Plant Berberis vulgaris (Berberidaceae) | Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

Common Names

Barberry

How this plant is used

Medicinal

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List of plant chemicals.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Chemical Name	Activity Count	Plant Part	Low Parts Per Million	High Parts Per Million	Standard Deviation	Reference
THIAMINE	0	Bark	not available	10.0	1.75	Duke, 1992 *
TIN	4	Bark	not available	26.0	1.68	Duke, 1992 *
TIN	4	Root	not available	26.0	0.97	Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp.
URSOLIC-ACID	89	Fruit	not available	not available	not available	Jim Duke's personal files.
VITAMIN-K	1	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Jim Duke's personal files.
VULCRACINE	0	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
VULVRACINE	0	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Jim Duke's personal files.
YATRORICINE	1	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
ZEAXANTHIN	5	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
ZINC	77	Bark	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
ZINC	77	Root	not available	not available	not available	Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp.

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List of plant activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity	Chemical Count	Reference
Antinitrosic	1	Martindale's 28th
Antinociceptive	4	Duke, 1992 *
Antinyctalopic	2	Joseph, J., Nadeau, D. and Underwood, A. 2001. The Color Code. Hyperion, NY.
Antiobesity	6	Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiobesity?	1	Internat. J. Oriental Med. 16: 4.
Antionychyotic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antiophidic	2	Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 363.
Antiophthalmic	1	Martindale's 29th
Antiorchitic	1	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiosteoarthritic	2	Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiosteoporotic	7	Duke, 1992 *
Antiototic	1	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antioxidant	24	Duke, 1992 *
Antioxidant Synergist	3	Merck 11th Edition
Antiozenic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antipancreatitic	1	Joseph, J., Nadeau, D. and Underwood, A. 2001. The Color Code. Hyperion, NY.
Antipapillomic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antiparkinsonian	4	Duke, 1992 *
Antiparotitic	1	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antipellagric	2	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.