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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JATRORRHIZINE | 13 | 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. |
| JATRORRHIZINE | 13 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| JATRORRHIZINE | 13 | 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. |
| JATRORRHIZINE | 13 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MAGNOFLORINE | 11 | 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. |
| MAGNOFLORINE | 11 | Leaf | not available | 1600.0 | not available | Slavik, J., Bochorakova, J., Kostalova, D., Hrochova, V. 1985. Alkaloids of Mahonia aquifolium (Pursh) Nutt. II. Chem Pap, 39(4): 537-542. |
| MAGNOFLORINE | 11 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MAGNOFLORINE | 11 | 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. |
| MAGNOFLORINE | 11 | 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. |
| MAHONINE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| N-HEPTACOSAN-1-OL | 0 | Leaf Wax | not available | not available | not available | Berg, V. S. 1985. Physical, Chemical and Spectral Properties of Leaf Surfaces of Berberis aquifolium (Pursh.). Plant Cell Environ, 8(9): 631-638. |
| NONACOSAN-19-OL | 0 | Leaf Wax | not available | not available | not available | Berg, V. S. 1985. Physical, Chemical and Spectral Properties of Leaf Surfaces of Berberis aquifolium (Pursh.). Plant Cell Environ, 8(9): 631-638. |
| OBAMEGINE | 4 | 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. |
| OBAMEGINE | 4 | 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. |
| OXYACANTHINE | 10 | Bark | not available | not available | not available | Mulelr, K., Ziereis, K., Gawlik, I. 1995. The Antipsoriatic Mahonia aquifolium and its Active Constituents, II. Antiproliferative Activity Against Cell Growth of Human Keratinocytes. Planta Medica, 61(1): 74-75. |
| OXYACANTHINE | 10 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Galle, K., Muller-Jakic, B., Proebstle, A., Jurcic, K., Bladt, S., Wagner, H. 1994. Analytical and Pharmacological Studies on Mahonia aquifolium. Phytomedicine, 1(1): 59-62. |
| OXYACANTHINE | 10 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| OXYACANTHINE | 10 | 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. |
| OXYACANTHINE | 10 | 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. |
| OXYBERBERINE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Misik, V., Bezakova, L., Malekova, L., Kostalova, D. 1995. Lipoxygenase Inhibition and Antioxidant Properties of Protoberberine and Aporphine Alkaloids Isolated from Mahonia aquifolium. Planta Medica, 61(4): 372-373. |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Pesticide | 13 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Phototoxic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Plasmodicide | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Prostaglandin-Synthesis-Inhibitor | 1 | 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. |
| Protisticide | 4 | 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. |
| Respiradepressant | 2 | Martindale's 28th |
| Respirodepressant | 1 | Iwu, M.M. 1993. Handbook of African Medicinal Plants. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 435 pp. |
| RNA-Depressant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| RT-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Sedative | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Stimulant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Stomachic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Topoisomerase-II-Inhibitor | 1 | Kobayashi, Y, Yamashita, Y., Fujii, N., Takaboshi, K., Kawakami, T., Kawamura, M., Mizukami, T., Nakano, H. 1995. Inhibitors of DNA Topoisomerase I and II Isolated From the Coptis Rhizomes. Planta Medica, 61: 414-418. |
| Toxic | 1 | Neuwinger, H. D. 1996. African Ethnobotany - Poisons and Drugs. Chapman & Hall, New York. 941 pp. |
| Trichomonicide | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Trypanocide | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Uterocontractant | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| 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. |
| Vagostimulant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |