Botanical species · safety record
Coptis chinensis
The EFSA Compendium of Botanicals holds 29 constituent measurements, 8 adverse-effect records and 1 genotoxicity assay for Coptis chinensis. This page reports what those source records contain and how to reach them. It carries no effect estimate, no dose and no recommendation.
Accepted name in source: Coptis chinensis Franch.
Regulatory presence
Health Canada's Licensed Natural Health Products Database holds 656 licensed products naming Coptis chinensis as a medicinal ingredient, matched on the exact Latin binomial. A licence records that a product met the regulator's requirements for sale in Canada. It is not evidence that the product works.
Extract types on licence
Source material stated
What the records describe
Constituents measured
- Berberine4
- Coptisine4
- Alkaloids3
- Jatrorrhizine3
- Palmatine3
- Berberrubine2
- Columbamine2
- Epiberberine2
- Magnoflorine2
- Noroxyhydrastinine2
Plant parts
- Roots and other underground parts27
- Unspecified7
- Flower2
Preparations
- Solvent extraction31
- Raw, no heat treatment2
Effect types
- Digestive2
- Hepatotoxicity2
- Systemic2
- Endocrine1
- Nephrotoxicity1
Target tissues
- Digestive4
- Liver2
- Heart1
- Urogenital: kidneys1
Recorded constituents
What analytical work has found in this species, at which plant part and preparation. A measured constituent is a fact about material, not about effect.
| Substance | Plant part | Preparation | Concentration | Analytical method | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alkaloids | Unspecified | Solvent extraction | — | LC-QTOF-MS | Resolve DOI |
| Alkaloids | Roots and other underground parts | Solvent extraction | ≥ 0.02 Milligram/gram | High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC)/Liquid Chromatography (LC) | Resolve DOI |
| Alkaloids | Roots and other underground parts | Solvent extraction | ≤ 0.03 Milligram/gram | High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC)/Liquid Chromatography (LC) | Resolve DOI |
| Berberine | Roots and other underground parts | Solvent extraction | ≥ 48.93 Milligram/gram | High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC)/Liquid Chromatography (LC) | Resolve DOI |
| Berberine | Roots and other underground parts | Solvent extraction | ≤ 51.71 Milligram/gram | High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC)/Liquid Chromatography (LC) | Resolve DOI |
| Berberine | Unspecified | Solvent extraction | 7.18 Milligram/gram | HPLC-UV | Resolve DOI |
| Berberrubine | Roots and other underground parts | Solvent extraction | ≤ 2.08 Milligram/gram | High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC)/Liquid Chromatography (LC) | Resolve DOI |
| Berberrubine | Roots and other underground parts | Solvent extraction | ≥ 1.96 Milligram/gram | High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC)/Liquid Chromatography (LC) | Resolve DOI |
| Columbamine | Roots and other underground parts | Solvent extraction | ≤ 22.48 Milligram/gram | High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC)/Liquid Chromatography (LC) | Resolve DOI |
| Columbamine | Roots and other underground parts | Solvent extraction | ≥ 22.37 Milligram/gram | High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC)/Liquid Chromatography (LC) | Resolve DOI |
| Coptisine | Roots and other underground parts | Solvent extraction | ≤ 11.99 Milligram/gram | High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC)/Liquid Chromatography (LC) | Resolve DOI |
| Coptisine | Unspecified | Solvent extraction | 1.95 Milligram/gram | HPLC-UV | Resolve DOI |
| Coptisine | Roots and other underground parts | Solvent extraction | ≥ 11.34 Milligram/gram | High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC)/Liquid Chromatography (LC) | Resolve DOI |
| Epiberberine | Roots and other underground parts | Solvent extraction | ≤ 10.72 Milligram/gram | High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC)/Liquid Chromatography (LC) | Resolve DOI |
| Epiberberine | Roots and other underground parts | Solvent extraction | ≥ 10.26 Milligram/gram | High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC)/Liquid Chromatography (LC) | Resolve DOI |
| Jatrorrhizine | Unspecified | Solvent extraction | 0.49 Milligram/gram | HPLC-UV | Resolve DOI |
| Jatrorrhizine | Roots and other underground parts | Solvent extraction | ≤ 2.81 Milligram/gram | High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC)/Liquid Chromatography (LC) | Resolve DOI |
| Jatrorrhizine | Roots and other underground parts | Solvent extraction | ≥ 2.75 Milligram/gram | High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC)/Liquid Chromatography (LC) | Resolve DOI |
| Magnoflorine | Roots and other underground parts | Solvent extraction | ≤ 2.13 Milligram/gram | High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC)/Liquid Chromatography (LC) | Resolve DOI |
| Magnoflorine | Roots and other underground parts | Solvent extraction | ≥ 2.09 Milligram/gram | High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC)/Liquid Chromatography (LC) | Resolve DOI |
| Noroxyhydrastinine | Roots and other underground parts | Solvent extraction | ≤ 0.18 Milligram/gram | High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC)/Liquid Chromatography (LC) | Resolve DOI |
| Noroxyhydrastinine | Roots and other underground parts | Solvent extraction | ≥ 0.15 Milligram/gram | High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC)/Liquid Chromatography (LC) | Resolve DOI |
| Oxyberberine | Roots and other underground parts | Solvent extraction | ≤ 0.08 Milligram/gram | High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC)/Liquid Chromatography (LC) | Resolve DOI |
| Oxyberberine | Roots and other underground parts | Solvent extraction | ≥ 0.05 Milligram/gram | High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC)/Liquid Chromatography (LC) | Resolve DOI |
| Palmatine | Roots and other underground parts | Solvent extraction | ≤ 9.37 Milligram/gram | High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC)/Liquid Chromatography (LC) | Resolve DOI |
| Palmatine | Roots and other underground parts | Solvent extraction | ≥ 9.05 Milligram/gram | High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC)/Liquid Chromatography (LC) | Resolve DOI |
| Palmatine | Unspecified | Solvent extraction | 1.96 Milligram/gram | HPLC-UV | Resolve DOI |
| Berberine | Unspecified | Raw, no heat treatment | — | Mass Spectroscopy and hyphenated methods without chromatography | No resolvable identifier |
| Coptisine | Unspecified | Raw, no heat treatment | — | Mass Spectroscopy and hyphenated methods without chromatography | No resolvable identifier |
Recorded adverse effects
Adverse effects reported in the source literature, most often in animal or laboratory models at a stated preparation and dose.
| Effect | Target tissue | Plant part | Preparation | Test organism | Test type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Digestive | Digestive | Flower | Solvent extraction | Bacillus subtilis (as organism) | In vitro | Resolve DOI |
| Digestive | Digestive | Flower | Solvent extraction | Saccharomyces cerevisiae (as organism) | In vitro | Resolve DOI |
| Endocrine | Digestive | — | — | — | In vitro | Resolve DOI |
| Hepatotoxicity | Liver | Roots and other underground parts | Solvent extraction | Rat (as animal) | Subchronic | Resolve DOI |
| Hepatotoxicity | Liver | Roots and other underground parts | — | Rat (as animal) | Subchronic | Resolve DOI |
| Nephrotoxicity | Urogenital: kidneys | Roots and other underground parts | Solvent extraction | Rat (as animal) | Subchronic | Resolve DOI |
| Systemic | Heart | Roots and other underground parts | — | Rat (as animal) | Subchronic | Resolve DOI |
| Systemic | Digestive | Roots and other underground parts | — | Rat (as animal) | Subchronic | Resolve DOI |
Genotoxicity testing
Outcomes of genotoxicity assays as recorded in the source. A negative assay is a result under those test conditions, not a clearance.
| Outcome | Endpoint | Test | Tested organism | Metabolic activation | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | — | not reported | Rat (as animal) | No data | Resolve DOI |
Cited sources
The literature the compendium cites for this species. Metatron Health has no relationship with these authors or journals and earns nothing from citing them.
- Ma, Bingxin., Tong, Jing., Zhou, Gao., Mo, Qigui., He, Jingsheng., Wang, Youwei. Coptis chinensis inflorescence ameliorates hyperglycaemia in 3T3-L1 preadipocyte and streptozotocin-induced diabetic mice . Journal of functional foods, 2016, vol. 21, p. 455-462. DOI
- Lee, Yong-Hoon., Kim, Duyeol., Lee, Mi Ju., Kim, Myoung Jun., Jang, Ho-Song., Park, Sun Hee., Lee, Jung-Min., Lee, Hye-Yeong., Han, Beom Seok., Son, Woo-Chan., Seok, Ji Hyeon., Lee, Jong Kwon., Jeong, Jayoung., Kang, Jin Seok., Kang, Jong-Koo. Subchronic toxicity study of Coptidis Rhizoma in rats. Journal of ethnopharmacology, 2014, vol. 152, no. 3, p. 457-463. DOI
- Yi, Jun., Ye, Xiaoli., Wang, Dezhen., He, Kai., Yang, Yong., Liu, Xujing., Li, Xuegang. Safety evaluation of main alkaloids from Rhizoma Coptidis. Journal of ethnopharmacology, 2013, vol. 145, no. 1, p. 303-310. DOI
- Huang, Ping., Qian, Xiaocui., Li, Junsong., Cui, Xiaobing., Chen, Lihua., Cai, Baochang., Tan, Shanzhong. Simultaneous Determination of 11 Alkaloids in Crude and Wine-Processed Rhizoma Coptidis by HPLC-PAD . Journal of chromatographic science, 2015, vol. 53, no. 1, p. 73-78. DOI
- Liu, Xi., Xing, Rongrong., Chen, Xuan., Hu, Shuang., Sheng, Xia., Bai, Xiaohong. DETERMINATION OF PROTOBERBERINE ALKALOIDS IN COPTIS CHINENSIS BY MICROEXTRACTION AND HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY . Analytical letters, 2014, vol. 47, no. 16, p. 2655-2664. DOI
- Zhou, J., Ouedraogo, M., Qu, F., Duez, P. Potential genotoxicity of traditional Chinese medicinal plants and phytochemicals: An overview. Phytotherapy Research, 2013, vol. 27, no. 12, p. 1745-1755. DOI
- Ge, Ai-hua., Bai, Yang., Li, Jin., Liu, Jiao., He, Jun., Liu, Er-wei., Zhang, Peng., Zhang, Bo-li., Gao, Xiu-mei., Chang, Yan-xu. An activity-integrated strategy involving ultra-high-performance liquid chromatography/quadrupole-time-of-flight mass spectrometry and fraction collector for rapid screening and characterization of the alpha-glucosidase inhibitors in Coptis chinensis Franch. (Huanglian) . Journal of pharmaceutical and biomedical analysis, 2014, vol. 100, p. 79-87. DOI
- Hou, Yulan., Wu, Tingting., Liu, Yaru., Wang, Hua., Chen, Yingzhuang., Chen, Bo., Sun, Wenjian. Direct analysis of quaternary alkaloids by in situ reactive desorption corona beam ionization MS. Analyst (cambridge, united kingdom), 2014, vol. 139, no. 20, p. 5185-5191.
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