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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Uricogenic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Uricosuric | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Urinary-Acidulant | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Uterocontractant | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Uterorelaxant | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Uterotonic | 3 | 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. |
| Uterotrophic | 1 | Journal of Medicinal Food 2: 227.1999. |
| UV-Screen | 1 | Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp. |
| Vagostimulant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Vasoconstrictor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Vasodilator | 12 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Vasopressor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| VEGF-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Vermifuge | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Vibriofuge | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Vulnerary | 5 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Xanthine-Oxidase-Inhibitor | 5 | Chem. & Pharm. Bull. 38: 1772. |