Kang, "
Coptis extracts enhance the anticancer effect of estrogen receptor antagonists on human breast cancer cells," Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, vol.
It is the principal bioactive compound found in
Coptis chinensis (Chinese goldthread), Hydrastis canadensis (goldenseal), Berberis vulgaris (barberry), and many other medicinal plants [1, 2].
Cuscuta reflexa Antibacterial agent [106] for wound dressing made from fungal chitosan
Coptis chinensis Antibacterial agent [32] rhizome (AgNPs were coated with chitosan to enhance their antibacterial activity) Marine 1.
Guo et al., "Development of a cell-based high-throughput peroxisome proliferator- activated receptors (PPARs) screening model and its application for evaluation of the extracts from Rhizoma
Coptis," Journal of Asian Natural Products Research, vol.
Berberine hydrochloride is an extract from the Chinese goldthread
Coptis chinensis.
Hu et al., "Coptisine from
Coptis chinensis inhibits production of inflammatory mediators in lipopolysaccharide-stimulated RAW 264.7 murine macrophage cells," European Journal of Pharmacology, vol.
Similar inhibitory effect of white mulberry (Morus alba L.), honeysuckle (Lonicera flos), and the Chinese goldthreat (
Coptis chinensis) herb mixtures applied to broiler chicken diet on muscle lipid oxidation was reported by Jang et al.
One case report describes aspirated
Coptis chinensis, a Chinese herbal medicine, for 10 years [10].
The JTTZ formula was composed of 8 herbs, including Luhui (Aloe vera), Huanglian (
Coptis chinensis), Zhimu (Rhizoma Anemarrhenae), Hongqu (red yeast rice), Kugua (Momordica charantia), Danshen (Salvia miltiorrhiza), Wuweizi (Schisandra chinensis), and Ganjiang (dried ginger).
The most promising natural products that have shown effective cholesterol lowering have come from two more recent clinical trials using either an extract from the Bergamot orange or Berberine, a plant substance found in a range of herbs including Hydrastis canadensis, Phellodendron amurense and
Coptis chinensis amongst many others.
Anti-ultraviolet radiation effects of
Coptis chinensis and Phellodendron amurense glycans by immunomodulating and inhibiting oxidative injury.