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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BERBAMUNINE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| BERBERINE | 130 | Bark | not available | 45000.0 | 1.00 | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| BERBERINE | 130 | Flower | not available | 6600.0 | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| BERBERINE | 130 | Leaf | not available | 3000.0 | 1.00 | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| BERBERINE | 130 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| BERBERINE | 130 | Root | 4000.0 | 64800.0 | 1.07 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BERBERINE | 130 | Root Bark | 25000.0 | 80000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BERBERINE | 130 | Stem | 1600.0 | 28900.0 | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| BERBERINE | 130 | Stem Bark | 20000.0 | 25000.0 | 1.00 | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| BERBERRUBINE | 1 | Bark | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| BERBERRUBINE | 1 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| BERBERRUBINE | 1 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| BERBERUBINE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | 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. |
| BERCULCINE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BERLAMBINE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| BERVULCINE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-CAROTENE | 53 | Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-CAROTENE | 53 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| BETA-CAROTENE | 53 | Root | not available | 0.0 | -0.44 | Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp. |
| BETA-XYLAN | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Leukotriene-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Lipase-Inhibitor | 1 | Medline (post 1990 searches filed in my computer) |
| Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor | 10 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Lithogenic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Litholytic | 2 | Martindale's 29th |
| Lyase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MAO-A-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MAO-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Mast-Cell-Stabilizer | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Membranomodulator | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Memorigenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Memory-Enhancer | 1 | Science News, 138: 189, 1990. |
| Metal-Chelator | 2 | McEvily, A.J., Iyengar, R., and Gross, A.T. Inhibition of Polyphenol Oxidase by Phenolic Compounds. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.25. |
| Metal-Chelator (Copper) | 1 | Seidel, V., Verholle, M., Malard, Y., Tillequin, F., Fruchart, J-C., Duriez, P., Bailleul, F., Teissier, E. 2000. Phenylpropanoids from Ballota nigra L. Inhibit in vitro LDL Peroxidation. Phytotherapy Research, 14(2): 93-98. |
| Metalloproteinase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MMP-9-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Mucogenic | 2 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Mucolytic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Musculotropic | 1 | Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp. |
| Mutagenic | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |