| Coptis japonica | |
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Scientific classification 
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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 (Thunb.) Makino | |
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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. In Asia it is grown for medicinal purposes, with the main alkaloid being berberine.
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Rhizomes partly prepared for herbal medicines
References
- ^ "Coptis japonica (Thunb.) Makino". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
- 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. doi:10.1073/pnas.0134257100. PMC 141068. PMID 12524452.
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