barberry

barberry (bärˑ·ber·ē),

n Latin name:
Berberis aquifolium Pursh; part used: root bark, fruit; uses: antimicrobial, antiinflammatory, antiplatelet, decreases ventricular tachyarrhythmias, topical skin treatment; precautions: causes spontaneous abortion, avoid during pregnancy, cardiac damage, nephritis. Also called
berberry, jaundice berry, pepperridge bush, pipperidge, sour-spine, sowberry, trailing mahonia, or
wood sour.

barberry, Indian,

n Latin name:
Berberis aristata; parts used: roots, stem, fruits; uses: in Ayurveda balances kapha and vata doshas (bitter, astringent, light, rough), hepatoprotective, antiinflammatory, antibacterial, tonic, cholagogue, stomachic, fever, diarrhea, hepatitis, splenitis, jaundice, eye infections; precautions: none known. Also called
daruhaldi or
daru haridra.

Barberry, Indian.

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Barberry

see berberis.