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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Antihepatotic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihepatotoxic | 10 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189. |
| Antiherpetic | 8 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiherpetic? | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihiccup | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antihistaminic | 10 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AntiHIV | 7 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189. |
| Antihydrophobic | 1 | Vlietinck, A.J. and Dommisse, R.A. eds. 1985. Advances in Medicinal Plant Research. Wiss. Verlag. Stuttgart. |
| Antihyperactivity | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antihypercholesterolemic | 2 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189. |
| Antihyperkeratotic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihyperkinetic | 2 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antihyperlipidemic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihypertensive | 9 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihyperthyroid | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihypoglycemic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antihypotensive | 1 | 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. |
| Antiichythyotic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antiimplantation | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiimpotence | 1 | Martindale's 29th |