Coptis japonica

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Coptis japonica
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Ranunculales
Family: Ranunculaceae
Genus: Coptis
Species:
C. japonica
Binomial name
Coptis japonica
Synonyms [1]
List
    • Coptis anemonifoliaSiebold & Zucc.
    • Coptis brachypetalaSiebold & Zucc.
    • Coptis japonica var. anemonifolia(Siebold & Zucc.) H.Ohba
    • Coptis japonica f. viridifloraHonda ex Kadota
    • Coptis orientalisMaxim.
    • Thalictrum japonicumThunb.

Coptis japonica, the Japanese goldthread, is a species of flowering plant in the family Ranunculaceae, native to central and southern Japan, and introduced to Korea. [1] In Asia it is grown for medicinal purposes, with the main alkaloid being berberine. [2]

References

  1. 1 2 "Coptis japonica (Thunb.) Makino". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  2. ↑ Shitan, N.; Bazin, I.; Dan, K.; Obata, K.; Kigawa, K.; Ueda, K.; Sato, F.; Forestier, C.; Yazaki, K. (2003). "Involvement of CjMDR1, a plant multidrug-resistance-type ATP-binding cassette protein, in alkaloid transport in Coptis japonica". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 100 (2): 751–756. Bibcode:2003PNAS..100..751S. doi: 10.1073/pnas.0134257100 . PMC   141068 . PMID   12524452.


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