Chemical BERBERASTINE | Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

U.S. Department of Agriculture

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)

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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
Uterotonic	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.
Vagostimulant	man	Duke, 1992 *
Vasoconstrictor	not available	Duke, 1992 *
Vasodilator	2 mg/kg cat	Duke, 1992 *
Vermifuge	not available	Duke, 1992 *
Vibriofuge	not available	Duke, 1992 *

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List of chemical plants.
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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.