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The First Comprehensive Phylogeny of Coptis (Ranunculaceae) and Its Implications for Character Evolution and Classification. [PDF]
Coptis (Ranunculaceae) contains 15 species and is one of the pharmaceutically most important plant genera in eastern Asia. Understanding of the evolution of morphological characters and phylogenetic relationships within the genus is very limited.
Kun-Li Xiang +8 more
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Significant differences in alkaloid content of
Background The growing popularity of Chinese herbal medicine in the United States has prompted large-scale import of raw herbs from Asia. Many of the Asian herbs have phylogenetically related North American species.
Skeels Matthew +2 more
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Published as part of Li, Bo, Yuan, Qingjun & Zhang, Zhiyong, 2013, A contribution to the Flora of North America: synonymy and lectotypification of Coptis laciniata (Ranunculaceae), pp. 58-60 in Phytotaxa 131 (1) on pages 58-59, DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.131.1.11, http://zenodo.org/record ...
Li, Bo, Yuan, Qingjun, Zhang, Zhiyong
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Background Numerous studies have favored dispersal (colonization) over vicariance (past fragmentation) events to explain eastern Asian-North American distribution patterns. In plants, however the disjunction between eastern Asia and western North America
Kun-Li Xiang +4 more
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Anti-malarial activity of traditional Kampo medicine Coptis rhizome extract and its major active compounds [PDF]
Background Herbal medicine has been a rich source of new drugs exemplified by quinine and artemisinin. In this study, a variety of Japanese traditional herbal medicine (‘Kampo’) were examined for their potential anti-malarial activities.
Awet Alem Teklemichael +9 more
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Coptis austrogaoligongensis (Ranunculaceae), a new species from West Yunnan, China [PDF]
Based on morphological and plastid data, we have described and confirmed that Coptis austrogaoligongensis distributed in Tongbiguan Provincial Nature Reserve, Yingjiang County, Yunnan Province, is a new species of Coptis.
Zhuo Cheng +5 more
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ObjectiveTo explore the mechanism of Coptis chinensis in the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus based on network pharmacology and molecular docking.MethodsThe active chemical ingredients of Coptis chinensis were screened through the Traditional ...
LIU Huiling +4 more
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Published as part of Jarvis, Charlie, 2007, Chapter 7: Linnaean Plant Names and their Types (part H), pp. 557-585 in Order out of Chaos. Linnaean Plant Types and their Types, London :Linnaean Society of London in association with the Natural History Museum on page 566, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo ...
Jarvis, Charlie
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Coptis rhizome extract influence on Streptococcus pneumoniae through autolysin activation
This study investigated the antibacterial properties of Coptis rhizome, a plant traditionally used for respiratory infections, against Streptoccus pneumonia (S. pneumoniae), for which there has been minimal empirical evidence of effectiveness.
Eon-Bee Lee, Kyubae Lee
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Coptidis alkaloids are the primary active components of Coptis chinensis Franch. Clinical and pharmacodynamic studies have confirmed that Coptidis alkaloids have multiple therapeutic effects including anti-inflammatory, antioxidant and antitumor effects,
Jinyu Li +9 more
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