... except boracic acid, which stains it yellowish-red. Berberine exists in the roots of the berberis vulgaris ; ... first from water, and then from alcohol. Pure berberine forms a light crystalline yel- low powder of ...

... sometimes used in medicine instead of quinine sulphate. Berberine, C20H17NO4, is obtained from the root of the ... root (Menispermum fenestratum), both belonging to the Menispermaceae. Berberine crystallises in yellow needles with 6Aq, and forms ...

... olive-green olive-green brown-green brown-red Berberine olive-green olive-green brown-green brown-red .. ... drops of chlorine water to a solution of berberine in excess of hydrochloric acid produces a red ...

... hot W.; readily in alkal. solut. Xanthopicrit,—see Berberine. Xanthoxylin Crystals. Fr. essential oil Japan pepper (Xanthoxylum ...

... it is bitter and without odor. Chemical Composition.-Berberine (see Hydrastis) is the active alkaloidal principle of ... more satisfactory in its action than the alkaloid berberine" (Lloyd's Berberi- daceaef Berberis is a tonic and ...

... an amorphous preci- pitate it is red-brown. Berberine tri-iodide, C20H17XX)4~ HI3, crystallizes from hot ... amnioniacal solution is blue Avith aconitine, aniline, atropine, berberine, morphine, nicotine, and pbysostigmine. Alcohol and ether do ...

... preparation containing the two alkaloids, hy- drastine and berberine, in their natural combinations, free from resin and ... Pancreatin 1 gr. Bismuth sub-nitrate 1 gr. Berberine sulphate... 34 gr. Ext. Nux vomica 34 gr. ...

... Berbbrine Hydrochlorate ; tonic, hepatic stimulant, anti-periodic, etc. Berberine Phosphate; soluble In water; properties the same as the hydrochlorate. Berberine Sulphate, Acid; less soluble than the neutral salt, ...

... inert matter is eliminated while the hydrastine and berberine are retained in natural combination. Note—This is ... 10 gr.; Ext. Stramonium seed, 1-6 gr.; Berberine hydrochlorate, 1-12 gr. Action and uses—See ...

... some of them have been studied in detail. Berberine, which enters into the constitution of several bitters, ... preparation than the official. It is free from berberine and other coloring-matters, but is rich in ...