Steinmetz:Coptis

Coptis anemonifolia

Also known as (or relevant to) Coptis anemonifolia Coptis teeta Coptis trifolia (groenlandica) Family Ranunculaceae English Names Gold Thread Mishmi Bitter Mishmi Tita Vegetable Gold Mouth root Natural Habitat mountainous parts of Assam (India) Japan China; the species Coptis trifolia: North America Ireland Greenland Russia Siberia Part(s) Used Rhizoma Coptidis

Constituent(s) berberine coptine resin colouring matter Action bitter tonic stomachic digestive febrifuge alterative antiperiodic stimulant appetising alexipharmic; used as a collyrium (eye wash). P. S. Coptis Teeta is a source of Mamira or Mishmee bitter