Barberry
berberis vulgaris
Medicinal Actions
Alterative, Amebicide, Antiacetylcholinesterase, Antialzheimeran, Antiamnesic, Antiarrhythmic, Antiarthritic, Antibacterial, Anticancer, Anticariogenic, Anticholinesterase, Anticonvulsant, Antiemetic, Antifibrillatory, Antihelicobacter, Antihemorrhagic, Antiinflammatory, Antiitch, Antimitotic, Antineoplastic, Antiperistaltic, Antipyretic, Antiscorbutic, Antiseptic, Antispasmodic, Antitrypanosomic, Antitubercular, Antiulcer, Astringent, Cholagogue, Choleretic, Depurative, Diaphoretic, Diuretic, Expectorant, Fungicide, Hematigenic, Hepatotonic, Hypotensive, Immunostimulant, Laxative, Leucocytogenic, Mydriatic, Negative Inotropic, Parasiticide, Peristaltic, Positive Inotropic, Sedative, Tonic, Uterotonic, Colic, Renal Colic
Conditions Treated
Aperitif
Bitter
Collyrium
Tranquilizer
Vasoconstrictor
Alzheimer’s
Ameba
Amnesia
Anorexia
Aphtha
Arrhythmia
Arthrosis
Backache
Bacteria
Biliousness
Bladder Stone
Bleeding
Bronchosis
Calculus
Cancer
colon
liver
mouth
neck
stomach
Cardiopathy
Caries
Catarrh
Chlorosis
Cholecystosis
Cholera
Cold
Congestion
Conjunctivosis
Constipation
Convulsion
Cough
Cramp
Cystosis
Debility
Dermatosis
Diabetes
Diarrhea
Dysentery
Dysmenorrhea
Dyspepsia
Dysuria
Enterosis
Eye Problem
Fever
Fistula
Flu
Flux
Fungus
Gall Bladder
Gallstone
Gastrosis
Giardia
Gingivosis
Gout
Gravel
Halitosis
Headache
Heartburn
Helicobacter
Hemorrhoid
Hepatosis
Herpes
High Blood Pressure
Hypertyraminemia
Immunodepression
Induration
Infection
Inflammation
Insomnia
Irritation
Itch
Jaundice
Kidney Stone
Knee Pain
Amenorrhea
Leishmaniasis
Leprosy
Leukorrhea
Lumbago
Malaria
Metrorrhagia
Morphinism
Mucososis
Mycosis
Nausea
Nephrosis
Nervousness
Neuralgia
Neurosis
NIDDM
Odontosis
Ophthalmia
Opiate Withdrawal
Oxaluria
Parasite
Phthisis
Plague
Polyp
Protozoa
Pulmonosis
Pyelosis
Retinosis
Rheumatism
Ringworm
Sacral Pain
Salmonella
Scrofula
Sore Throat
Splenosis
Staphylococcus
Stomatosis
Streptococcus
Scab
Sciatica
Side Pain
Sore
Spermatic Cords
Spleen
Stomachache
Stone
Stress
Trachoma
Trichomoniasis
Tuberculosis
Tumor
Typhus
Ulcer
Urethrosis
Uterrhagia
Uterosis
UTI
Vaginismus
Vaginosis
Vomiting
Water Retention
Worm
Wound
Yeast
active against Escherichia coli
active against Pseudomonas aeruginosa
active against Salmonella typhii
active against Staphylococcus aureus
active against Streptococcus viridans
increases white blood cell counts in animals
increases platelet counts in animals
used in China for essential hypotension
used for leukopenia following chemotherapy and/or radiation