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Chemical BERBERASTINE

Chemical ID
BERBERASTINE
Ubiquitous
No
List of known dosages
Dosage
LD50=10-20 (ivn dog)
LD50=8.2 mg/kg (ivn mus)
LD50=100 mg/kg
LD50=24 mg/kg (ipr mus)
LD50=26.4 mg/kg (ipr mus)
LD50=27.5 mg/kg man
LD50=329 (orl mus)
LD50=13.2 mg/kg (scu mus)
LD50=>1,000 mg/kg (orl rat)
List of chemical activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Dosage Reference
(+)-Inotropic not available Mills, Simon and Bone, Kerry. 2000. Phytotherapy. Churchill
Livinston, Edinburgh.
Abortifacient not available Duke, 1992 *
Adrenolytic not available Mills, Simon and Bone, Kerry. 2000. Phytotherapy. Churchill
Livinston, Edinburgh.
Amebicide EC83=100 ug/ml orl rat Mills, Simon and Bone, Kerry. 2000. Phytotherapy. Churchill
Livinston, Edinburgh.
Analgesic not available Duke, 1992 *
Anesthetic not available Duke, 1992 *
Antiacetylcholinesterase not available Duke, 1992 *
Antiacne not available Mills, Simon and Bone, Kerry. 2000. Phytotherapy. Churchill
Livinston, Edinburgh.
Antiadrenergic not available Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp.
Antiaggregant not available Duke, 1992 *
Antialzheimeran not available Duke, 1992 *
Antiamnesic not available Mills, Simon and Bone, Kerry. 2000. Phytotherapy. Churchill
Livinston, Edinburgh.
Antiarrhythmic not available Duke, 1992 *
Antiarthritic not available Duke, 1992 *
Antibacillus MIC=200 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
Antibacterial MIC=6-630 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
Antibacterial 100 mg 4x/day Duke, 1992 *
Antibacterial 12.5-2,500 ug/ml Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antibiotic not available Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Anticancer not available Duke, 1992 *
List of chemical plants.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Plant Name Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
Coptis spp Rhizome not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Hydrastis canadensis Rhizome 20000.0 30000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
Hydrastis canadensis Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Xanthorhiza simplicissima Plant not available not available not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.