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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALKALOIDS | 0 | Bark | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| ALKALOIDS | 0 | Root | not available | 30000.0 | 0.54 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALKALOIDS | 0 | Root Bark | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| ALKALOIDS | 0 | Stem Bark | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| ALPHA-GLUCAN | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL | 32 | Leaf | not available | 213.0 | -0.41 | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| ALUMINUM | 5 | Bark | not available | 489.0 | 1.22 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALUMINUM | 5 | Root | not available | 489.0 | -0.05 | Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp. |
| ASCORBIC-ACID | 112 | Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASCORBIC-ACID | 112 | Fruit | 1560.0 | 3800.0 | -0.05 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASCORBIC-ACID | 112 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| ASCORBIC-ACID | 112 | Root | not available | 0.0 | -0.65 | Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp. |
| ASH | 0 | Bark | not available | 100000.0 | 0.78 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASH | 0 | Root | not available | 100000.0 | 0.93 | Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp. |
| BARGUSTANINE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| BERBAMINE | 38 | Bark | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| BERBAMINE | 38 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BERBAMINE | 38 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| BERBAMINE | 38 | Root Bark | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| BERBAMINE | 38 | Stem Bark | not available | 5900.0 | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Prostaglandin-Synthesis-Inhibitor | 2 | Huang, C. G., Chu, Z. L., Yang, Z. M. 1991. Effect of Berberine on Synthesis of Platelet TXA2 and Plasma PGI2 in Rabbits. Chung-Kuo Yao Li Hsueh Pao, 12(6): 526-528. |
| Protease-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Protein-Kinase-C-Inhibitor | 2 | Naim, M., Zehavi, U., Nagy, S., and Rouseff, R.L. Hydroxycinnamic Acids as Off-Flavor Precursors in Citrus Fruits and Their Products. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.14. |
| Protisticide | 6 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Psychotropic | 1 | Uchida, U., Ohta, H., Niwa, M., Mori, A., Nonaka, G-i., Nishioka, I., and Zaki, M. 1989. Prolongation of Life Span of Stroke-Prone Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats (SHRSP) Ingesting Persimmon Tannin. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(4): 1049-1052, 1990. |
| PTK-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Quinone-Reductase-Inducer | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Radioprotective | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Refrigerant | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Respiradepressant | 2 | Martindale's 28th |
| Retinoprotectant Optometry | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| RNA-Depressant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| RT-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Sedative | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Sequestrant | 1 | Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry |
| Serotoninergic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Sialogogue | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Sodium-Sparing | 1 | Iwu, M.M. 1993. Handbook of African Medicinal Plants. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 435 pp. |
| Spermigenic | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Stomachic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |