Coptis (Goldthread or Canker Root) is a genus of between 10–15 species of flowering plants in the family Ranunculaceae, native to Asia and North America. ==Uses== Coptis teeta is used as a medicinal herb in China and the Himalayan regions of India where it is used as a bitter tonic for dyspepsia. It is also believed to help insomnia in Chinese h... Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coptis
Coptis is a small genus of plants of the family Ranunculaceae. Two species of which, Coptis trifolia (gold-thread), found in Canada and the northern parts of the United States, and Coptis teeta of Assam, yield a bitter tonic used medicinally. Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/browse/BCA.HTM