| Accepted name: |
Coptis trifolia (L.) Salisb. |
| Synonym(s): |
-Anemone groenlandica Oeder
-Coptis trifolia (L.) Salisb. ssp. groenlandica (Oeder) Hultén
-Coptis groenlandica (Oeder) Fern.
-Helleborus trifolius L.
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| English names: |
Canker-root
Goldthread
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| French names: |
Coptide trifoliolée
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| Classification: |
Kingdom: Plantae
Divison: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Ranunculales
Family: Ranunculaceae
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| OPL Code: |
HCOPTR
(to track OPL, Newmaster et al. 1998) |
| Lifeform: |
2 |
| Lifecycle: |
P |
| Source database: |
FOIBIS, June 2005-2012 |
| Floristic Affinities: |
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| Distribution: |
-
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| Ecosystem: |
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| Microhabitat: |
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| Ethnobotanical Notes: |
Compound decoction or infusion of roots taken for stomach cramps and worms. Infusion or decoction of roots taken, especially for babies, for vomiting. Complex compound decoction taken as a blood purifier and blood remedy. Decoction of roots taken to vomit for jaundice, the eyeballs and dizziness. Infusion or decoction of roots taken or used as drops for sore eyes(*8)(3) |
| Key Characters: |
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