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Plant Mahonia gracilipes (Berberidaceae)

How this plant is used
Medicinal
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List of plant chemicals.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
BERBERINE 130 Root not available not available not available 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 not available not available not available 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 not available not available not available 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 not available not available not available 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 not available not available not available 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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List of plant activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Chemical Count Reference
Hypoglycemic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Hypotensive 4 Duke, 1992 *
Immunostimulant 1 Duke, 1992 *
Inotropic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Lachrymatory 1 Mills, Simon and Bone, Kerry. 2000. Phytotherapy. Churchill
Livinston, Edinburgh.
Larvicide 1 Duke, 1992 *
Leucocytogenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Lipase-Inhibitor 1 Medline (post 1990 searches filed in my computer)
Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Mutagenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Mycobactericide 1 Duke, 1992 *
Mydriatic 1 Mills, Simon and Bone, Kerry. 2000. Phytotherapy. Churchill
Livinston, Edinburgh.
Myocardiodepressant 1 Duke, 1992 *
Myorelaxant 1 Duke, 1992 *
Pesticide 4 Duke, 1992 *
Phototoxic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Plasmodicide 1 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 2 Duke, 1992 *
Respiradepressant 2 Martindale's 28th