| Coptis chinensis franch of traditional Chinese medicine contains alkaloids (including the berberine, coptisine,
palmatine, and jatrorrhizine, et al.), flavonoids, and phenolic active substances. It can heat-clearing and detoxicating, anti-viral and
anti-inflammatory, lowering blood sugar/fat/pressure, protecting the gastrointestinal tract, and anti-tumor. In recent years, studies have
found that Coptis chinensis inflorescence has similar chemical active substances with Coptis chinensis Franch, and has a wide range of
pharmacological effects in vitro and in vivo. This review is to summarize the current research of chemical composition and pharmacological
action of coptis chinensis inflorescence, to provide potential candidates for synthetic exploitation and its reasonable application. |
