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Phellodendron Amurense is a commonly used Chinese medicine, and its dried bark is often used as medicine.
Phellodendron Amurense Bark Extract mainly contains berberine, phellodendronine, jatrorrhizine, magnolamine, phellodendron lactone, phellodendronone, phellodendron acid, β-sitosterol, and campesterol.

The dried bark of Phellodendtron chinense Schneid. contains berberine 4%-8%. The dried bark of Phellodendtron amurense Rupr. contains berberine 0.6%-2.5%. The dried rhizome of Coptis chinensis Franch. contains berberine 4%-10%.
Berberine has a stable structure and exists in the form of quaternary ammonium salt. The extraction process of berberine is solvent extraction, and the active ingredients are extracted from the bark by immersion, percolation, reflux, etc.

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Function and Application

Phellodendron amurense extract has multiple pharmacological effects such as anti-inflammatory, antiviral, antibacterial, and hypoglycemic.

1. Antibacterial effect. Phellodendron amurense extract has antibacterial effects on Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus, and Proteus.
2. Both Phellodendron amurense water extract and alcohol extract have antioxidant effects. They can remove superoxide anion radicals and hydroxyl radicals produced in the hypoxanthine-xanthine oxidase reaction system.
3. Berberine hydrochloride can relieve the symptoms of ulcerative colitis.
4. Berberine is the main active ingredient in the anti-diabetic effect of Phellodendron amurense extract. This is because berberine and its metabolites can inhibit the production of glucose in the liver.
5. Studies have shown that Phellodendron amurense water extract has a wide range of antiviral effects.