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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
Antiischemic not available Mills, Simon and Bone, Kerry. 2000. Phytotherapy. Churchill
Livinston, Edinburgh.
Antileishmanic 10 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
Antilipogenic IC63=10 uM Mills, Simon and Bone, Kerry. 2000. Phytotherapy. Churchill
Livinston, Edinburgh.
Antimalarial 50 uM Duke, 1992 *
Antimalarial 0.14-0.36 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
Antimitotic not available Mills, Simon and Bone, Kerry. 2000. Phytotherapy. Churchill
Livinston, Edinburgh.
Antimuscarinic 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.
Antimyalgic not available Duke, 1992 *
Antimycotic not available Mills, Simon and Bone, Kerry. 2000. Phytotherapy. Churchill
Livinston, Edinburgh.
Antineoplastic not available Duke, 1992 *
Antinephritic not available Duke, 1992 *
Antiperistaltic not available Bruneton, J. 1999. Pharmacognosy, Phytochemistry, Medicinal Plants. 2nd Ed. Lavoisier Publishing, Paris. 1119 pp.
Antipharyngitic not available Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiphotooxidative not available Duke, 1992 *
Antiplasmodial IC50=0.14-0.36 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
Antipneumonic not available Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antipyretic 3 x aspirin Duke, 1992 *
Antisalmonella not available Duke, 1992 *
Antisecretory not available Duke, 1992 *
Antiseptic 25 ug/ml 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.