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Barberry
Berberis vulgaris
Barberry · Adi kadıntuzluğu · Adi zirinc · Almindelig berberis · Aniibiimin · Arleira · Avrupa kadıntuzluğu · Barbrag · Barbróg · Berberitze · Berberiz · Berberys pospolity · Berberys zwyczajny · Berbéris commun · Blodrot
At a glance
Origin / distribution: US, Turkey, France, US(Amerindian), US(Appalachia), Spain
Cultural traditions: not documented
Recorded uses: Ache(Stomach), Alterative, Antiseptic, Cancer(Stomach)
Science studied: ALUMINUM, ASCORBIC-ACID, BERBAMINE, BERCULCINE
Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗
Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.
Names and identity
Family: Berberidaceae
Scientific name: Berberis vulgaris
Common names: Barberry, Adi kadıntuzluğu, Adi zirinc, Almindelig berberis, Aniibiimin, Arleira, Avrupa kadıntuzluğu, Barbrag, Barbróg, Berberitze, Berberiz, Berberys pospolity, Berberys zwyczajny, Berbéris commun, Blodrot
History
The source record documents this plant in US, Elsewhere, Turkey, France, US(Amerindian), US(Appalachia), Spain.
It records these historical or traditional applications:
- Ache(Stomach)
- Alterative
- Antiseptic
- Cancer(Stomach)
- Cholagogue
- Diuretic
- Dysentery
- Dyspepsia
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- Expectorant
- Jaundice
- Laxative
- Medicine
- Purgative
- Tonic
- Uterotonic
- Fever
- Hemorrhage
This summary is limited to the cited source record.
Origins and distribution
- US
- Elsewhere
- Turkey
- France
- US(Amerindian)
- US(Appalachia)
- Spain
Documented cultural uses
- Ache(Stomach)
- Alterative
- Antiseptic
- Cancer(Stomach)
- Cholagogue
- Diuretic
- Dysentery
- Dyspepsia
- Expectorant
- Jaundice
- Laxative
- Medicine
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- Purgative
- Tonic
- Uterotonic
- Fever
- Hemorrhage
Contemporary uses
Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.
Scientific research
Indexed records indicate research activity; they do not establish efficacy or safety.
Indexed research records
- Latent fingerprint visualization with berberine from Berberis vulgaris: A spectroscopic and surface-dependent performance evaluation. · 2026 source ↗
- Green extraction of polyphenols from Berberis vulgaris using NADES: process optimization and extract characterization. · 2026 source ↗
- Antiprotozoal Activity of Artemisia vulgaris and Berberis vulgaris Against Leishmania major and Trichomonas vaginalis. · 2026 source ↗
Scientific compounds
Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.
- ALUMINUM
- ASCORBIC-ACID
- BERBAMINE
- BERCULCINE
- BERVULCINE
- CALCIUM
- CAPSANTHIN
- BETA-CAROTENE
- CHELIDONIC-ACID
- CITRIC-ACID
- COBALT
- COLUMBAMINE
- FIBER
- FRUCTOSE
- GLUCOSE
- IRON
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- ISOTETRANDRINE
- KAEMPFEROL
- MAGNOFLORINE
- MALIC-ACID
- NIACIN
- POTASSIUM
- PROTEIN
- SELENIUM
- SODIUM
- TANNIN
- VULVRACINE
- ZEAXANTHIN
- MAGNESIUM
- OXYACANTHINE
- RESIN
- TARTARIC-ACID
- YATRORICINE
- ASH
- BERBERUBINE
- CAFFEIC-ACID
- CARBOHYDRATES
- CHRYSANTHEMUMXANTHIN
- FLAVOXANTHIN
- HYDRASTINE
- JATRORRHIZINE
- LUTEIN
- PECTOSE
- SINAPIC-ACID
- TIN
- ZINC
- PHOSPHORUS
- ESCULETIN
- ALKALOIDS
- BARGUSTANINE
- BERBERINE
- BERBAMUNINE
- BERBERRUBINE
- BERLAMBINE
- CHLOROGENIC-ACID
- CYANIN
- DELPHINIDIN-3-O-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE
- ALPHA-GLUCAN
- HYPEROSIDE
- LAMBERTINE
- MANGANESE
- PALMATINE
- PECTIN
- PELARGONIN
- PEONIDIN-3-O-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE
- PETUNIDIN-3-O-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE
- POLYSACCHARIDE
- ISOQUERCITRIN
- RUTIN
- SUCROSE
- SUGAR
- ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL
- URSOLIC-ACID
- VITAMIN-K
- BETA-XYLAN
- CHROMIUM
- FAT
- KILOCALORIES
- RIBOFLAVIN
- THIAMIN
- SILICON
- COLUMBIANINE
- QUERCETIN
- VULCRACINE
- FIBER(CRUDE)
- FIBER(DIETARY)
- STARCH
- THIAMINE
Legality
Country-specific legal status is not documented in this record.
Consult the CITES species checklist for international trade protections and listings. This is not a complete statement of local law.
Reference images
Sources
Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases · CC0
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0
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CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive
Contributions and revisions
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