Japanese Goldthread (Coptis japonica)
日本黄连rì běn huáng liánRibenhuanglian
Coptis japonica · Plant
3
Indications
2
With studies in people
Cautions
Contraindicated in deficiency conditions; caution with digestive weakness.
Indications
What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Japanese Goldthread for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.
Diarrhea SyndromeInflammation SyndromeJaundice Syndrome
TCM actions
What the catalogue says Japanese Goldthread does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.
Benefit AntimicrobialBenefit DigestiveBenefit Liver
In the literature
PubMed records whose title or abstract names Coptis japonica and the indication, and how many of those are indexed as studies in people. A record names the two together; it does not show that one treats the other, and most are laboratory or animal work.
- Benefit Antimicrobial7 records, 1 in people
- Benefit Digestive2 records, 2 in people
- Benefit Liver2 records
- Diarrhea Syndrome0 records
- Inflammation Syndrome5 records
- Jaundice Syndrome0 records