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Chemical BERBERINE

Chemical ID
BERBERINE
Ubiquitous
No
List of known dosages
Dosage Reference
LD50=100 mg/kg
LD50=24 mg/kg (ipr mus)
LD50=329 (orl mus)
LD50=10-20 (ivn dog)
LD50=27.5 mg/kg man
LD50=>1,000 mg/kg (orl rat)
LD50=8.2 mg/kg (ivn mus) Neuwinger, H. D. 1996. African Ethnobotany - Poisons and Drugs. Chapman & Hall, New York. 941 pp.
LD50=26.4 mg/kg (ipr mus) Neuwinger, H. D. 1996. African Ethnobotany - Poisons and Drugs. Chapman & Hall, New York. 941 pp.
LD50=13.2 mg/kg (scu mus) Neuwinger, H. D. 1996. African Ethnobotany - Poisons and Drugs. Chapman & Hall, New York. 941 pp.

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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
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 *
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).
Antiesherichic not available Duke, 1992 *
Antigiardial 10 mg/kg/day Duke, 1992 *
Antiglaucomic not available 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 *
List of chemical plants.
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Plant Name Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
Mahonia repens Stem not available not available not available Suess, T. R. and Stermitz, F. R. 1981. The Constituents of Castilleja rhexifolia, Mahonia repens and Oncidium cebolleta. Dissertation Abstract Int B, 42: 1025-1026.
Mahonia siamensis Stem Bark not available 2000.0 -1.0 Ruangrungsi, N., De-Eknamkul, W., Lange, G. L. 1984. Studies on Thai Medicinal Plant. Part I. Planta Medica, 50(5): 432-433.
Menispermum canadense Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Nandina domestica Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Papaver somniferum Plant not available not available not available Father Nature's Farmacy: The aggregate of all these three-letter citations.
Phellodendron amurense Bark 8300.0 10000.0 -1.0 Duke, 1992 *
Podophyllum hexandrum Rhizome not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Podophyllum peltatum Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Sanguinaria canadensis Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Xanthorhiza simplicissima Root 12000.0 13000.0 -0.8 List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
Zanthoxylum alatum Bark not available not available not available ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
Zanthoxylum americanum Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Zanthoxylum clava-herculis Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Zanthoxylum clava-herculis Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *