THE PHILIPPINE 
JOURNAL OF SCIENCE 
VoL. XIV JANUARY, 1919 No. 1 
THE PHYSIOLOGICAL ACTIVE CONSTITUENTS OF 
CERTAIN PHILIPPINE MEDICINAL PLANTS: III 
By A. H. WELLS 
(From the Laboratory of Organic Chemistry, Bureau of Science, Manila) 
ONE PLATE 
CONTENTS 
ARCANGELISIA FLAVA (LINN.) CASSIA SIAMEA LAM. 
Merr. (A. LEMNISCATA BECcc.). GEODORUM NUTANS AMES. 
MENISPERMACEAE. CORIARIA INTERMEDIA MATs. 
Berberine has been found in the following plants: 
Berberis aquifolium. (1) Caulophyllum thalictroides. (14) 
Jateorhiza palmata. (2) Leontice thalictroides.(15) 
Hydrastis canadensis. (3) Berberis aetnensis. (16) 
Menispermum canadense. (4) Cocculus palmatus.(17) 
Argemone mexicana. (5) Chelidonium majus. (18) 
Coptis trifolia.(6) Styllaphorum diphyllum.(18) 
Xanthoxylum americanum. (7) Coscinium fenestratum. (19) 
Berberis asiatica.(8) Xanthorriza apiifolia. (20) 
Berberis aristata.(8) Xanthoxylum senegalense. (21) 
Berberis lycium. (8) Thalictrum flavum. (22) 
Podophyllum peltatum. (9) Ptelea trifoliata. (23) 
Berberis vulgaris. (10) Xylopia polycarpa. (24) 
Coptis tecta.(11) Geoffrayra inermis. (25) 
Xanthoxylum clava-herculis. Evodia glauca. (26) 
(12) Jeffersonia diphylla. (27) 
Coeloeline polycarpa. (13) Toddalia asiatica. (28) 
ARCANGELISIA FLAVA (LINN.) MERR. (A, LEMNISCATA BECC.). 
MENISPERMACEAE 
Philippine names: Albustra, abutra (Ilocano) ; lagtal, lagtan, 
albotra (Visayan); lagtang, bute, ligtang, suma (Tagalog) ; 
suma (Pampango). 
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