Liber Herbarum Minor (English)
The incomplete reference-guide to Herbal medicine

Rev.11-03-2021

Chinese goldthread

Plant

Family

Buttercup family (Ranunculaceae)

English

Chinese goldthread, Coptis, Huang-lian, Huang-lien

Latin

Coptis chinensis Franchet

Plantparts

creeping rootstalks, Unspecified

Diseases & Uses

Ungrouped Diseases & Uses

Ache, Aches, Aids digestion, Alexiteric, Anaesthetic, Analgesic, Anesthetic, Anodyne, Antalgic, Anti-bacterial, Antibacterial Agent, Antidote, Antidotes, Antifebrile, Antipyretic, Antiseptic, Antispasmodic, Bactericidal, Bactericide, Bacteriostatic, bad digestion, baktericidal, benificial effect on the digestion, Bitter, Bitter Tonic, Blood tonic, Calmative, Calming of nerves, care of the skin, Carminative, Carminativum, Choleretic, Chronic pain, Clears gas, convulsive state, cramp, Cramps, Digestive, Digestive stimulant, digestive trouble, Digestive weakness, disinfectant, dispepsia, dyspepsia, Eupeptic, Fart, Febrifugal, febrifuge, flatulence, flatulency, flatus, Gas, Good for digestion, Good for skin, good for the stomach, Herbal tonic, improves digestion, increase the bile secretion, indigestion, intestinal gas, Pain, painful disorders, Painkiller, pain relief, pain relieving, Pains, pains in general, pain stilling, Perfect skin, Poison Antidote, Poor digestion, Promotes digestion, Pungent, Pyretic, reduce fevers, relaxes the nervous system, relax spasms, relieves fevers, sedative, Skin-care, skin tonic, soothe, soothes nerves, Soothing, spasm, Spasmolytic, stimulates digestion, Stimulates the flow of bile, Stimulates the gallbladder, stomach atony, stomach debility, stomachic, stomach lassitude, stomach tonic, Tonic, Tonic for blood, Tranquilizer, Tranquilliser, tranquillizer, Used as an antiseptic, Vasodilator, Warming digestive, weak stomach, wind

Other uses

colouring, Dye, Dyeing, Used to dye different types of fibres

TCM - Traditional Chinese medicine

TCM MERIDIAN: Heart, TCM MERIDIAN: Large Intestine, TCM MERIDIAN: Liver, TCM MERIDIAN: Small Intestine, TCM MERIDIAN: Stomach, Traditional Chinese medicine, Used in traditional Chinese medicin

Local (Geographical) use

Phytomedical use in China

Ingredients

 Arsenic, berberine, Calcium, Chlorogenic acid, Columbamine, Copper, Coptisine, Ferulic acid, iron, jatrorrhizine, magnesium, Magnoflorine, manganese, palmatine, potassium, sodium, zinc

Source: LiberHerbarum/Pn2824

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