Message: | Product Name: Berberine HCl
CAS: 633-65-8
EINECS: 211-195-9
MF: C20H18NO4.Cl
MW: 371.82
Grade: Pharmaceutical Grade
Appearance: Light Yellow Crystalline Powder
Berberine is a quaternary ammonium salt from the protoberberine group of isoquinoline alkaloids. It is found in such plants as Berberis ,Hydrastis canadensis (goldenseal), Xanthorhiza simplicissima (yellowroot), Phellodendron amurense, Coptis chinensis, Tinospora cordifolia, Argemone mexicana (prickly poppy), and Eschscholzia californica (Californian poppy). Berberine is usually found in the roots, rhizomes, stems, and bark.
Due to Berberine's strong yellow color, Berberis species were used to dye wool, leather, and wood. Wool is still dyed with berberine today in northern India, Under ultraviolet light, berberine shows a strong yellow fluorescence,so it is used in histology for staining heparin in mast cells.As a natural dye, berberine has a colour index of 75160. |