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. 2020 Nov 1;24(23):13573–13588. doi: 10.1111/jcmm.16049

TABLE 1.

Various sources of berberine

Family Scientific name Common name Tissue source Reference
Berberidaceae Berberis amurensis Rupr. Barberry Stem and roots 154
Berberis concinna Hook.f. Stem bark
Berberis aquifolium Pursh Oregon grape Roots 155
Berberis aristata DC. Tree turmeric Bark, roots, raw herb, fruit, stem 156, 157
Berberis asiatica Roxb. ex DC. Chutro, rasanjan, marpyashi, daruharidra, darbi Roots, stem, bark 159, 163, 164
Berberis beaniana C. K. Schneid. Kang song xiao bo 166
Berberis aetnensis C.Presl Leaves and roots 167, 168
Berberis chitria Buch.‐Ham. ex Lindl. Chitra and indian barberry Whole plant and roots 170, 171
Berberis congestiflora Gay Michay Leaves and stem 133
Berberis croatica Mart. ex Schult. & Schult.f. Croatian barberry Roots 173
Berberis floribunda Wall. ex G.Don Nepal barberry Roots 174
Berberis fortunei Lindl. Fortune's Mahonia Wood 164
Berberis japonica R.Br Japanese Mahonia Wood, root 164
Berberis koreana Palib. Korean barberry Bark of the stem and roots, seeds, stem, roots 175
Berberis lycium Royle Boxthorn barberry Roots 165
Berberis microphylla G. Forst.

Patagonian barberry, magellan

barberry, calafate

Roots 176
Berberis umbellata Wall. ex G.Don Himalayan barberry Roots 177
Berberis vulgaris L. Barberry Stems and roots 178
Annonaceae Annickia chlorantha (Oliv.) African whitewood Bark 179, 180
Annickia polycarpa (DC.) African yellow wood Bark 180
Rollinia mucosa (Jacq.) Baill. Biriba, wild sweet sop, wild cashina Fruit 181
Xylopia macrocarpa A.Chev. Jangkang Stem bark 164
Xylopia polycarpa (DC.) Oliv. Stem bark 164
Papaveraceae Argemone albiflora Hornem White prickly poppy, Bluestem pricklypoppy Aerial part and roots 182
Argemone mexicana L. Prickly poppy Apigeal parts, seeds, leaves, roots 183, 184
Argemone ochroleuca Sweet Chicalote Seeds 188
Argemone platyceras L. Chicalote poppy, crested poppy Leaves and stem 189
Argemone squarrosa Greene Hedgehog pricklypoppy Aerial part 190
Bocconia frutescens L. Plume poppy, tree poppy, tree celandine, parrotweed, sea oxeye daisy, john crow bush Leaves, roots, stalks 183, 191
Chelidonium majus L. Celandine poppy Roots 192
Corydalis chaerophylla DC. Fitweed Roots 193
Corydalis solida subsp brachyloba Fitweed Aerial parts 194, 195
Glaucium corniculatum (L.) Rud. subsp corniculatum Blackspot Hornpoppy Aerial parts 196
Macleaya microcarpa (Maxim.) Fedde Poppy Roots 197
Ranunculaceae Coptis chinensis Franch. Chinese goldthread Roots 175
Coptis japonica (Thunb.) Makino Japanese goldthread Rhizome 198
Coptis teeta Wall. Gold thread Rhizome and roots 175, 199
Hydrastis canadensis L. Goldenseal 200
Xanthorhiza simplicissima Marshall Yellowroot Root, stem, leaves 201
Rutaceae Phellodendron amurense Rupr. Amur cork tree Bark, root bark, trunk bark, perennial Branch bark, annual branches, leaves 199, 202
Phellodendron chinense C. K. Schneid Chinese cork tree Bark 203
Phellodendron chinense var. glabriusculum C. K. Schneid. Chinese cork tree Bark, branch, leaf, bark, heartwood 175, 204, 205
Phellodendron lavallei Dode Lavalle corktree Bark 206
Zanthoxylum monophyllum (Lam.) P. Wilson Palo rubio Stem and branches 207