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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OXYBERBERINE | 0 | Root | 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. |
| OXYBERBERINE | 0 | 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. |
| PALMATINE | 17 | 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. |
| PALMATINE | 17 | Leaf | not available | 13.0 | not available | Slavik, J., Bochorakova, J., Kostalova, D., Hrochova, V. 1985. Alkaloids of Mahonia aquifolium (Pursh) Nutt. II. Chem Pap, 39(4): 537-542. |
| PALMATINE | 17 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PALMATINE | 17 | 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. |
| PALMATINE | 17 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PALMATINE | 17 | 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. |
| RESIN | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| SCOULERINE | 0 | 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. |
| TANNIN | 35 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| TETRAHYDROBERBERINE | 2 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991. |
| TETRAHYDROJATRORRHIZINE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991. |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Astringent | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Beta-Adrenergic Receptor Blocker | 1 | Jiang, M. H., Wang, L., Yang, S., Peng, H. L., Miao, Y. S., Jin, G. Z. 1991. Effect of Tetrahydroberberine on Beta-Andrenoceptors. Zhongguo Yaolixue ye Dulixue Zazhi, 5(4): 273-275. |
| Bilirubinolytic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Calcium-Antagonist | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cancer-Preventive | 1 | HerbalGram No. 22 - Spring 1990, page 14. |
| Candidicide | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Carcinogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cardiodepressant | 3 | Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp. |
| Cardioprotective | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cardiotonic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Carminative | 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. |
| Cataleptic | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Chelator | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cholagogue | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cholekinetic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Choleretic | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CNS-Depressant | 6 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CNS-Stimulant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CNS-Suppressant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Collyrium | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |