Cork tree, Phellodendron

Lis, A., E. Boczek, and J. Gora, 2004. Chemical composition of the essential oils from fruits. Leaves and ow-ers of the Amur cork tree Phellodendron amurense Rupr.). Flavour Frasr. J.. 19 549-553. 

Compositionally 5,6-dihydro-9,10-dimethoxybenzo[g]-l,3-benzodioxolo[5,6-a]quinolizinium, an alkaloid which can be isolated from many plants notably various members of the Berberidaceae (for example, Berberis vulgaris L. and Hydrastis canadensis L.) and consequently a major component of dyes and lake pigments formed from these extracts Merck Index, 1996). Use of dye extracts derived from the so-called Amur cork tree , Phellodendron amurense Rupr. (Rutaceae), which also contains high levels of berberine, have been noted by several authors (see Phellodendron). 

The Amur cork tree , Phellodendron amurense Rupr. (Rutaceae), which contains high levels of berberine as well as phellodendrine, magnoflorine and pahnatine has been noted by several audiors, notably Gibbs and Seddon (1998), in the context of colouring... 

Phellodendron amurense Rupr. P amurense Rupr. f. molle (Nakai) Y. C. Chu P chinensis Schneid Huang Bai (Cork tree) (bark) Berberine, palmatine, candicine, phellodendrine, obacunone.33 Antibacterial, stimulate the phagocitic activity of leukocytes, against dysentery. 

Parrotia persica D.A. Med./Persian ironwood Phellodendron amurense Rupr./Amur cork tree Pirus communis L./Common pear Pirus malus L./Apple tree Pistacia mutica F./Turkish terebinth... 

Magnoflorine, a basic dyestuff of composition 5,6,6a,7-tetra-hydro-1,11-dihydroxy-2, lO-dimethoxy-6,6-dimethyl-4H-dibenzo[de,g]quinolmium, is a major colouring component of dyes derived from Phellodendron amurense Rupr. ( Amur cork tree ) it is also found as a minor component in the rootbark ofBerheris vulgaris L. (Merck Index, 1996 Schweppe, 1992). See phellodendron and berberis. 

Phellodendron spp. P. amurense Rupr. Rutaceae Amur cork tree PheUadendrine Magnoflorine Berberine Palmatine Candidaeine Jatrorrhizine Shimoyama et al. (1995) in Ukiyo-e prints Gibbs Seddon(1998) ... 

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