Pankaj Oudhia’s Notes on Coptis teeta Wall. [Kirtikar, Kanhoba Ranchoddas, and Baman Das Basu. "Indian Medicinal Plants." Indian Medicinal Plants. (1918)].

Pankaj Oudhia’s Notes on Coptis teeta Wall. [Kirtikar, Kanhoba Ranchoddas, and Baman Das Basu. "Indian Medicinal Plants." Indian Medicinal Plants. (1918)].

Pankaj Oudhia

Introduction

Based on Ethnobotanical surveys since year 1990 in different parts of India Pankaj Oudhia has documented vital information about Medicinal Plants mentioned in the famous publication by Kirtikar and Basu (1918). Through this research document Pankaj Oudhia has tried to present original document with additional notes. For complete paper with pictures, Interactive Tables, Video and Audio clips please visit pankajoudhia.com

For original publication by Kirtikar and Basu (1918) please visit https://archive.org/details/indianmedicinalp01kirt

8. Coptis teeta, Wall, h.f.br.l, i. 23.

Vern. : — Tita(Ass); Mahmira (Sind, ; Mamira (EL).

Habitat : — Met with in Mishmi mountains, east of Assam,

in temperate regions.

Small stemless herbs.

Rootstoch horizontal, perennial, golden yellow, woody,

densely fibrous, very bitter. Leaves ternatisect, glabrous,

petioles 6-12 in. ; leaflets 2-3 in., ovate-lanceolate, pinnatifid,

lobes incised, terminal largest. Scape equalling the leaves.

Flowers 1-3 — pedicelled, regular, small, white on slender leafless

scapes. Bracts leafy. Sepals 5-6, J in. oblong— lanceolate, acute.

Petals 5-6, narrow, ligulate, obtuse, f shorter than the sepals.

Garpels pedicelled, spreading. Ocules many. Follicles many-

seeded. Seeds with a black crustaceous testa. Mishmi nuts,

Bengal.

Part used : — The root. [Pankaj Oudhia’s Comment: All parts are used as medicine.]

Use: — It is a bitter tonic, useful in fevers and atonic dys-

pepsia.

[Pankaj Oudhia’s Comment: In over 8000 Herbal Formulations used for treatment of Mucuna toxicity Coptis is added as secondary ingredient. In over 25000 Herbal Formulations for diseases related to blood Coptis is added as tertiary ingredient. In over 6000 Cissus based Herbal Formulations Coptis is added as quinary ingredient. These Formulations are used for Diabetes Complications. In over 2000 Withania based Formulations Coptis is added as nonary ingredient. For details please see Tables Coptis-1 to Coptis-300.]

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Oudhia, Pankaj (2014). Pankaj Oudhia’s Notes on Coptis teeta Wall. [Kirtikar, Kanhoba Ranchoddas, and Baman Das Basu. "Indian Medicinal Plants." Indian Medicinal Plants. (1918)]. www.pankajoudhia.com