WARNING: All medicines, drugs, plants, chemicals or medicial precedures below are for historical reference only. Many of these treatments are now known to be harmful and possibly fatal. Do not consume any plant, chemical, drug or otherwise without first consulting a licensed physician that practices medine in the appropriate field.
Felter's Materia Medica on Gold Thread
COPTIS
The rhizome and rootlets of Coptis trifolia, Salisbury. (Nat. Ord. Berberidaceae.) A plant of dark, cold swamps and sphagnous woods, found in... / ...celand, and in the United States, following the Appalachians as far south as Alabama. Common Names: Gold Thread, Mouth Root, Canker Root. Principal Constituents.-Two alkaloids: berberine (yellow) and ...1
The rhizome and rootlets of Coptis trifolia, Salisbury. (Nat. Ord. Berberidaceae.) A plant of dark, cold swamps and sphagnous woods, found in... / ...celand, and in the United States, following the Appalachians as far south as Alabama. Common Names: Gold Thread, Mouth Root, Canker Root. Principal Constituents.-Two alkaloids: berberine (yellow) and ...1
WARNING: All medicines, drugs, plants, chemicals or medicial precedures below are for historical reference only. Many of these treatments are now known to be harmful and possibly fatal. Do not consume any plant, chemical, drug or otherwise without first consulting a licensed physician that practices medine in the appropriate field.
Physician's Materia Medica on Gold Thread
GOLD THREAD
The rhizome and leaves of COPTIS THIFOLIA, Salisb. Tonic. antiseptic. Contains -Berberino. Used as a wash for ‘aphthous sore mouth, etc.2
The rhizome and leaves of COPTIS THIFOLIA, Salisb. Tonic. antiseptic. Contains -Berberino. Used as a wash for ‘aphthous sore mouth, etc.2
References
1) Felter, Harvey Wickes, 1922, The Eclectic Materia Medica, Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Cincinnati, Ohio.
2) Nelson, Baker & Co., 1904, Physician's Handy Book of Materia Medica and Therapeustics, Detroit, Michigan.
2) Nelson, Baker & Co., 1904, Physician's Handy Book of Materia Medica and Therapeustics, Detroit, Michigan.