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Common Names
Oregon Grape; Blue Barberry; Holly Barberry; Holly Mahonia; Mountain Grape
How this plant is used
Medicinal
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COLUMBAMINE | 7 | Bark | not available | not available | not available | Slavik, J., Bochorakova, J., Kostalova, D., Hrochova, V. 1985. Alkaloids of Mahonia aquifolium (Pursh) Nutt. II. Chem Pap, 39(4): 537-542. |
| COLUMBAMINE | 7 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| COLUMBAMINE | 7 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Kostavolva, D., Brazdovicova, B., Tomko, J. 1981. Isolation of Quaternary Alkaloids from Mahonia aquifolium (Pursh) Nutt. I. Chem Zvesti, 35: 279-283. |
| CORYDINE | 6 | Leaf | not available | 29.0 | not available | Slavik, J., Bochorakova, J., Kostalova, D., Hrochova, V. 1985. Alkaloids of Mahonia aquifolium (Pursh) Nutt. II. Chem Pap, 39(4): 537-542. |
| CORYDINE | 6 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991. |
| CORYPALMINE | 2 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| CORYTUBERINE | 3 | Bark | not available | not available | not available | Slavik, J., Bochorakova, J., Kostalova, D., Hrochova, V. 1985. Alkaloids of Mahonia aquifolium (Pursh) Nutt. II. Chem Pap, 39(4): 537-542. |
| CORYTUBERINE | 3 | Leaf | not available | 4300.0 | not available | Slavik, J., Bochorakova, J., Kostalova, D., Hrochova, V. 1985. Alkaloids of Mahonia aquifolium (Pursh) Nutt. II. Chem Pap, 39(4): 537-542. |
| CORYTUBERINE | 3 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CORYTUBERINE | 3 | Wood | not available | not available | not available | Slavik, J., Bochorakova, J., Kostalova, D., Hrochova, V. 1985. Alkaloids of Mahonia aquifolium (Pursh) Nutt. II. Chem Pap, 39(4): 537-542. |
| HYDRASTINE | 16 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ISOBOLDINE | 5 | Leaf | not available | 23.0 | not available | Slavik, J., Bochorakova, J., Kostalova, D., Hrochova, V. 1985. Alkaloids of Mahonia aquifolium (Pursh) Nutt. II. Chem Pap, 39(4): 537-542. |
| ISOBOLDINE | 5 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991. |
| ISOCORYDINE | 5 | Bark | not available | not available | not available | Slavik, J., Bochorakova, J., Kostalova, D., Hrochova, V. 1985. Alkaloids of Mahonia aquifolium (Pursh) Nutt. II. Chem Pap, 39(4): 537-542. |
| ISOCORYDINE | 5 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Slavik, J., Bochorakova, J., Kostalova, D., Hrochova, V. 1985. Alkaloids of Mahonia aquifolium (Pursh) Nutt. II. Chem Pap, 39(4): 537-542. |
| ISOCORYDINE | 5 | Leaf | not available | 26.0 | not available | Slavik, J., Bochorakova, J., Kostalova, D., Hrochova, V. 1985. Alkaloids of Mahonia aquifolium (Pursh) Nutt. II. Chem Pap, 39(4): 537-542. |
| ISOCORYDINE | 5 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| ISOCORYDINE | 5 | Wood | not available | not available | not available | Slavik, J., Bochorakova, J., Kostalova, D., Hrochova, V. 1985. Alkaloids of Mahonia aquifolium (Pursh) Nutt. II. Chem Pap, 39(4): 537-542. |
| ISOTETRANDRINE | 11 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Kostalova, D., Hrochova, V., Tomko, J. 1986. Tertiary Alkaloids of Mahonia aquifolium (Pursh) Nutt. III. Chem Pap, 40(3): 389-394. |
| ISOTETRANDRINE | 11 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Khusainova, K. S. and Sadykov, Y. D. 1986. Alkaloids from Aerial Parts of Mahonia aquifolium. Izv Akad Nauk Tadzh Ssr Otd Fiz Mat Khim Geol Nauk, 1: 41-46. |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antimalarial | 8 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antimitotic | 1 | Mills, Simon and Bone, Kerry. 2000. Phytotherapy. Churchill Livinston, Edinburgh. |
| Antimuscarinic | 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. |
| Antimutagenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antimyalgic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antimycotic | 1 | Mills, Simon and Bone, Kerry. 2000. Phytotherapy. Churchill Livinston, Edinburgh. |
| Antineoplastic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antinephritic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antineuromuscular | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiobesity | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiophidic | 1 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 363. |
| Antioxidant | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiperistaltic | 1 | Bruneton, J. 1999. Pharmacognosy, Phytochemistry, Medicinal Plants. 2nd Ed. Lavoisier Publishing, Paris. 1119 pp. |
| Antipharyngitic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antiphotooxidative | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiplasmodial | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antipneumonic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antipyretic | 3 | Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp. |
| Antiradicular | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antirenitic | 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. |