Berberidis fructus

Berberidis fructus

Slaboyadovit.

Barbarisovye - Berberidaceae.

Used parts: fruits, leaves, bark of the roots.

Pharmacy name: barberry fruits - Berberidis fructus (formerly: Fructus Berberidis), leaves barberry - Berberidis folium (formerly: Folia Berberidis), barberry root bark - Berberidis radicis cortex (previously: Cortex BerberidisRadicis).

Botanical description. Barberry came to us from Africa through Spain. Chaparral about 4 m in height. Young branches reddish-brown, later dirty-gray. Leaves, partially modified in the triple thorns, located beams. The bottom of the leaf is often hit by rust fungi for which barberries an intermediate host. Of the sinuses of leaves develop kistevidnye pendent inflorescences of yellow flowers, of which after fertilization develops brilliant red elongated fruit. On scrapping the stalk or in the cutting of roots shows that they are painted in yellow. Blossoms in May-iyune.Vstrechaetsya in hedges, in light forests, on the sunny slopes of hills and mountains.

Collecting and harvesting. In August-September dospevayut fruit, and they can collect. Usually one makes the juice, but sometimes leave to dry. The leaves should be collected in June and immediately dried in the air. Bark from the roots collected in autumn. November (October) - the best time to do so. Excavated roots cut, removed from their bark, string it on the threads, and rapidly dried in air.

The active substances. The fruits contain vitamin C, organic acids, they are rich in minerals and trace elements. Alkaloids in the ripe fruit does not, so they can not poison. But the leaves and especially the root bark are poisonous, because they contain many alkaloids such as berberine, oksiberberin, berbamin, yatorrizin and others. In addition, there are tanning agents, resins and wax.

Curative effect and application. This is a little medicinal raw material used in medicine, although, given its composition, one should expect more. Only sometimes prescribe tea from leaves and bark of the roots in the stagnant phenomena in the liver or bile with little education, in the absence of appetite, as well as constipation, if it is caused by a small allocation of bile. Barberry attribute and regulating effect on the heart. But I feel that all herbs containing alkaloids, can be taken only on the advice of a doctor. So it applies to the barberry. Because it is very easy with the wrong diagnosis or wrong dosage of more harm than good. It is clear that in rheumatism try anything that might bring relief, because the medicine has not yet been able to treat this disease. Try and barberries, but success can be attributed to different causes. This is the opinion and the Public Health Service Germany: if there is no reliable means of assessing validity, then it can not be recommended for use. But the medicine from the ripe fruit of barberry worthy recommendations. Juice or jelly from barberry - perfect refreshing addition to the breakfast, it improves appetite in children with reduced appetite. Who does not like the taste too tart cherries can mix them with sweet pears. This will improve the taste of fresh pears and soften acid barberry. Barberry juice boiled with sugar, it means that reduce nausea in pregnancy.

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Barbarisovoe jelly: 500 g of ripe berries barberry cook lightly in a little water, wipe through a sieve and cook with an equal quantity of sugar. The resulting jelly is well kept and very well to add to the other, especially the sweet jelly.

The use of homeopathy. From the dried bark of the roots of preparing the original tincture Berberis (also known as Berberis vulgarus unlike Berberis aquifolium from U.S. Representative barbarisovyh). Sake used in breeding from D1 to D6, with biliary colic, cholecystitis, jaundice, hemorrhoids, kidney diseases, accompanied by cramps and bleeding, as well as in the articular rheumatism. Take courses or, if necessary, 1-2 times of 3-10 drops. In homeopathic practice barberries longer used for chronic cases.

The use of traditional medicine. All that is mentioned in the "curative effects and applications", mainly just refers to traditional medicine. Typically used tea leaves (rarely from the bark of the roots). Effects of the same.

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Tea of barberry: 1-2 teaspoons of raw material (leaves or bark of the roots), pour 1 / 4 liter of boiling water 5 minutes and strain. 1-2 cups a day - quite sufficient dosage.

Adverse effects. The fruits are free of alkaloids and therefore safe, but raw sometimes poorly transported. Alkaloidsoderzhaschie leaves and root bark can not be used without consulting a doctor. If overdose may experience loss of consciousness, vomiting, diarrhea, nasal bleeding and kidney!