1. Berberrubine chloride (9-Berberoline Chloride) has antitumor activity. 2. Berberrubine has antidiabetic activity. 3. Berberrubine dose-dependently inhibits IL-8 and MCP-1 protein levels in the media and mRNA expression of the cells stimulated with IL-1beta or TNF-alpha.

1. Berberine (Umbellatine) is a potent oral hypoglycemic agent with beneficial effects on lipid metabolism. 2. Berberine may as a broad-spectrum anti-microbial medicine, a complementary therapeutic agent for HIV/AIDS. 3. Berberine seems to act as an herbal antidepressant and a neuroprotector against neurodegenerative disorders. 4. Berberine is used in histology for staining heparin in mast cells. As a natural dye, berberine has a colour index of 7516. 5. Berberine reduces hepatic fat content in rats with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease; also prevents proliferation of hepatic stellate cells (HSCs), which are central for the development of fibrosis during liver injury. 6. Berberine can ameliorate proinflammatory cytokines-induced intestinal epithelial tight junction damage in vitro, and berberine may be one of the targeted therapeutic agents that can restore barrier function in intestinal disease states. 7. Berberine has antineoplastic effects, including breast cancer, leukemia, melanoma, epidermoid carcinoma, hepatoma, pancreatic cancer, oral carcinoma, tongue carcinoma, glioblastoma, prostate carcinoma and gastric carcinoma, etc.

Berberine chloride (Natural Yellow 18) is an alkaloid from Hydrastis canadensis L., Berberidaceae and also found in many other plants. It is relatively toxic to parenterally but has been used orally for various fungal and parasitic infections and an anti-diarrheal.

1. Palmatine (Burasaine) is an inhibitor of dopamine generation. 2. Palmatine could potentially be developed for the treatment of flavivirus infections. 3. Palmatine has been used in the treatment of jaundice, dysentery, hypertension, inflammation, and liver-related diseases.

Worenine (Worenin) is used in the a flurophore switched probe which aids in correction of an abasic site (AP site) caused by the removal of a damaged base in DNA.

Berbamine is a natural product extracted from Phellodendron amurense. It acts as a calcium channel blocker and possesses anti-tumor, immunomodulatory, and cardiovascular effects.

Epiberberine chloride, a natural pro-berberine from Coptis chinensis Franch. is an AChE, BChE, and BACE1 inhibitor with IC50 values of 1.07, 6.03, and 8.55 μM, respectively.Epiberberine chloride has antioxidant effects and inhibits the effects of Ca9-22 and Fa2R. Epiberberine chloride has antioxidant effects, inhibits the motility of Ca9-22 and FaDu cell lines, and can be used to study hyperlipidemia, Alzheimer's disease and diabetes.

Berberine hydrogen sulphate (Umbellatine Sulfate) , an alkaloid extracted from several plants, possesses antimicrobial activity against a wide variety of microorganisms including Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria, fungi, and protozoa.

Palmatine chloride an isoquinoline alkaloid, is an important medicinal herbal extract with diverse pharmacological and biological properties.

8-Oxoepiberberine (Oxyepiberberine) is an alkaloid metabolite in the plasma after oral administration of Zuojin formula. Zuojin formula is a traditional chinese medicine used to treat gastrointestinal disease.

z-Octadecyl caffeate may have pain-relieving activity. Octadecyl caffeate and coptisonine can stimulate glucose uptake at 25 and 50 ug/mL. Octadecyl caffeate and octadecyl coumarate applied to the surface of susceptible varieties in laboratory bioassays r