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[[File:Berberis vulgaris3.jpg|thumb|right|''Berberis vulgaris'', ''Barberry'']]
[[File:BerberisAculeata.jpg|thumb|right|''Berberis aristata'']]
== Description Uses== {{Uses|Wounds}}, {{Uses|Cuts}}, {{Uses|Snakebites}}, {{Uses|Curing liver disorders}}, {{Uses|Skin eruptions}}, {{Uses|Blotches}}, {{Uses|Pimples}}, {{Uses|Diarrhea}}, {{Uses|Sore throats}}<ref name="Uses"/>It is a deciduous shrub growing up to 4 m high. The leaves are small oval==Parts Used=={{Parts Used|Stem}}, 2–5 cm long and 1–2 cm broad{{Parts Used|Root}}, with a serrated margin; they are borne in clusters {{Parts Used|Fruit}}. ==Chemical Composition== Extracts from the inner stem bark of Berberis vulgaris were analyzed for their antioxidant activity using the 1,1-dipheny-2-5 together, subtended by a three-branched spine 3–8 mm long. The flowers are yellow, 4–6 mm across, produced on 3–6 cm long panicles in late spring. The fruit is an oblong red berry 7–10 mm long picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) method and 3–5 mm broad, ripening in late summer or autumn; they are edible but very sour, compared with ascorbic acid (AA) and rich in Vitamin C.butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT)<ref name="chemical composition"/>
== Uses Common names== *The berries are edible and rich in vitamin C, though with a very sharp flavor; the thorny shrubs make harvesting them difficult, so in most places, they are not widely consumed. They are an important food for many small birds, which disperse the seeds in their droppings.*In Europe, the berries have been traditionally used as an ingredient in making jam. *In Iran, barberries are commonly used as a currant in rice pilaf.*Zereshk is widely used in cooking, imparting a tart flavor to chicken dishes. It is usually cooked with rice, called zereshk polo, and provides a nice meal with chicken.*The plant is both poisonous and used in folk medicine.<ref name{{Common names|kn=|ml=|sa=|ta=|te=|hi="uses"/>*A decoction of the plant has been used to treat gastrointestinal ailments and coughs.<ref name|en="uses2"/>*The use of the plant in traditional medicine has been limited by the bitter taste of the bark and root. Agrimony}}
== Medicinal use Habit=={{Habit|Herb}}
==Common name=Other features===
==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==* [[Vishatinduka Taila]] as ''root juice extract'English''' - Barberry* '''Kannada''' - ಬಾಗಿ ಸೂತ್ರ* '''Hindi''' - chitra==Where to get the saplings==== References Mode of Propagation== {{Propagation|Seeds}}, {{Propagation|Cuttings}}.<references><ref name="uses">=How to plant/cultivate==Easily grown in most soils[21][http://umm22], preferring a calcareous soil.edu/health/medical/altmed/herb/barberry "Barberry"Thrives in a dry lightly shaded position[16]</ref>, though it prefers full sun.Plants usually self-sow quite freely when growing in a suitable position[19]. The seeds are contained in burrs that can easily attach themselves to clothing or animal's fur, thus transporting them to a new area where they can germinate and grow.The cultivar 'Sweet scented' is popular in France for making tea because the whole plant is sweet scented and the flowers have a spicy apricot-like fragrance<ref name="uses2How to plant/cultivate"/>Schauenberg ==Commonly seen growing in areas=={{Commonly seen|Abandoned Field}}, P; Paris{{Commonly seen|Coastal Grassland}}, F (1977){{Commonly seen|Early Successional Forest}}. Guide to Medicinal Plants. New Canaan, CT: Keats Publishing, Inc</ref> ==Photo Gallery==<ref namegallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="Berberis aristata140px">[httpsFile:Odermennig.jpgFile:Agrimonia eupatoria02.jpgImage://enAgrimonia eupatoria MHNT.BOT.2004.wikipedia0.org/wiki/Berberis_aristata "wikipedia"]jpg</refgallery></references>==References==
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<ref name="chemical composition">[http://ojs.cnr.ncsu.edu/index.php/BioRes/article/view/BioRes_10_4_7958_Hosseinihashemi_Antioxidant_Activity_Extracts "bioresource"]</ref>
<ref name="Leaf">[https://www.invasiveplantatlas.org/subject.html?sub= External Links ==5181 "invasivs plants"]</ref>
<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[Prefers a warm moist loamy soil but it is by no means fastidious, succeeding in thin, dry and shallow soils[https://en11, 200].wikipedia.orgPrefers a light rich rather dry soil according to another report "practical palnts"]</wikiref></Berberis_vulgaris Berberis vulgaris-Wikipedia]references>
==External Links==
* [http://www.homeremediess.com/berberis-vulgaris-barberry-plant-images-medicinal-uses/]
* [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18618524]
* [https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/ptr.2399]
* [https://www.researchgate.net/publication/5233136_Pharmacological_and_therapeutic_effects_of_Berberis_vulgaris_and_its_active_constituent_berberine]
* [https://www.hindawi.com/journals/aps/2018/3018498/]
[[Category:Herbs]]
