Coptis japonica explained

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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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Coptis japonica (Thunb.) Makino . . Plants of the World Online . Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . 19 May 2021 .
  2. Involvement of CjMDR1, a plant multidrug-resistance-type ATP-binding cassette protein, in alkaloid transport in Coptis japonica . 2003 . Shitan . N. . Bazin . I. . Dan . K. . Obata . K. . Kigawa . K. . Ueda . K. . Sato . F. . Forestier . C. . Yazaki . K. . Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences . 100 . 2 . 751–756 . 10.1073/pnas.0134257100 . 12524452 . 141068 . free .

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