Berberis vulgaris

Yellow Berberry root Berberis vulgaris bush... 

Barberry root is a yellow-red dye that has been used since prehistoric times it is extracted with hot water from the stems, bark, and roots of Berberis vulgaris, a bush that grows indigenously in Europe as well as in North America. The coloring matter in the dye is the organic compound berberine. Silk and wool can be dyed directly with barberry root, yielding a yellow color however, for dyeing cotton, a mordant is required to attach the dye to the substrate fibers. 

Barberry (Berberis vulgaris L.) honey is golden yellow with a pleasant aroma and delicate sweet flavor. 

A TLC study of the alkaloids of Berberis vulgaris reported separation of oxyacanthine and berbamine (323). Berbamine was detected as a contaminant of berberine preparations (324). The chromatographic behavior of berbamine, oxyacanthine, and penduline was described (175). A quick method for serial determination of thalicarpine in Thalictrum species has appeared (325). Crude extracts and pure alkaloids of Thalictrum species have been examined in several TLC systems (326). The separation and semiquantitation of d-chondrocurarine chloride as a contaminant of d-tubocurarine chloride has been described (327) an improved TLC procedure for tubocurarine and commercial curare has appeared more recently (328). The behavior of tubocurarine on TLC plates of anion-exchange resin and fillers has been reported (329). Fangchinoline has been detected as a contaminant of tetrandrine by TLC (330). 

Berberine was isolated for the first time from Berberis vulgaris L. (472). The pharmacological properties of berberine resemble those of... 

The extract from Berberis vulgaris as well as that of the alkaloids berberine, oxyacanthine, berbamine, jatrorrhizine, and columbamine stimulate secretion of the bile (480, 481). The strongest effect was produced by berberine, followed by berbamine and oxyacanthine. The choleretic effect of berberine was also studied by Vartazaryan (482). Turova et al. (483) examined the effect of berberine on 225 patients with chronic cholecystitis. Peroral doses of 5-20 mg three times daily before meals over a period of 24-48 hours caused disappearance of the clinical symptoms, decrease in the level of bilirubin, and increase in the bile volume in the gall bladder. Berberine also had a favorable effect in patients with toxic hepatitis induced by intoxication. No side effects were observed on the liver functions or the blood composition. The effect of berberine on the stimulation of bile secretion was also studied by Samaj et al. (484). 

Protoberberines Berberine (umbellatine) (MD—Phe C5N C5N Phe) (DNA-binding cytotoxic, adrenergic receptor antagonist and AChE inhibitor from Berberis vulgaris (Berberidaceae) and other plants). 

Hydrastine Berberis vulgaris, Mahonia aquifolium GABAA-R antagonist (2) ... 

Berberis mtsoniae (Berberidaceae), Erythrina crista-galli (Fabaceae) Berberis vulgaris, Mahonia acanthfolia, M. aqufolium (Berberidaceae) Magnoliaceae, Menispermaceae, Ranunculaceae Annona glabra, A. spp. (Annonaceae), Cryptocarya odorata (Lauraceae), Papaver somniferum (Papaveraceae),... 

Coelocline sp. (Annonaceae), Berberis vulgaris, B. sp., Hydrastis canadensis, Mahonia sp., Nandina sp. (Berberidaceae), Archangelica sp. (Menispermaceae), Argemone sp., Chelidonium sp., Corydalis sp. (Papaveraceae), Coptis chinensis, C.japonica, Thalictrum sp. (Ranunculacae), Evodia sp., Toddalia sp., ifanthoxylum sp. (Rutaceae)... 

Barberry (pipperidge bush) is a vernacular name for Berberis vulgaris (the European barberry), but it can also refer to Mahonia aquifolium and Mahonia nervosa. In the USA only the Mahonia species have had official status as a source of barberry, but Berberis vulgaris is said to serve similar medicinal purposes and to contain similar principles. Its root bark yields the quaternary isoquinoline alkaloid berberine and several other tertiary and quaternary alkaloids. Berberine is also found... 

Asperula odorata (sweet woodruff) Azadirachta indica (bead tree) Berberis vulgaris (European barberry)... 

Aioe Aloe vera European barberry Berberis vulgaris... 

Pests and diseases are seldom a problem on cultivated barberries. Many states prohibit growing common barberry Berberis vulgaris), which is an alternate host to a rust fungus that also attacks cereal grains. Check with your extension agent for local restrictions. 

Beneficial microorganisms, 4.59-62 Berberis. 41 Berberis vulgaris. 41 Bergenia. 42 Bergenia cordifolia. 42 Bergenia crassifolia. 42... 

Berberine has been found in many plants. The largest quantities are found in Calumba roots Cocculm palmatus) [19], and in the roots of Berberis vulgaris, Linn. [20]. The latter is the only one of importance in dyeing. 

Figures 3 and 4. Structures of hyperforin from Hypericum perforatum L. and berberine from Berberis vulgaris...

Berberis vulgaris, and Hydrastis canadensis, is also active against Staphylococcus aureus, in vitro. Berberine inhibited the growth of S. aureus, with an MIC of 25.0 ig/ml [40], Sub-inhibitory concentrations of berberine were potentiated by the flavones chrysosplenol-D and chrysoplenetin. Fig. 5, from Artemisia annua. This potentiation appears to be due to the inhibition of an S. aureus multidmg resistance (MDR) pump [41]. 

Derivation From the root of Berberis vulgaris or Hydrastis canadensis. 

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