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]
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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
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Rhizomes partly prepared for herbal medicines
References
edit- ^ a b "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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