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Submitted by admin on Sun, 02/27/2022 - 14:11
Top Product Attributes

  • Common Name

    Barberry

  • Botanical Name

    Berberis vulgaris

  • Plant Part

    Bark

  • Clinical Summary

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  • Monograph

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  • Alcohol

    25%

  • Dose

    20 to 60mL weekly

Barberry is a powerful herb that has been widely used as a cholagogue to treat liver and gallbladder ailments. It is widely used to fight yeast infection, infections of the throat, lungs, urinary and gastrointestinal tracts and diarrhoea. 

Main Product Attributes
A guide to Barberry and its properties

  • Traditional Use

    Barberry’s use in liver and gallbladder ailments was the result of herbalists during the early Middle Ages being guided by the doctrine of signatures, the belief that a plant’s physical appearance reveals its therapeutic benefits. Barberry has yellow flowers and its roots produce a yellow dye. It was these features that were linked to the yellowing of the skin and eyes of jaundice, a symptom of liver disease, and which earned the plant the name jaundice berry. In addition, barberry has been traditionally prescribed for dysentery by Ayurvedic healers and for skin inflammations, high blood pressure and abnormal uterine bleeding. It was used by the ancient Egyptians to prevent the plague probably due to its antimicrobial action.

  • Actions

    Antimicrobial, cholagogue, choleretic, antiemetic, laxative (mild), bitter tonic, antiparasitic

  • Indications

    •     Inflammation of the gallbladder, sluggish liver
    •     Indigestion, gastritis, diarrhoea, peptic ulcer 
    •     Weak or debilitated people 
    •     Topically to relieve skin eruptions and inflammations including mild eczema
    •     Topically as a gargle to relieve mild mouth ulcers

  • Energetics

    Bitter, cold, astringent

  • Use in Pregnancy

    Contraindicated during pregnancy, lactation and in neonatal jaundice

  • Contraindications & Cautions

    Caution may be warranted in patients with gallstones due to the potential for impacted gallstones and obstructed bile ducts.

  • Drug Interactions

    Avoid using with cyclosporin (immunosuppressant medication). Until more data becomes available caution is advised with anticoagulant/antiplatelet (such as warfarin), antidiabetic and central nervous system depressant drugs

  • Dietary Information

    Vegan friendly. Gluten and dairy free.

  • Substitutes

    Golden Seal, Boldo, Celandine