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Plant Berberis vulgaris (Berberidaceae)

Common Names
Barberry
How this plant is used
Medicinal

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List of plant chemicals.
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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 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Calmodulin-Antagonist 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
cAMP-Inhibitor 1 Schussler, M., Fricke, U., Nikolov, N., and Holzl, J. 1991. Comparison of the Flavonoids Occurring in Crataegus species and Inhibition of 3',5'-Cyclic Adenosine Monophosphate Phosphodiesterase. Plant Medica 57: Suppl Issue 2. p.A-133.
cAMP-Phosphodiesterase-Inhibitor 3 Duke, 1992 *
Cancer-Preventive 19 Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
Candidicide 4 Martindale's 28th
Capillarifortificant 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Capillarigenic 2 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Capillariprotective 2 Merck 11th Edition
Carcinogenic 4 Duke, 1992 *
Cardiodepressant 3 Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp.
Cardiomyopathogenic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Cardioprotective 12 Duke, 1992 *
Cardiotonic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Cardiotoxic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Carminative 1 Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp.
Catabolic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Chelator 1 Duke, 1992 *
Chemopreventive 5 Duke, 1992 *
Cholagogue 3 Duke, 1992 *
Cholekinetic 1 Duke, 1992 *