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Berberis chitria

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Berberis chitria is an erect, spiny, evergreen shrub. It can grow up to 5 metres tall. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and for food. It is sometimes grown as an ornamental in gardens.

Uses

Peptic ulcers, Various eye inflammations, Bacterial dysentery, Enteric infections.

Parts Used

Fruits, Roasted seeds.

Chemical Composition

Isoquinoline alkaloids are the major bioactive constituents in Berberis.[1]

Common names

Language Common name
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Punjabi
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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

Evergreen shrub

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature

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Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
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Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Seeds, Cuttings of half ripe wood, Cuttings of mature wood.

How to plant/cultivate

Prefers a warm moist loamy soil and light shade but it is by no means fastidious, succeeding in thin, dry and shallow soils.[3]

Season to grow

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Required Ecosystem/Climate

[5]

Kind of soil needed

Commonly seen growing in areas

Moist places.

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References

  1. Chemical constituents
  2. [Morphology]
  3. Cultivation
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