Barberry is ordinary. Description of the barberry plant, use in folk medicine
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Other names: Sour thorn, Kislyanka.
Diseases and effects: gastric ulcer, diarrhea, hemorrhoids, neurasthenia, cholecystitis, rheumatism, polyarthritis, conjunctivitis, gingivitis, stomatitis, hepatitis, hepatocholecystitis, biliary dyskinesia, cholelithiasis, atonic bleeding in the postpartum period, endometriosis.
Active substances: berberine, palmatine, leontine, columbamine, iatroricin, berberrubine, oxyacanthin, malic acid, lemon acid, tartaric acid, sugars, pectin substances, cholines, pigments, ascorbic acid, minerals, essential oil, saponins.
Time to collect and prepare the plant: May - June, September - October.
Botanical description of common barberry
Common barberry- a thorny, highly branched shrub 1.5-3 m high, family Barberry (Berberidaceae).
Roots barberries are cylindrical, straight or curved, produce abundant root shoots.
Branches the plants are covered with tripartite spines up to 2 cm long. On young branches the bark is yellowish, from the second year it becomes gray.
Leaves located on short (reduced) shoots located in the axils of the spines. The leaves are obovate, thin, serrate-toothed, tapered towards the petiole, sour in taste. The leaves are dark green above, lighter below. In autumn the leaves take on a bright fiery color.
Flowers small, fragrant, collected in a drooping brush. There are six petals, sepals and stamens. Petals are light yellow, oblong.
Fetus- an oblong cylindrical berry of red color, containing 2-3 elongated seeds, sour in taste. The length of the berry is about 1 cm.
Common barberry blooms in May - June, and its fruits ripen in September - October.
Distribution and habitat of common barberry
Common barberry grows in the European part of Russia, almost throughout the entire territory of Ukraine, in the Crimea, the Caucasus and Ciscaucasia. Occasionally, barberry can also be found in the forest-steppe zone.
The habitat of the common barberry is sparse forests, forest edges and clearings, rocky slopes and hillocks.
The plant is widely cultivated as an ornamental.
Preparation of common barberry
Leaves, fruits, and bark are harvested for medicinal purposes. Sometimes plant roots are also collected as raw materials.
The leaves and bark of the common barberry are harvested in the spring after flowering (mid-May - mid-June). The bark can also be harvested along with berries in September - October.
The raw materials are collected using gloves or mittens, partially cutting off branches and fully developed leaves with garden shears, which are then torn into a bag.
Dry the leaves on fresh air or in a well-ventilated area, spreading thin layer and turning over periodically. Barberry leaves taste sour and have a peculiar smell. Store them in boxes in a dry place.
Chemical composition of barberry
All parts of the plant contain alkaloids. The main alkaloid isolated from the roots of barberry is berberine. In addition to berberine, the roots of the plant contain palmatine, leontine, columbamine, iatroricin, berberrubine and oxyacanthin.
Malic, citric, tartaric and other organic acids, sugars, pectin substances, cholines, pigments, ascorbic acid and minerals were found in the fruits of barberry.
The shoots of the plant contain vitamins C, E, essential oil and saponins.
Pharmacological properties of barberry
The plant has a sedative, anti-inflammatory, choleretic and diuretic effect. Barberry slightly reduces blood pressure and accelerates blood clotting.
Galenic medicinal forms from barberry roots in large doses depress the central nervous system, impair coordination of movements and relax muscles while maintaining reflex activity.
Barberry tincture has antispasmodic properties, manifested in a decrease in the tone of the gallbladder and a slowdown in the rhythm of its contraction. This improves the flow of bile and creates favorable conditions to eliminate the inflammatory process in the bile ducts and gallbladder.
When tested on animals, preparations from barberry roots increased contractions of the isolated uterine horn of guinea pigs, stimulated bile secretion in animals in chronic experiments with gallbladder fistula, caused hypotension in rabbits, and increased blood clotting.
During experimental study pharmacological properties individual alkaloid of the plant - berberine bisulfate - it has been established that in subtoxic doses, it, like tinctures of the plant, causes a slight increase in motor activity, which is then replaced by a state of general depression.
In animal experiments, when berberine bisulfate was administered in therapeutic doses, an increase in bile secretion was noted. In chronic experiments with a gallbladder fistula, with free flow of bile into the gastrointestinal tract, berberine led to irritation of bile without a noticeable increase in its quantity, and a decrease in relative density.
The use of barberry in medicine
Barberry preparations are used as a choleretic agent for hepatitis, hepatocholecystitis, biliary dyskinesias (in the hyperkinetic form), cholelithiasis not complicated by jaundice.
In obstetric and gynecological practice, barberry tincture is prescribed as an adjuvant for atonic bleeding in the postpartum period, for bleeding associated with inflammatory processes, for subnivolution of the uterus, and endometriosis.
The use of berberine bisulfate without other medications and physiotherapeutic procedures in patients with uncomplicated forms of cholecystitis leads to a decrease or disappearance of pain in the right hypochondrium and dyspeptic symptoms, normalization of stool and temperature. When examining duodenal contents after treatment with berberine, the amount of gallbladder bile secreted increases and its relative density decreases, which is explained by a decrease in congestion in the gallbladder. The concentration of bilirubin in gallbladder bile decreases. There are no side effects observed in patients treated with berberine.
Berberine also produces positive results during exacerbation of chronic cholecystitis complicated by secondary hepatitis. The functional state of the liver improves, the number of leukocytes in bile decreases. For chronic hepatitis of various etiologies, the therapeutic effect of berberine is expressed in reducing the size of the liver, improving the performance of functional tests, and reducing pain. In patients with chronic hepatitis with transition to cirrhosis, as well as in cholelithiasis with secondary hepatitis, severe toxic hepatitis with biliary dyskinesia, berberine is ineffective.
Berries and barberry juice exhibit a healing effect for stomach ulcers, diarrhea, hemorrhoids, and neurasthenia.
Barberry preparations are well tolerated by patients diabetes mellitus. They are effective in the treatment of renal complications in patients with diabetes mellitus in the initial stages of nephropathy, as well as in cystitis, pyelonephritis, as an adjuvant.
Dosage forms, method of use of barberry
Tincture of leaves of barberry (Tinctura folii Berberis vulgaris). Prescribe an alcoholic (40% alcohol) tincture (1:5) orally, 30-40 drops 2-3 times a day. The course of treatment is 2-3 weeks.
Store in a cool place, protected from light.
Berberine bisulfate (Berberini bisulfas) Available in tablets of 0.005 g. Take orally 0.005-0.01 g (5-10 mg) 3 times a day before meals. The course of treatment is 2-4 weeks.
Infusion of barberry leaves (Infusum foliorum Berberis vulgaris). 10 g (1 tablespoon) of crushed leaves are placed in an enamel bowl, pour 100 ml of hot boiled water, close with a lid and heat in boiling water (in a water bath) for 15 minutes, cool at room temperature 45 minutes, strain, squeeze. The volume of the resulting infusion is added with boiled water to 200 ml. The prepared infusion is stored in a cool place for no more than 2 days.
Take 1 tablespoon 3-4 times a day as an anti-inflammatory agent for diseases of the liver and biliary tract.
The raw materials are produced in packs of 100 g. The leaves are stored in a dry, cool place.
Barberry root decoction. 1 teaspoon of dry crushed roots is poured into two glasses of boiling water, boiled for 20 minutes over low heat, left for 30 minutes and filtered. Take 1 tablespoon 5-6 times a day for rheumatism and polyarthritis.
Barberry bark decoction. For conjunctivitis, pour 1/2 spoon of barberry bark into a glass hot water, boil for 30 minutes, then infuse for 10 minutes, filter and bring the volume to 20 ml (1 glass). The decoction is used to wash sore eyes.
Decoction of barberry bark and roots. For diseases of the oral cavity (gingivitis, stomatitis), the roots and bark of barberry are poured with a glass of hot water, boiled for 30 minutes, filtered and used for rinsing the mouth.
Barberry bark tincture used for salt deposits. 25 g of bark is poured into 1/2 cup of 70% alcohol, left for 7-10 days in the dark, then filtered. Take 30 drops orally 2 times a day.
Contraindications to the use of barberry
IN general drugs they don’t make it from barberry side effects, but it is worth remembering that barberry tincture is contraindicated for menopausal bleeding associated with ovarian dysfunction.
The use of barberry in nutrition
Common barberry is very used for preparing various dietary dishes. Syrups, juice, kvass, preserves, jam are prepared from it, and vitamin salads are made from young leaves.
Dried barberry fruits are an aromatic seasoning for many dishes. Real oriental pilaf always includes barberry berries: they not only give the golden rice a unique aroma, but also decorate it.
Natural barberry juice
Ripe barberry berries are washed, allowed to drain, and then pressed. The resulting juice is poured into an enamel container and heated to 80°C, then poured into jars, covered with lids, sterilized for 15 minutes and sealed.
Barberry, pureed with sugar
The berries are washed, allowed to drain, then mashed with a wooden spoon. Place on low heat, heat to 80-85 °C, add sugar (1: 1) and bring until it dissolves. Leave for 20 minutes, then bring to a boil, package in jars, sterilize for 7-10 minutes, seal and cool.
Other information about barberry
Common barberry - very unpretentious shrub, its powerful root system allows him to gain a foothold on the steepest rocky slopes. It is capable of growing due to rhizomes and forming dense clumps, which is why it is planted as hedges. This plant is often bred simply to decorate gardens, parks and squares.
In total, the genus has about 5,000 species. On Far East Amur barberry grows, and in the south of Siberia - Siberian barberry.
Barberry in history and mythology
Barberry was used as a medicinal remedy in ancient times in India, Egypt, and Ancient Babylon. Later, in the Middle Ages, its infusion was used to treat various diseases associated with the gastrointestinal tract. In the 18th century, barberry was used to heal scurvy and jaundice.
Barberry in dreams
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Description
Barberry is a thorny deciduous shrub no more than three meters high.The leaves, berries, bark and roots of the plant are used for medicinal purposes. Common barberry (berberis vulgaris) and Amur barberry (berberis amurensis) are mainly used. They have almost the same properties, since they are species very close in origin.
The healing properties of barberry were known back in Ancient Mesopotamia. Today, the leaves, flowers, berries, roots and bark of this plant are widely used in folk medicine, as well as raw materials for the manufacture of pharmaceutical and homeopathic preparations.
The following barberry preparations are used in scientific medicine today:
- berberine biosulfate;
- cholelitin;
- barberry tincture.
Compound
The plant contains the alkaloid berberine, which determines the choleretic properties of barberry. Barberry contains:
- alkaloids;
- carotene;
- tannins;
- ascorbic acid;
- tocopherol;
- organic acids.
Beneficial properties of common barberry and Amur barberry
Folk remedies from barberry are used for the following pathologies:- liver diseases;
- kidney disease (in particular kidney stones);
- gallbladder disease (in particular cholelithiasis);
- inflammation of the gallbladder;
- hepatocholecystitis;
- stomach pathologies, stomach cramps;
- spleen diseases;
- eye pathologies;
- illnesses oral cavity;
- scurvy;
- tuberculosis;
- pleurisy;
- rheumatism;
- lumbago;
- tumor diseases of the liver, stomach and throat;
- bleeding associated with childbirth;
- uterine bleeding after childbirth;
- delayed reverse development of the uterus after childbirth or abortion;
- bleeding due to inflammation of the uterus;
- toxicosis of pregnant women;
- heart pain;
- hypertonic disease;
- appetite stimulant;
- tonic;
- as an antipyretic and diaphoretic.
It also has the ability to relieve coughing attacks, especially wet ones - when the bronchi are clogged with viscous sputum.
Barberry even finds its use in the treatment of cancer. Scientists have proven that berberine, which is part of it, has antitumor and antileukemic effects. However, berberine this moment not amenable to chemical synthesis. And since this discovery was made relatively recently, today it is used only by rare experts in traditional medicine who have studied the antitumor properties of the plant.
Recipes for folk remedies from barberry
The following recipes use common barberry or Amur barberry.Berries
Unripe barberry berries are poisonous and can lead to severe intoxication. IN folk medicine Only ripe fruits are used. Barberry berries help strengthen the immune system. In some regions of Russia, it is customary to freeze ripe berries in order to defrost them and eat them in winter.
Leaves
Tincture of barberry leaves with vodka prepared in a ratio of 1 to 5, respectively. They insist for 15 days. Drink 25-30 drops three times a day, during 15-20 days. This is followed by a break of 5-10 days, after which, in the absence of contraindications, the course is repeated. This tincture is used for atonic bleeding in the postpartum period, with uterine subinvolution, bleeding caused by inflammation, as well as in obstetric and gynecological practice.Infusion of plant leaves: two tablespoons of dried leaves are infused in 200 ml of boiling water for an hour (in a thermos). Then filter and drink one tablespoon 4-5 times a day for a month. It is used for pathologies of the liver and gall bladder, as an anti-inflammatory and choleretic agent.
Flowers
Decoction of barberry flowers. Pour a tablespoon of flowers into 1.5 cups clean water, bring to a boil and simmer over low heat for 10 minutes, then leave for 2 hours, strain. Drink 2 tsp. 2-3 times a day. Used for heart pain and hypertension.The above decoction of plant flowers treats inflammation of the eye mucosa, washing them 3-6 times a day.
Bark, roots and branches of barberry
Barberry roots are used as a raw material for the production of berberine, which is used in classical medicine in the form of berberine biosulfate for the following purposes: - as a choleretic substance;
- to lower blood pressure;
- to calm increased heart rate;
- to provoke uterine contractions.
Pour 10 g of bark and 15 g of roots with 1.5 glasses of clean water, boil under the lid for 30 minutes. After cooling, strain and compensate for the boiled-off volume of liquid with boiled water. Take 50 ml 3 times a day. Used for cholelithiasis.
Infusion of barberry bark. Infuse 25 g of plant bark in 0.4 liters of boiling water for 4 hours (in a thermos). Strain, take 0.5 cups 4 times a day for 1 month. Used for hepatitis, cholecystitis, inflammation of the kidneys and bladder.
Decoction of barberry roots. Pour 400 ml of boiling water over a heaped teaspoon of ground dried barberry roots, then boil for 5 minutes, cool and strain. Drink 100 ml 3 times a day. Used for pleurisy, tuberculosis, stomach pathologies, rheumatism.
A decoction of branches, bark and roots of barberry. 1 tbsp. mixture - 200 ml of water. Boil for 5 minutes, make lotions and compresses. Drink - 2 tbsp. decoction per 100 ml of milk, 3-4 times a day. Used for bone fractures, sprains, dislocations.
A decoction of barberry bark and roots. 1/2 tsp. bark and roots, pour 200 ml of boiling water, boil under the lid for 15 minutes. Cool and strain. Drink 2 tbsp. 3 times a day, before meals. Used for the prevention and treatment of tumors and metastases.
When tested on animals, infusion, decoction of barberry roots, as well as pure substance berberine provoked increased uterine contractions and a drop in pressure.
Contraindications
- With prolonged use of barberry preparations, constipation (constipation) may develop.
- Barberry fruits are contraindicated for persons with high stomach acidity, those suffering from thrombophlebitis, as well as persons in a pre-infarction state.
- In obstetrics and gynecology, barberry is contraindicated for bleeding caused by ovarian dysfunction and failure to remove placental fragments from the uterus after childbirth.
- Since preparations from the bark and roots increase blood clotting and constrict blood vessels, they are contraindicated for spasms of cerebral vessels, pathologies of the cardiovascular system, and increased thrombus formation.
- Barberry is also contraindicated for bleeding during menopause.
- An infusion of leaves is contraindicated in pregnant women.
- Preparations from barberry, especially a decoction of the roots, reduce blood pressure and are therefore contraindicated for arterial hypotension.
- Age under 12 years.
Juices, fruit drinks from barberry
Barberry juice contains a number of useful components, such as organic acids, vitamins, etc. Freshly squeezed juice is stored for a long time in sealed bottles, so you can provide yourself with a tasty and extremely healthy drink during the cold season. In addition, barberry juice has an antipyretic, antibacterial and hemostatic effect. It also helps cleanse the body of toxic substances and slow down the aging process.
For colds, along with cranberry or lingonberry juice, barberry juice can be used. Firstly, it reduces the temperature, and secondly, due to the content of a number of useful substances, incl. vitamins, provides additional energy to fight the virus.
Barberry tea
Healing tea is prepared from young leaves or berries of barberry. It’s easy to prepare: brew 1 tsp in 200 ml of boiling water. leaves or berries, leave for 30 minutes and drink 3 times a day for 15 days to achieve therapeutic effect. To drink this tea all year round, you can dry the leaves and berries in advance, preparing them for the cold season. To do this, the leaves are collected during the flowering period, then dried outdoors. The berries are collected during the same period and dried in the oven at a temperature of no more than 45 o C. Dried leaves and berries are stored for no more than 2 years.Treatment with barberry honey - folk recipes
By processing nectar from common barberry flowers, bees collect barberry honey. It has a golden color, a pleasant smell and a delicate sweet taste. Barberry honey is used to stop bleeding (including internal), in the treatment of pathologies of the digestive tract, for kidney stones and thrombosis.
For gastritis with high acidity:
Dissolve 1 tablespoon of barberry honey in a glass of fresh potato juice. Drink 1/2 glass 2-3 times a day half an hour to an hour before meals. The course of treatment is 10 days, followed by a 10-day break, after which the course can be repeated.
For gastritis with high acidity, as well as to restore normal intestinal motility, for constipation and primary hypertension: 10 g ground kernels walnut cook in 200 ml of milk. Then strain, add 1 dessert spoon of barberry honey. The resulting mixture is consumed warm, a third of a glass, 3 times a day, for 15-20 minutes. before eating.
For abdominal pain pour 200 ml of boiling water over 1 tablespoon of black elderberry leaves, leave for 2 hours, then strain. Drink a quarter glass 3-4 times a day, 20 minutes in advance. before meals, with the addition of a small amount of barberry honey. Another recipe: dilute 1 teaspoon of honey in 100 ml of cucumber juice. Drink within 20 minutes. before meals.
With increased gas formation (flatulence): pour 1 tablespoon of dill seeds into 200 ml. boiling water, infuse, then strain and dilute 1 tablespoon of barberry honey in the resulting infusion. Drink half a glass 3 times a day.
To restore normal stomach acidity: Boil oat grains in 1 liter of whey (the remainder after skimming off the cottage cheese) (1 part grains to 5 parts liquid). Cook in an enamel bowl over low heat for 3-4 hours. Then cool, strain, dissolve 300 g of barberry honey in the broth and add 125 ml ethyl alcohol. Store the resulting mixture in the refrigerator, consume warm, 30 ml per 20 minutes. before eating. Shake before use. This mixture can be used for no more than three weeks.
For stomach ulcers, mix the following ingredients:
- 10 eggs in shell;
- 1 kg butter;
- 500 g barberry honey;
- 250 ml yogurt.
For uterine bleeding A decoction of borage collected in the fall after harvesting cucumbers is useful. Rinse the herb thoroughly in cool water, then cut into small pieces. Pour 50-100 g of chopped herbs into 500 ml of cold water, bring to a boil and cook over low heat for 15-20 minutes, leave for 1 hour. Drink 100 ml 3 times a day, adding barberry honey to taste. In the first few days, uterine bleeding stops and the woman’s condition improves.
For bleeding, heavy periods. The following ingredients are mixed in equal quantities: yarrow herb, goosefoot herb, valerian root. Pour 2 teaspoons of the resulting mixture into 200 ml of boiling water, leave for 20 minutes, strain, then dilute 1 tablespoon of barberry honey. Drink 100 ml 4 times a day.
For thrombophlebitis Traditional medicine recommends long-term use of an infusion of nettle leaves with barberry honey. Brew 2 tablespoons of nettle leaves in 200 ml of boiling water, leave for 1 hour, strain, then dilute 1 teaspoon of honey into the infusion. Drink 3 times a day, 70-80 ml. During the course, it is necessary to observe some restrictions in the diet (refuse meat and fish, limit fried foods).
To cleanse blood vessels: Brew 1 cup of dill seeds and 2 tablespoons of ground valerian root in 2 liters of boiling water. Leave for 25-30 hours glass jar, around which to wrap a warm blanket. Then dilute 2 cups of barberry honey in the resulting infusion until completely dissolved. Drink 1 tablespoon every 20 minutes. before meals, 3 times a day.
Barberry and his beneficial features have been known for a long time. It was actively used as folk remedy back in Ancient Mesopotamia. Let's turn to the facts and learn more about the benefits of this wonderful plant and put it to the service of our health.
We are used to seeing this in the park, forest, on garden territory as beautiful plant, delighting with branches abundantly strewn with bright berries. But this cute bush has enormous beneficial and healing properties!
The plant has anti-inflammatory, analgesic, hemostatic, antipyretic, antitumor and choleretic effects
Traditional herbal healers valued this plant and successfully used it to treat many diseases and carry out prevention. In addition, it helps in resolving cosmetic and immune problems. The barberry that grows in your garden will serve you well. And all its parts will be useful for this: leaves, bark, berries and roots. Only two types are used for treatment - common barberry and Amur barberry. They have almost the same properties, because they are close in origin. The plant has anti-inflammatory, analgesic, hemostatic, antipyretic, antitumor and choleretic effects. It is no coincidence that in Lately amateur gardeners began to actively grow on their own garden plots.
Video about the beneficial properties of barberry
In Bulgaria, kidney diseases are treated with drugs from it, in Germany - diseases associated with the lungs, gastrointestinal tract and oral mucosa, but in France, the berries are used as an anti-fever.
Barberry effectively relieves spasms, so it is successfully used for pain and spasms of various origins: attacks of nausea during pregnancy, irrepressible cough, nausea and vomiting, menstrual pain, headaches.
Barberry is also a recognized medicinal plant in official medicine. All medications based on barberry are a wonderful lifesaver in the treatment of liver diseases, stomach ulcers, uterine bleeding and tuberculosis. In the pharmacy you can find herbal remedies based on barberry: teas, leaves, fruits, roots, and medical supplies- cholelitin; berberine biosulfate; barberry tincture.
Barberry is also a recognized medicinal plant in official medicine.
Barberry leaf and its medicinal properties difficult to overestimate. It is used to prepare alcohol tinctures, which can be used for various purposes - to stop bleeding, cure jaundice and many liver diseases, in addition, the tincture is an effective anti-inflammatory agent.
How to prepare an alcohol tincture from barberry leaves? In most cases, barberry leaves are used for alcohol tinctures. For preparation you will need dry or fresh leaves and 70% alcohol. Leaves can be picked from a bush, if there is one on your site, or purchased at a pharmacy. 20 g of raw material is poured with 100 g of alcohol and left in a dark place for a couple of weeks. A yellowish color and sour taste indicate the product is ready.
It is used in courses of 15-30 drops 3 times a day for the treatment of various gynecological diseases, hypertension, and heart disease.
Aqueous infusion of leaves. Pour a glass of boiling water dried leaves, 2 tablespoons. Let it sit in a thermos for one and a half to two hours. Take a tablespoon 3 times a day before meals half an hour. For various diseases, especially for problems with bile secretion. The duration of the course should be agreed with your doctor.
In most cases, barberry leaves are used for alcohol tinctures
Barberry fruits are a highly effective remedy that improves appetite and strengthens the immune system. In addition, they are useful for kidney diseases and hypertension. Ripe barberry berries contain carbohydrates, tannins, pectins, carotenoids, micro and macroelements, vitamin A, vitamin C, alkaloids and organic acids.
You should know that unripe barberry berries are extremely poisonous. The high content of alkaloids in them can cause severe intoxication. Therefore, only ripe fruits are used for consumption and preparation of herbal medicines.
Ripe barberry fruits retain their beneficial properties well when frozen and dried. It is used as a seasoning when preparing pilaf, added to compotes and jelly, and medicinal decoctions are prepared.
Barberry flowers are also medicine! Decoctions soothe a sick heart. To do this, pour one and a half tablespoons of flowers with a glass of boiling water and simmer over low heat for 10-15 minutes. Then we insist for another 2 hours. Ready water infusion Take a teaspoon of barberry flowers three times a day.
Ripe barberry fruits retain their beneficial properties well when frozen and dried
The beneficial properties of barberry root include the high content of the alkaloid berberine, according to appearance resembling sulfurous salt. This substance is used as a choleretic agent and is also prescribed to patients with leishmaniasis. The main beneficial properties of berberine include: lowering blood pressure, normalizing pulse, stimulating the uterine muscles. But it is a powerful alkaloid that inhibits cancer cells.
People with malignant tumors, as recommended by doctors, regularly use special decoctions, the main component of which is barberry root. According to the findings of scientists recent years, barberry preparations should be recommended for oncology as additional remedy treatment to stop the malignant process.
The bark of the plant is used to prepare solutions for lotions and rinses, which help relieve inflammation from the eyes, gums, and throat.
You can overcome a cold with a tincture made from the bark, stems and roots. This tincture relieves inflammation and even stops bleeding.
You can overcome a cold with a tincture made from the bark, stems and roots
In addition, barberry bark is one of the ingredients of the cholelithin preparation. Doctors prescribe it for diseases of the biliary tract.
You need to know that preparations prepared from barberry roots increase contraction of the uterine muscles. Therefore, they can provoke miscarriage or childbirth ahead of schedule. But in the postpartum period they contribute to rapid rehabilitation.
Preparations and the barberry fruits themselves can bring both benefit and harm.
Video about barberry root
Carefully study the contraindications so as not to harm your health.
- Long-term use of barberry can lead to constipation.
- Barberry fruits are strictly not recommended for use when increased acidity stomach, thrombophlebitis and in a pre-infarction state.
- In gynecology, the use of barberry is unacceptable for bleeding caused by ovarian dysfunction and immediately after childbirth.
- Whatever beneficial properties barberry has, it is contraindicated in cases of heart rhythm disturbances, pathology of cardio-vascular system, with spasms of cerebral vessels and with increased thrombus formation. This is explained by the fact that preparations prepared from the roots and bark of barberry help increase blood clotting and constrict blood vessels.
- Barberry should never be consumed if there is bleeding during menopause.
- Tincture on barberry leaves is contraindicated during pregnancy.
- A decoction of barberry roots lowers blood pressure and is therefore contraindicated in cases of arterial hypotension.
- Those suffering from liver cirrhosis should also forget about treatment with barberry.
- Barberry is contraindicated for children under 12 years of age.
Taking drugs from this plant in large doses is dangerous to health.
Before you begin self-treatment with barberry, carefully study all contraindications, or better yet, consult your doctor. Taking drugs from this plant in large doses is dangerous to health, so be sure to follow the dosage and do not continue treatment for more than one month.
Amur barberry - Berberis amurensis Rupr.
Botanical characteristics. Common barberry is a thorny shrub up to 2.5 m high with a well-developed root system.
Spreading. Amur barberry is common in the Primorsky and Khabarovsk Territories, common barberry is common in the south of the European part of the country, in the Crimea, and Ciscaucasia.
Chemical composition. All organs of barberry contain alkaloids. The alkaloid berberine was isolated from the bark of roots and leaves. In the bark of the roots of barberry and barberry (Berberis heteropoda Schrenk), in addition to berberine, the alkaloids oxyacanthin, palmatine, columbamine, leontine, yatroricin, and berberrubine were also found. The presence of essential oil and tannins has also been established. Siberian barberry (Berberis sibirica Pall.) contains up to 0.3% alkaloids.
Medicines. Infusion, tincture 1:5 in 40% alcohol, “Berberine bisulfate” in tablets.
Application. Barberry preparations are used as choleretic agents for hepatitis, hepatocholecystitis, gallbladder dyskinesias, exacerbations of chronic cholecystitis not accompanied by fever, and cholelithiasis not complicated by jaundice.
In obstetric and gynecological practice, barberry tincture is used as an adjuvant for atonic bleeding in the postpartum period, for subinvolution of the uterus, for bleeding associated with inflammatory processes, and in the menopause.
Barberry preparations are contraindicated for bleeding associated with incomplete separation of the placenta from the walls of the uterus.
A tincture (Tinctura foliorum Berberis arnurensis) is produced from barberry leaves. Used as a hemostatic and choleretic agent.
Berberine bisulfate (Berberini bisulfas) is produced in tablets of 0.005 g. It is used as a choleretic agent for cholecystitis, biliary dyskinesia, and calculous cholecystitis in the period between exacerbations.
07/14/15 . Together with the head of the practice, we understood the peculiarities of storing medicinal plant materials, depending on what is contained in it.
1. Datura common - Datura stramonium l.
Sem. Solanaceae - Solanaceae
Botanical characteristics. An annual herbaceous plant with a succulent, fistulous, glabrous, hollow inside, forked, branched stem up to 1 m high. Distribution. Mainly the middle and southern zone of the European part of the country. Central Asia, Crimea, Caucasus, Altai. Introduced into culture in Ukraine and the Krasnodar region. Indian datura - Datura innoxia Mill - is also cultivated there.
Habitat. In vacant lots, vegetable gardens, along roads, near housing, in fields. Sometimes there are industrial thickets.
Preparation. Collect with caution developed leaves in the flowering phase of the plant until autumn, but in dry weather
Chemical composition. Alkaloids - hyoscyamine and scopolamine. According to Global Fund XI, their content is required to be at least 0.25%, and the fruits and seeds of the Indian Datura contain 0.2-0.5%. When the content of alkaloids in the leaves of Datura vulgare is more than 0.25%, the leaves are released for the preparation of preparations in correspondingly smaller quantities.
Medicines. Cigarettes "Astmatin". The oil is stupid.
Application. Antispasmodic. Datura leaves are the main raw material for the drug "Astmatin" and are used for smoking for asthma.
Oil of intoxication (Oleum Stramonii). Transparent oily liquid from yellow to yellow-green in color, with a peculiar odor. It is used externally for rubbing for neuralgia and rheumatism. Included in liniments for rubbing.
Medicinal preparations of the barberry plant are used as a choleretic agent for cholelithiasis not complicated by jaundice, biliary dyskinesia, and hepatitis.
Barberry tincture is prescribed in the postpartum period for atonic bleeding, endometriosis, and menopausal bleeding.
Barberry decoction is used for neuralgia, pleurisy, malaria, rheumatism and pulmonary tuberculosis.
The juice of barberry fruits is drunk as a diuretic and antipyretic.
For eye inflammation, barberry is recommended for external use.
Researchers believe that, perhaps, even before humans appeared on Earth, animals “used” healing properties some plants for diseases. Among such plants, known since ancient times, is barberry. It was known as a medicinal plant in ancient Babylon and India.
In the library of the Assyrian king Shurbanipal for 650 BC. E. Inscriptions were made on special clay tablets that stated that barberry berries are considered a “blood cleanser.” In the Middle Ages, the fruits and roots of barberry were used for various diseases - scurvy, liver diseases. Indian doctors believed that barberry was very effective in treating leishmaniasis, “Pendian ulcer” - a skin disease that is caused by protozoa and is transmitted by mosquitoes. Italian doctors used barberry to enlarge the spleen in patients with malaria.
In Rus' barberry became known as a medicinal plant no later than the 16th century. The word first existed in two forms - barberry and berberis. Both have their source in the New Latin “Berberis”, in which it literally means “Berber” (Berbers are a people living in North Africa). The Arabs used the word “berberis” to name a genus of shell, and the plant was named so for the similarity of the barberry fruit to this shell.
Berberis vulgaris as medicine has been known for a very long time. In the 11th century, Ibn Sina recommended its use as a choleretic, hemostatic and healing intestinal ulcer. In the 13th century, Arabs used it as a dye and medicinal substance. In 1824, the alkaloid berberine was isolated from Berberis by Gütgenschmidt. Berberine salts and the alkaloid itself began to be used as a tonic bitter substance for stomach diseases, bleeding and malaria in doses of 0.05–0.25 g several times a day. With even greater success than in malaria, berberine was used in leishmaniasis. Subsequently, berberine and its salts (sulfate, hydrochloric acid and nitric acid) ceased to be used in general medicine.
It is currently known that barberry preparations have a sedative, anti-inflammatory, choleretic and diuretic effect. As a choleretic agent, barberry is used for biliary dyskinesia (in the hyperkinetic form), hepatitis, hepatocholecystitis, cholelithiasis not complicated by jaundice. The use of barberry is effective for inflammatory processes of the urinary system (glomerulonephritis, pyelonephritis, hemorrhagic cystitis). In obstetric and gynecological practice, a tincture of barberry leaves and roots is used for atonic bleeding in the postpartum period, endometritis, and bleeding during menopause.
Currently, barberry preparations are used in scientific medicine: berberine bisulfate, cholelitin, barberry tincture.
In folk medicine, a decoction of the bark and roots is used for malaria, pleurisy, tuberculosis, kidney stones, edema, gout, rheumatism, lumbago; leaf tincture - for liver diseases and malaria. Juice from barberry fruits is used as a choleretic and mild laxative. It quenches thirst well, increases appetite, and lowers body temperature. It is useful to use the juice for pneumonia, fever and cough.
In Bulgarian folk medicine, a decoction of the fruit is prescribed for diseases of the spleen and stomach cramps; decoction of leaves - for scurvy, diarrhea, dysentery. The root and bark are an old remedy for liver diseases, jaundice, kidney inflammation, Bladder, gout, radiculitis, rheumatism. It is also used for stomach cramps, and a decoction of the leaves is used for bleeding. In China and England, barberry is known as a hemostatic for internal bleeding, and in America - as a remedy for the treatment of diseases of the liver and gall bladder, as a tonic for the gastrointestinal tract. Barberry fruits are used in France to stimulate the function of the digestive tract, as a bactericidal, antifever, and to lower blood pressure. In Austria - for diseases of the liver and gall bladder. In Germany, decoctions, infusions and syrups are prescribed for diseases of the lungs, gastrointestinal tract, mouth and throat, coughs, and open wounds.
In Karachay-Cherkessia, a decoction of the roots is widely used for stomach diseases, rheumatism, pleurisy, and tuberculosis; infusion of flowers - for heart disease; in Transbaikalia - as a diaphoretic and astringent. In folk medicine of Uzbekistan, barberry fruits are prescribed to strengthen the heart muscle, for neurasthenia, as an antipyretic and antidiarrheal agent, and a decoction of the roots is prescribed for fever, rheumatism, diseases of the oral cavity, and eyes.
In folk medicine of Belarus, barberry fruits are used in the treatment of hypertension, and a decoction of the root is used for liver diseases and jaundice.
In Polish folk medicine alcohol tincture The roots of this species are used as a choleretic, and also as a means of influencing the function of the gastrointestinal tract.
Previously, in the Wallachian region (Czechoslovakia), barberry was used for stomach diseases in the form of “barberry drops,” which is a tincture of barberry with rye vodka.
There is evidence that barberry has an antitumor effect. In folk medicine, preparations made from barberry leaves are more widely used than from the roots. An infusion of the leaf is used for diseases of the liver, bile ducts and gallbladder, various forms hepatitis, with jaundice. A decoction of the leaf and dried fruit is recommended for pregnant women who are vomiting.
The tincture is used for digestive disorders, inflammatory processes in the gastrointestinal tract, chronic diarrhea, cramps, gastrointestinal bleeding, stomach ulcers, and dysentery.
A decoction of the plant is drunk during feverish conditions as an antipyretic, for pneumonia, pleurisy, and skin tuberculosis.
Ripe barberry fruits with honey are a valuable product for increasing protective functions body under radioactive irradiation.
The fruits, juice, leaf infusion, fruit decoction, and bark are used to treat drug addiction. A decoction of the root is used to make baths and douching for inflammation of the female genital organs. A decoction of the roots and bark is used for rinsing for inflammation of the mouth and gums, and for diphtheria - internally and for rinsing. For inflammation of the eyes, wounds, eczema, washes and lotions are used.
A decoction of the plant is used internally and in the form of lotions, compresses, and rubs for arthritis, rheumatism, radiculitis, leg muscle spasms, and osteochondrosis as an anti-inflammatory agent.
There is information that for uterine bleeding, under medical supervision, use barberry leaf tincture 20-30 drops 3 times a day.
A decoction of the bark or roots is used for bleeding, a tablespoon every hour.
Barberry root is included in collections for the treatment of blood diseases.
Collection for the treatment of anemia:
Calamus (rhizome) 10.
Common barberry (leaf) 10.
Silver birch (leaf) 20.
Angelica officinalis (herb) 10.
Gray blackberry (leaf) 10.
Wild strawberry (herb) 20.
Decoction: 1 tablespoon of raw materials per 1 glass of water, boil for 1 minute. , leave for 1 hour, strain before use, take 0.5 cups 4-5 times a day before meals.
Collection that normalizes the number of leukocytes in the blood:
Common barberry (leaf) 20.
Silver birch (leaf) 20.
Angelica officinalis (plant) 20.
Lovage officinalis (herb) 30.
Oats (green stalks) 20.
Horsetail (herb) 10.
Decoction: 1 tablespoon of raw materials per 1 glass of water, boil for 1 minute. , leave for 30 minutes. , strain before use, take 0.25-0.5 cups 3 times a day before meals.