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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 Sort descending Dosage Reference
Cardiodepressant not available Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp.
Cardiotonic not available Duke, 1992 *
Carminative 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.
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 *
Cyclooxygenase-Inhibitor not available 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 *
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