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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
Cholagogue not available Duke, 1992 *
Cholekinetic not available Duke, 1992 *
Choleretic 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.
Collyrium not available Duke, 1992 *
COX-2-Inhibitor 100 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
Cytotoxic not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Digestive not available Duke, 1992 *
Diuretic not available Duke, 1992 *
Emetic not available Duke, 1992 *
Fungicide 12.5-150 ug/ml Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Glaucomagenic not available Duke, 1992 *
Hemostat not available Duke, 1992 *
Hypocholesterolemic not available Ivorra, M.D., Paya, M., and Villar, A. 1989. A Review of Natural Products and Plants as Potential Antidiabetic Drugs. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 27: 243-275, 1989.
Hypoglycemic not available Duke, 1992 *
Hypotensive not available Duke, 1992 *
Immunostimulant not available Duke, 1992 *
Lachrymatory not available Mills, Simon and Bone, Kerry. 2000. Phytotherapy. Churchill
Livinston, Edinburgh.
Larvicide 9 ppm Duke, 1992 *
Leucocytogenic not available Duke, 1992 *
Lipase-Inhibitor not available Medline (post 1990 searches filed in my computer)
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.