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Common Names
Japanese Ashberry; Hiiragi-Nanten
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARABINOSE | 0 | Tissue Culture | not available | not available | not available | Iriki, Y., Fukuda, Y., Kakizaki, K., Nakazawa, M., Uesugi, Y., Kozu, T. 1984. Phytochemical Study of the Cell Wall of Berberidaceae. Nippon Nogeikagaku Kaishi, 58(4): 367-371. |
| BERBERINE | 130 | Sprout Seedling | not available | not available | not available | Ikuta, A. and Itokawa, H. 1982. Studies on the Alkaloids from Tissue Culture of Nandina domestica. Plant Tissue Cult Proc Int Congr Plant Tissue Cell Cult 5th: 315316. |
| BERBERINE | 130 | Stem | not available | not available | not available | Battersby, A. R., Francis, R. J., Hirst, M., Ruveda, E. A., Staunton, J. 1975. Biosynthesis. Part XXI. Investigations on the Biosynthesis of Stylopine in Chelidonium Majus. J Chem Soc Perkin Trans I: 1140. |
| COLUMBAMINE | 7 | Sprout Seedling | not available | not available | not available | Ikuta, A. and Itokawa, H. 1982. Studies on the Alkaloids from Tissue Culture of Nandina domestica. Plant Tissue Cult Proc Int Congr Plant Tissue Cell Cult 5th: 315316. |
| COPTISINE | 3 | Sprout Seedling | not available | not available | not available | Ikuta, A. and Itokawa, H. 1982. Studies on the Alkaloids from Tissue Culture of Nandina domestica. Plant Tissue Cult Proc Int Congr Plant Tissue Cell Cult 5th: 315316. |
| GLUCOSE | 7 | Tissue Culture | not available | not available | not available | Iriki, Y., Fukuda, Y., Kakizaki, K., Nakazawa, M., Uesugi, Y., Kozu, T. 1984. Phytochemical Study of the Cell Wall of Berberidaceae. Nippon Nogeikagaku Kaishi, 58(4): 367-371. |
| JATRORRHIZINE | 13 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Willaman, J. J., Li, H. L. 1970. Alkaloid-Bearing Plants and their Contained Alkaloids, 1957-1968. Lloydia, 33: 1-286. |
| JATRORRHIZINE | 13 | Sprout Seedling | not available | not available | not available | Ikuta, A. and Itokawa, H. 1982. Studies on the Alkaloids from Tissue Culture of Nandina domestica. Plant Tissue Cult Proc Int Congr Plant Tissue Cell Cult 5th: 315316. |
| MAGNOFLORINE | 11 | Sprout Seedling | not available | not available | not available | Ikuta, A. and Itokawa, H. 1982. Studies on the Alkaloids from Tissue Culture of Nandina domestica. Plant Tissue Cult Proc Int Congr Plant Tissue Cell Cult 5th: 315316. |
| MANNOSE | 3 | Tissue Culture | not available | not available | not available | Iriki, Y., Fukuda, Y., Kakizaki, K., Nakazawa, M., Uesugi, Y., Kozu, T. 1984. Phytochemical Study of the Cell Wall of Berberidaceae. Nippon Nogeikagaku Kaishi, 58(4): 367-371. |
| PALMATINE | 17 | Sprout Seedling | not available | not available | not available | Ikuta, A. and Itokawa, H. 1982. Studies on the Alkaloids from Tissue Culture of Nandina domestica. Plant Tissue Cult Proc Int Congr Plant Tissue Cell Cult 5th: 315316. |
| XYLOSE | 3 | Tissue Culture | not available | not available | not available | Iriki, Y., Fukuda, Y., Kakizaki, K., Nakazawa, M., Uesugi, Y., Kozu, T. 1984. Phytochemical Study of the Cell Wall of Berberidaceae. Nippon Nogeikagaku Kaishi, 58(4): 367-371. |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Curaroid | 1 | Neuwinger, H. D. 1996. African Ethnobotany - Poisons and Drugs. Chapman & Hall, New York. 941 pp. |
| Cyclooxygenase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cytotoxic | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Diagnostic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Digestive | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Diuretic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Dye | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Emetic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Enterotonic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Fungicide | 2 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Glaucomagenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Hemostat | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Hyperglycemic | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| 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. |
| Hypoglycemic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Hypotensive | 5 | 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 * |