Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A bitter, yellow alkaloid, C20H19NO5, obtained from several plants such as goldenseal and having medical uses as an antipyretic and antibacterial agent.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An alkaloid (C20H17 NO4) widely distributed in the vegetable kingdom, being found in the barberry and a considerable number of plants, or parts of plants, whose extracts combine a yellow color and bitter taste.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Chem.) An alkaloid obtained, as a bitter, yellow substance, from the root of the barberry, gold thread, and other plants.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun chemistry An
alkaloid obtained, as a bitter, yellow substance, from the root of thebarberry , gold thread, and other plants.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Barberry contains berberine, which is believed to enhance immune function by stimulating immune cells called macrophages, white cells that circulate throughout the blood, gobbling bacteria, viruses, and other foreign invaders.
Earl Mindell’s New Herb Bible Earl Mindell 2008
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Barberry contains berberine, which is believed to enhance immune function by stimulating immune cells called macrophages, white cells that circulate throughout the blood, gobbling bacteria, viruses, and other foreign invaders.
Earl Mindell’s New Herb Bible Earl Mindell 2008
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Barberry contains berberine, which is believed to enhance immune function by stimulating immune cells called macrophages, white cells that circulate throughout the blood, gobbling bacteria, viruses, and other foreign invaders.
Earl Mindell’s New Herb Bible Earl Mindell 2008
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Barberry contains berberine, which is believed to enhance immune function by stimulating immune cells called macrophages, white cells that circulate throughout the blood, gobbling bacteria, viruses, and other foreign invaders.
Earl Mindell’s New Herb Bible Earl Mindell 2008
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From analysis by Buchner and Herberger, it is shown that the root contains a new principle called berberine, which acts like rhubarb, and with equal promptness and activity.
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I have had both a laptop AND a desktop for the past 10 years and I couldn't work with any of them missing. berberine
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Besides that, my desktop is on 24/7 for various things and I use the laptops only when necessary. berberine
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Half of it is in cash and half of it is in stock. berberine hybrid-kernel
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It's a pity, but with their massive fines they need the money anyway. ca_aok berberine
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Oregon grape root contains the yellow compound berberine, a natural antibiotic like goldenseal.
The Last Chance Dog D.V.M. Donna Kelleher 2003
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