Coptis - Revision history

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{{Taxobox
| color = lightgreen
| name = ''Coptis''
| image = Coptis occidentalis.jpg
| image_width = 240px
| image_caption = ''Coptis occidentalis'' flowers
| regnum = [[Plant]]ae
| divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]
| classis = [[Magnoliopsida]]
| ordo = [[Ranunculales]]
| familia = [[Ranunculaceae]]
| genus = '''''Coptis'''''
| genus_authority = [[Richard Anthony Salisbury|Salisb.]]
| subdivision_ranks = Species
| subdivision =
See text
}}

'''''Coptis''''' ('''Gold Thread''' or '''Goldenthread''') is a genus of between 10–15 species of [[flowering plant]]s in the family [[Ranunculaceae]], native to [[Asia]] and [[North America]].

;Selected species
*''[[Coptis aspleniifolia]]''
*''[[Coptis chinensis]]''
*''[[Coptis deltoidea]]''
*''[[Coptis groenlandica]]''
*''[[Coptis japonica]]''
*''[[Coptis laciniata]]''
*''[[Coptis occidentalis]]''
*''[[Coptis omeiensis]]''
*''[[Coptis quinquefolia]]''
*''[[Coptis quinquesecta]]''
*''[[Coptis teeta]]''
*''[[Coptis trifolia]]''

[[Image:Coptis occidentalis2.jpg|left|thumb|''Coptis occidentalis'' fruit]]
===Uses===
''Coptis teeta'' is used as a medicinal [[herb]] in the [[Himalaya]]n regions of [[India]], used as a bitter tonic for [[dyspepsia]]. It is also known to help [[insomnia]] in [[Chinese Medicine]]

Made into a paste, salve, powder, or infusion, it is said to improve digestion, restore appetite, and relieve inflammation of the stomach. It is also employed to assist the treatment of [[alcoholism]]. <br clear = all>

==External links==
[[Image:Coptis aspleniifolia.jpg|thumb|''Coptis aspleniifolia'' leaves]]
*[http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=107946 Flora of North America: ''Coptis'']
*[http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=107946 Flora of China: ''Coptis'']

[[Category:Ranunculaceae]]
[[Category:Herbs]]
[[Category:Medicinal plants]]

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		+	Coptis (Greek, to cut, from the cut leaves). Ranunculaceae. Hardy perennial herbs of the cooler parts of the northern hemisphere, sometimes planted in bogs and moist places.
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		+	Low, stemless plants, with slender rootstocks: Lvs. radical, compound or divided, lasting over winter: fls. white or yellow, scapose; sepals 5-7, petal- like; petals 5-6, small, linear, hood-like; stamens numerous: carpels stalked, few, becoming an umbel of follicles.— Eight species, only one of which is used in American gardens.
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		+	The bitter roots yield the tonic medicine known as "gold thread;" also a yellow dye. The plants should have peaty soil, with a little sand, and prefer shade, in damp situations. They are rather hardy. The roots withstand severe winters, being native of the cooler parts of the northern hemisphere. If the plants are given some protection in winter, as in a cold pit or by a dressing of litter, the leaves remain green and fresh. The plants are valuable in hardy borders because of the leaves and also the flowers.
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		+	The plants are very easily propagated in either early spring or late fall, the former being preferred. Seeds may be sown when ripe, before they become old, and will grow readily in moist but well-drained soil. They should be only slightly covered with soil but the surface should be kept moist by a close covering with leaves or paper, and partial shade is preferred. The seedlings may be transplanted at any time after the leaves are large, by keeping plenty of soil.
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 Coptis (Greek, to cut, from the cut leaves). Ranunculaceae. Hardy perennial herbs of the cooler parts of the northern hemisphere, sometimes planted in bogs and moist places.
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 The plants are very easily propagated in either early spring or late fall, the former being preferred. Seeds may be sown when ripe, before they become old, and will grow readily in moist but well-drained soil. They should be only slightly covered with soil but the surface should be kept moist by a close covering with leaves or paper, and partial shade is preferred. The seedlings may be transplanted at any time after the leaves are large, by keeping plenty of soil.
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+==Cultivation==
-{{Taxobox
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-| color = lightgreen
-| name = ''Coptis''
+===Propagation===
-| image = Coptis occidentalis.jpg
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-'''''Coptis''''' ('''Gold Thread''' or '''Goldenthread''') is a genus of between 10–15 species of [[flowering plant]]s in the family [[Ranunculaceae]], native to [[Asia]] and [[North America]].
+===Pests and diseases===
-;Selected species
+==Species==
 *''[[Coptis aspleniifolia]]''
 *''[[Coptis chinensis]]''
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 *''[[Coptis trifolia]]''
-[[Image:Coptis occidentalis2.jpg|left|thumb|''Coptis occidentalis'' fruit]]
+==Gallery==
-===Uses===
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-Made into a paste, salve, powder, or infusion, it is said to improve digestion, restore appetite, and relieve inflammation of the stomach. It is also employed to assist the treatment of [[alcoholism]]. <br clear = all>
+<gallery>
 ==External links==
-[[Image:Coptis aspleniifolia.jpg|thumb|''Coptis aspleniifolia'' leaves]]
+*{{wplink}}
-*[http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=107946 Flora of North America: ''Coptis'']
-*[http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=107946 Flora of China: ''Coptis'']
+{{stub}}
-[[Category:Ranunculaceae]]
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