Botanical Index No. 464

Goldthread

coptis spp.

Medicinal Actions

Alexeteric, Amebicide, Analgesic, Antiacetylcholinesterase, Antialzheimeran, Antiarthritic, Antibacterial, Anticancer, Antidote, Antidysenteric, Antigiardic, Antihelicobacter, Antiinflammatory, Antiperiodic, Antiperistaltic, Antipyretic, Antisecretory, Antiseptic, Antitrypanosomic, Antiulcer, Astringent, Candidicide, Digestive, Hypoglycemic, Mutagenic, Stomachic, Tonic, Trichomonicide

Primary Conditions Treated

daylily Bitter cAMP-Inhibitor Collyrium Adenopathy Alcoholism Alzheimer’s Ameba Amebiasis Anorexia Anxiety Aphtha Arthrosis Backache Bacteria Biliousness Boil Burn Cancer gland nose pharynx stomach thyroid Candida Canker Chafing Cholera Cold Conjunctivosis Cough Cramp Debility Dentition Dermatosis Diabetes Diarrhea Diphtheria Dysentery Dysmenorrhea Dyspepsia Earache Eczema Edema Enterosis Epistaxis Escherichia Fever Gastrosis Gingivosis Gout Helicobacter Hematemesis Hemoptysis Hemorrhoid Hepatosis Infection Inflammation Insomnia Jaundice Leishmaniasis Leukemia Malaria Nausea Nephrosis Ophthalmia Otitis Media Pain Pertussis Respirosis Salmonella Scabies Scarlet Fever Sore Sore Throat Stomachache Stomatosis Streptococcus Syphilis Toothache Trench Mouth Trichomoniasis Tuberculosis Ulcer Vaginosis VD Vertigo Worm Yeast

General Dosage

0.5–1.2 g powdered rhizome; 2–4 ml liquid extract; 1.5–6 g crude drug/day.

Safety & Contraindications

Class 2b. Emmenagogue/uterine stimulant. Not covered. “Hazards and/or side effects not known for proper

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