Chinese Goldenthread, Coptis Root herbal material

Chinese Goldenthread, Coptis Root

Overview

Aliases

Sichuan coptis; weilian; chicken-claw coptis

Nature and Flavor

Cold; bitter

What's Inside

Ingredients

Coptis contains alkaloids such as berberine, coptisine, methylcoptisine, palmatine, and columbamine; it also contains obakunone, obaculactone, and phenolic constituents.

Therapeutic Effects

No therapeutic effects information available

Precautions

Use with caution in patients with stomach deficiency causing nausea and vomiting, or spleen deficiency with diarrhea.

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ONLY AND IS NOT INTENDED AS MEDICAL ADVICE.