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[[File:Mahonia pinnata 1.jpg|thumb|right|''Mahonia pinnata'', ''California barberry,'']]
 
[[File:Mahonia pinnata 1.jpg|thumb|right|''Mahonia pinnata'', ''California barberry,'']]
  
'''Mahonia pinnata''' (syn. Berberis pinnata) is a species of shrub in the barberry family. Common names include '''California barberry, wavyleaf barberry, and shinyleaf mahonia'''. It is similar to the Oregon-grape (Mahonia aquifolium), and is sometimes called the '''California Oregon-grape'''.
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'''Mahonia pinnata''' (syn. Berberis pinnata) is a species of shrub in the barberry family. It is native to the west coast of North America from British Columbia to Baja California.
  
It is native to the west coast of North America from British Columbia to Baja California, where it occurs in forest, woodland, chaparral, and other habitat.
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==Uses==
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{{Uses|Wounds}}, {{Uses|Cuts}}, {{Uses|Snakebites}}, {{Uses|Curing liver disorders}}, {{Uses|Skin eruptions}}, {{Uses|Blotches}}, {{Uses|Pimples}}, {{Uses|Diarrhea}}, {{Uses|Sore throats}}
  
== Description ==
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==Parts Used==
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{{Parts Used|Dried Folaige}}, {{Parts Used|Whole herb}}.
Mahonia pinnata is a dark green bush which resembles holly with its serrated leaves. It has one to two inch long clusters of small yellow flowers. The fruit is a sour but edible purple berry with many seeds.
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==Chemical Composition==
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Berberis aquifolium contains berberine, a yellow alkaloid (see Hydrastis), berbamine, and oxyacanthine, both white alkaloids, and phytosterin, gum, and sugar. The flowers contain, in addition to the above alkaloids, volatile oil, and the berries contain malic acid.<ref name="chemical composition"/>
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==Common names==
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{{Common names|kn=|ml=|sa=|ta=|te=|hi=|en=Agrimony}}
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==Properties==
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Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.
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===Dravya===
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===Rasa===
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===Guna===
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===Veerya===
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===Vipaka===
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===Karma===
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===Prabhava===
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==Habit==
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{{Habit|Herb}}
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==Identification==
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===Leaf===
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{{Leaf|Simple|alternate|Mahonia pinnata's foliage color is green and type is evergreen}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
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===Flower===
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{{Flower|Unisexual|2-4cm long|Yellow|5-20|Flowers Season is June - August}}
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===Fruit===
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{{Fruit|Simple|7–10 mm|Mahonia pinnata's fruit is edible||many}}
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===Other features===
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==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
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* [[Vishatinduka Taila]] as ''root juice extract''
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==Where to get the saplings==
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==Mode of Propagation==
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{{Propagation|Seeds}}, {{Propagation|Cuttings}}.
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==How to plant/cultivate==
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Landscape Uses:Border, Foundation, Ground cover, Massing. An easily grown plant, it thrives in any good garden soil<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
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==Commonly seen growing in areas==
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{{Commonly seen|forest}}, {{Commonly seen|woodland}}, {{Commonly seen|chaparral}}.
  
== Uses ==
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==Photo Gallery==
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<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">
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File:Odermennig.jpg
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File:Agrimonia eupatoria02.jpg
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Image:Agrimonia eupatoria MHNT.BOT.2004.0.jpg
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</gallery>
  
The Mahonia pinnata fruits have also been used to produce purple dye. The shrub is used in landscaping as an ornamental plant. Songbirds eat the berries.
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==References==
  
==Common name==
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<ref name="chemical composition">[https://www.henriettes-herb.com/eclectic/kings/berberis-aqui.html "constituents"]</ref>
  
* '''English''' - California barberry
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<ref name="Leaf">[https://www.laspilitas.com/nature-of-california/plants/774--mahonia-pinnata "plant description"]</ref>
  
== External Links ==
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<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[https://www.pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Mahonia+pinnata "Cultivation details"]</ref>
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</references>
  
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahonia_pinnata "Mahonia pinnata"]
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==External Links==
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Revision as of 12:44, 23 May 2018

Mahonia pinnata, California barberry,

Mahonia pinnata (syn. Berberis pinnata) is a species of shrub in the barberry family. It is native to the west coast of North America from British Columbia to Baja California.

Uses

Wounds, Cuts, Snakebites, Curing liver disorders, Skin eruptions, Blotches, Pimples, Diarrhea, Sore throats

Parts Used

Dried Folaige, Whole herb.

Chemical Composition

Berberis aquifolium contains berberine, a yellow alkaloid (see Hydrastis), berbamine, and oxyacanthine, both white alkaloids, and phytosterin, gum, and sugar. The flowers contain, in addition to the above alkaloids, volatile oil, and the berries contain malic acid.[1]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada
Hindi
Malayalam
Tamil
Telugu
Marathi NA
Gujarathi NA
Punjabi NA
Kashmiri NA
Sanskrit
English Agrimony


Properties

Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.

Dravya

Rasa

Guna

Veerya

Vipaka

Karma

Prabhava

Habit

Herb

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
Simple alternate Mahonia pinnata's foliage color is green and type is evergreen

[2]

Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Unisexual 2-4cm long Yellow 5-20 Flowers Season is June - August

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
Simple 7–10 mm Mahonia pinnata's fruit is edible many {{{6}}}

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Seeds, Cuttings.

How to plant/cultivate

Landscape Uses:Border, Foundation, Ground cover, Massing. An easily grown plant, it thrives in any good garden soil[3]

Commonly seen growing in areas

forest, woodland, chaparral.

Photo Gallery

References

External Links