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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
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Mahonia gracilipes (Berberidaceae)

How this plant is used
Medicinal
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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
BERBERINE 130 Root Lu, G. H., Chen, J. M., Wang, L. W., Xiao, P. G. 1995. Chemical Constituents of Mahonia gracilipes (Oliv.) Fedde. Huaxi Yaoxue Zazhi, 10(4): 202-204.
COLUMBAMINE 7 Root Lu, G. H., Chen, J. M., Wang, L. W., Xiao, P. G. 1995. Chemical Constituents of Mahonia gracilipes (Oliv.) Fedde. Huaxi Yaoxue Zazhi, 10(4): 202-204.
JATRORRHIZINE 13 Root Lu, G. H., Chen, J. M., Wang, L. W., Xiao, P. G. 1995. Chemical Constituents of Mahonia gracilipes (Oliv.) Fedde. Huaxi Yaoxue Zazhi, 10(4): 202-204.
OXYBERBERINE 0 Root Lu, G. H., Chen, J. M., Wang, L. W., Xiao, P. G. 1995. Chemical Constituents of Mahonia gracilipes (Oliv.) Fedde. Huaxi Yaoxue Zazhi, 10(4): 202-204.
PALMATINE 17 Root Lu, G. H., Chen, J. M., Wang, L. W., Xiao, P. G. 1995. Chemical Constituents of Mahonia gracilipes (Oliv.) Fedde. Huaxi Yaoxue Zazhi, 10(4): 202-204.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Cardiodepressant 1 Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp.
Cardiotonic 1 *
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.
Cholagogue 1 *
Cholekinetic 1 *
Choleretic 2 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.
CNS-Depressant 3 *
CNS-Stimulant 1 *
Collyrium 1 *
COX-2-Inhibitor 1 *
Cyclooxygenase-Inhibitor 1 *
Cytotoxic 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Digestive 1 *
Diuretic 1 *
Emetic 1 *
Enterotonic 2 *
Fungicide 2 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Glaucomagenic 1 *
Hemostat 1 *
Hypocholesterolemic 1 Ivorra, M.D., Paya, M., and Villar, A. 1989. A Review of Natural Products and Plants as Potential Antidiabetic Drugs. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 27: 243-275, 1989.