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gold·thread

 (gōld′thrĕd′)
n.
Any of several plants of the genus Coptis of the buttercup family, having small white flowers, ternately divided evergreen leaves, and slender yellow rhizomes used in herbal medicine.
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goldthread

(ˈɡəʊldˌθrɛd)
n
1. (Plants) a North American woodland ranunculaceous plant, Coptis trifolia (or C. groenlandica), with slender yellow roots
2. (Plants) the root of this plant, which yields a medicinal tonic and a dye
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Noun1.goldthread - low-growing perennial of North America woodlands having trifoliate leaves and yellow rootstock and white flowersgoldthread - low-growing perennial of North America woodlands having trifoliate leaves and yellow rootstock and white flowers
Coptis, genus Coptis - small genus of low perennial herbs having yellow rhizomes and white or yellow flowers
herb, herbaceous plant - a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests
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Dodder's many other names include love vine, knot weed, strangleweed, stranglevine, angel's hair, goldthread, devil's ringlet, hell-bind, hairweed, devil's hair, hailweed and witches' shoelaces.The weed builds a canopy on the host tree or plant and casts thousands of tendrils to form a dense spectacle before it strangles it to death.
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Berberine, an orangish-yellow alkaloid found at high levels in the bark and root structures of plants including Oregon grape (Mahonia aquifolium), goldenseal (Hydrastis canadensis), barberry (Berberis vulgaris), and Chinese goldthread (Coptis chinensis), has a broad and wide history of use.
It is the principal bioactive compound found in Coptis chinensis (Chinese goldthread), Hydrastis canadensis (goldenseal), Berberis vulgaris (barberry), and many other medicinal plants [1, 2].
(2008) observed insignificant improvement of crude protein content (21.97% to 25.29%) of raw breast meat in the 0.3% medicinal herb mix (mulberry, Japanese honeysuckle and goldthread) compared to control due to higher polyphenolic compounds.