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Common Names
Barberry
How this plant is used
Medicinal
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OXYACANTHINE | 10 | Bark | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| OXYACANTHINE | 10 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| OXYACANTHINE | 10 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| OXYACANTHINE | 10 | Root Bark | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| OXYACANTHINE | 10 | Stem Bark | not available | 10000.0 | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| PALMATINE | 17 | Bark | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| PALMATINE | 17 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PALMATINE | 17 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| PALMATINE | 17 | Stem | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| PECTIN | 24 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PECTOSE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PELARGONIN | 1 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| PEONIDIN-3-O-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE | 1 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| PETUNIDIN-3-O-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE | 1 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| PHOSPHORUS | 4 | Bark | not available | 450.0 | -0.64 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHOSPHORUS | 4 | Root | not available | 450.0 | -0.54 | Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp. |
| POLYSACCHARIDE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| POTASSIUM | 14 | Bark | not available | 4370.0 | -0.35 | Duke, 1992 * |
| POTASSIUM | 14 | Root | not available | 4370.0 | -0.84 | Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp. |
| PROTEIN | 0 | Bark | not available | 66000.0 | -0.49 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antiinfarctal | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiinfective | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antiinfertility | 3 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antiinflammatory | 16 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antiinsomniac | 3 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antiinsomnic | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antiischemic | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antikeratitic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antikeshan | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antiketotic | 2 | Merck 11th Edition |
| AntiLegionella | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antileishmanic | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antilepric | 2 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antileukemic | 5 | Life Sciences 55: 1061. |
| Antileukonychic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antileukopenic | 1 | 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. |
| Antileukoplakic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antileukotriene | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antilipogenic | 1 | Mills, Simon and Bone, Kerry. 2000. Phytotherapy. Churchill Livinston, Edinburgh. |
| Antilipolytic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |