis fruit

Uses

Coptis teeta is used as a medicinal herb in the Himalayan regions of India where it is used as a bitter tonic for dyspepsia. It is also believed to help insomnia in Chinese herbology.[citation needed] The roots contain the bitter alkaloid berberine.

External links

Coptis aspleniifolia leaves

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