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Coptis quinquesecta | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Ranunculales |
Family: | Ranunculaceae |
Genus: | Coptis |
Species: | C. quinquesecta
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Binomial name | |
Coptis quinquesecta |
Coptis quinquesecta is a species of goldthread native to Jinping County, Yunnan, China and locally in northern Vietnam. China has it as a national key thread species in order to conserve it. Its chloroplasts have 79 protein coding genes, 30 RNA transferring genes, as well as four ribosomal RNA genes adding up to a total of 113 genes. [1]
Coptis quinquesecta is used as a medicinal herb in folk medicine. It contains berberine and coptisine, which purportedly treats bacterial infections, the effects of diabetes, and high blood pressure. [1]