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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
Anticariogenic not available Mills, Simon and Bone, Kerry. 2000. Phytotherapy. Churchill
Livinston, Edinburgh.
Antichlamydial not available Duke, 1992 *
Anticholecystitic 5-20 mg/3x/day/orl Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Anticholera 150 mg/man/day Martindale's 28th
Anticirrhotic not available Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Anticonjunctivitic 0.20% Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Anticonvulsant not available Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989.
Antidiarrheic 100 mg/4x/day Duke, 1992 *
Antidysenteric 100 mg/4x/day Duke, 1992 *
Antiedemic not available Mills, Simon and Bone, Kerry. 2000. Phytotherapy. Churchill
Livinston, Edinburgh.
Antiendotoxic not available Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp.
Antienterotoxic not available Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiescherichic not available Duke, 1992 *
Antigiardial 10 mg/kg/day Duke, 1992 *
Antigonorrhea not available Duke, 1992 *
Antihepatomic not available Mills, Simon and Bone, Kerry. 2000. Phytotherapy. Churchill
Livinston, Edinburgh.
Antihepatotic not available Duke, 1992 *
Antiherpetic not available Duke, 1992 *
Antihistaminic not available Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp.
Antiinflammatory 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.