Coptis chinensis (Berberine) dược liệu kháng L1210

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Chinese goldthread
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Ranunculales
Family:	Ranunculaceae
Genus:	Coptis
Species:	C. chinensis
Binomial name
Coptis chinensis Franch.[1]

Coptis chinensis, the Chinese goldthread, is a species of goldthread native to China.

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• 1Etymology
• 2Chemical constituents
• 3Traditional uses
• 4Pharmacology
• 5Other uses
• 6See also
• 7References
• 8External links

Etymology[edit]

• Coptis chinensis Franch. var. chinensis^[2]
  • (syn. Coptis teeta Wallich var. chinensis)^[2]

Chemical constituents[edit]

The rhizomes of Coptis chinensis are used in Traditional Chinese Medicine and serve as a source for the isoquinoline alkaloids berberine,^[3] palmatine, and coptisine among others.

Traditional uses[edit]

Coptis chinensis is one of the 50 fundamental herbs used in traditional Chinese medicine, where it is called duǎn è huánglián (Chinese: 短萼黄连).

Pharmacology[edit]

A variety of pharmacological effects of Coptis chinensis extracts or its chemical components have been reported, but the relevance of these in vitro and animals studies to human health are unknown. For example, a 1996 in vitro study found Coptis chinensis extracts to be effective against the gastrointestinal parasite Blastocystis hominis.^[4] A study in rats suggested Coptis and berberine (the primary alkaloid in Coptis) are potential agents for preventing intestinal injury.^[5] Berberine may also have anti-atherosclerosis effects.^[6] Berberine and basic extracts of Coptis chinensis also have demonstrated positive effects in an animal model of neurodegeneration.^[7] Animal studies suggest Coptis chinensis rhizomes may help with the pain of irritable bowel syndrome.^[8]

Other uses[edit]

Because of the strong coloring quality of berberine, it has been traditionally used as a dye, especially for wool and other fibers.^[9]

See also[edit]

• Chinese herbology

Phellodendron amurense (Berberine) dược liệu kháng L1210

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Phellodendron
Phellodendron amurense Morton Arboretum acc. 568-27*3
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Sapindales
Family:	Rutaceae
Genus:	Phellodendron
Species:	P. amurense
Binomial name
Phellodendron amurense Rupr.[1]

Phellodendron amurense is a species of tree in the family Rutaceae, commonly called the Amur cork tree. It is a major source of huáng bò (Chinese: 黄柏 or 黄檗), one of the 50 fundamental herbs used in traditional Chinese medicine. The Ainu people used this plant, called shikerebe-ni, as a painkiller.^[2]

Native to eastern Asia; northern China, northeast China, Korea, Ussuri, Amur, and Japan, the Amur cork tree is considered invasive in many parts of North America. The State of Massachusetts lists it as a noxious weed.^[3]

Autumn Foliage and Fruit

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• 1Medicinal use
• 2Oil
• 3Chemistry
• 4Gallery
• 5See also
• 6References
• 7External links

Medicinal use[edit]

Plant as used in Chinese herbology. Note the pictured is a photo of Licorice Root/ GanCao, not Phellodendron. (crude medicine)

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It has been used as a Chinese traditional medicine for the treatment of meningitis, bacillary dysentery, pneumonia, tuberculosis, and liver cirrhosis.^[4][5]

Used orally to treat abdominal pain, diarrhoea, gastroenteritis and urinary tract infections. Berberine has been shown to be effective for the treatment of bacterially-induced diarrhoea and ocular trachoma. and cutaneous leishmaniasis^[6]Phellodendron amurense may protect cartilage against osteoarthritis progression.^[7] It may prove to be a potentially important chemopreventive agent for lung cancer.^[8]

Phellodendron amurense is able to inhibit prostatic contractility suggesting that it may be useful in the treatment of urological disorders caused by prostatic urethral obstruction such as benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH).^[9] Nexrutine (bark extract from Phellodendron amurense) may have potential to prevent prostate tumor development.^[10]

Proprietary extracts of Magnolia officinalis and Phellodendron amurense may help overweight/obese people.^[11]

Compounds in the leaves (quercetin, quercetin-3-O-beta-D-glucoside, quercetin-3-O-beta-D-galactoside and kaempferol-3-O-beta-D-glucoside) demonstrated significant free radical scavenging activity comparable to vitamin E.^[12]

Oil[edit]

Amur cork tree fruit oil is a pressed oil extracted from the fruit of Phellodendron amurense. The bark of the tree is an important herbal medicine in China. The oil has insecticidal properties similar to pyrethrum.^[13] The oil contains a variety of biologically active substances, including flavonoids (diosmin), alkaloids (berberine, yatroriccin, palmatine), saponins and coumarins. Medicinal applications of the oil include treatment of pancreatitis, reduction of cholesterol and sugar in blood and the treatment of various skin diseases.^[14]

Chemistry[edit]

Essential oils:^[15]

• Fruit oil contains myrcene (62.3-70.3%) and β-caryophyllene (6.8-10.5%)
• Leaf oil contains β-elemol (18.5%) and (Z)-β-ocimene (12.6%)
• Flower oil contains (Z)-β-ocimene (9.5%), β-elemol (9.4%), myrcene (7.8%) and nonacosane (7.7%)

Amurensin, a tert-amyl alcohol derivative of kaempferol 7-O-glucoside, can be found in P. amurense.^[16]

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  Leaf
 
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  Tree
 
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  Bark

See also[edit]

• Amur cork tree fruit oil
• Chinese herbology 50 fundamental herbs
• Sān miáo wán