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Common Names
Creeping Barberry; Oregon Barberry; Oregon Grape-Holly; Oregon Grape
How this plant is used
Medicinal
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PALMATINE | 17 | Stem | not available | not available | not available | Suess, T. R. and Stermitz, F. R. 1981. The Constituents of Castilleja rhexifolia, Mahonia repens and Oncidium cebolleta. Dissertation Abstract Int B, 42: 1025-1026. |
| SUCROSE | 14 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Suess, T. R. and Stermitz, F. R. 1981. The Constituents of Castilleja rhexifolia, Mahonia repens and Oncidium cebolleta. Dissertation Abstract Int B, 42: 1025-1026. |
| SUCROSE | 14 | Stem | not available | not available | not available | Suess, T. R. and Stermitz, F. R. 1981. The Constituents of Castilleja rhexifolia, Mahonia repens and Oncidium cebolleta. Dissertation Abstract Int B, 42: 1025-1026. |
| SYRINGARESINOL | 1 | Root | not available | 85.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SYRINGARESINOL | 1 | Stem | not available | not available | not available | Suess, T. R. and Stermitz, F. R. 1981. The Constituents of Castilleja rhexifolia, Mahonia repens and Oncidium cebolleta. Dissertation Abstract Int B, 42: 1025-1026. |
| THALIPORPHINE | 0 | Leaf | not available | 22.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| THALRUGOSINE | 1 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Suess, T. R. and Stermitz, F. R. 1981. The Constituents of Castilleja rhexifolia, Mahonia repens and Oncidium cebolleta. Dissertation Abstract Int B, 42: 1025-1026. |
| THALRUGOSINE | 1 | Stem | not available | 15.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Interferonogenic | 1 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 1: 124. |
| Juvabional | 1 | Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990. |
| Lachrymatory | 1 | Mills, Simon and Bone, Kerry. 2000. Phytotherapy. Churchill Livinston, Edinburgh. |
| Larvicide | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Larvistat | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Leucocytogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Leukotriene-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Lipase-Inhibitor | 1 | Medline (post 1990 searches filed in my computer) |
| Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MDR-Inhibitor | 1 | Stermitz, F. R., Lorenz, P., Tawara, J. N., Zenewicz, L. A., Lewis, K. 2000. Synergy in a medicinal plant: antimicrobial action of berberine potentiated by 5'-methoxyhydnocarpin, a multidrug pump inhibitor. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA, 97(4): 1433-1437. |
| Membranomodulator | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Metal-Chelator | 1 | McEvily, A.J., Iyengar, R., and Gross, A.T. Inhibition of Polyphenol Oxidase by Phenolic Compounds. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.25. |
| 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 * |
| NO-Genic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Ornithine-Decarboxylase-Inhibitor | 1 | Hagerman, A.E. Tannin-Protein Interactions. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.19. |
| Oviposition-Stimulant | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |