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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.

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.

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.

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.

==Cultivation==

| color = lightgreen

 

| name = ''Coptis''

===Propagation===

| image = Coptis occidentalis.jpg

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| divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]

| classis = [[Magnoliopsida]]

| ordo = [[Ranunculales]]

| familia = [[Ranunculaceae]]

| genus = '''''Coptis'''''

| genus_authority = [[Richard Anthony Salisbury|Salisb.]]

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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]].

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;Selected species

Selected species{{wp}}

*''[[Coptis aspleniifolia]]''

*''[[Coptis aspleniifolia]]''

*''[[Coptis chinensis]]''

*''[[Coptis chinensis]]''

*''[[Coptis trifolia]]''

*''[[Coptis trifolia]]''

==Gallery==

===Uses===

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''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>

 

*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

<!--- xxxxx  *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381  -->

<!--- xxxxx  *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432  -->

<!--- xxxxx  *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608  -->

==External links==

==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'']

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