Berberis vulgaris. N.O. Berberidaceae.
Synonym: Berberidis, Berbery, Gouan.
Habitat: Woods and hedges, also gardens.
Features ? Shrub or bush, three to eight feet high. Leaves obovate, bristly serratures. Flowers bright yellow clusters, raceme, pendulous. Berries red, oblong. Stem bark thin, yellowish-grey externally, inner surface orange yellow, separating in layers. Root dark brown, short fracture. Very bitter taste.Part used ? Bark, rootbark.
Action: Tonic, antiseptic, purgative.
Jaundice and other liver derangements. General debility. Regulates digestion, corrects constipation. 1/4 teaspoonful of powdered bark, three or four times daily.
Barberry tea is well known inAsia, Europe, Africa and America due to its medicinal properties. Nowadays, it is consumed worldwide as tincture, fluid extract or capsules.
Barberry tea description
Barberry is a shrub growing in gray-colored and tight thorny hedges, producing yellow flowers during spring and red berries in autumn. Its roots, bark and berries have been used for more than 2,500 years for a variety of health-promoting purposes.
In ancient Egypt, barberry was mixed with fennel to fight plague.
Nowadays, Barberry is available in the form of capsules, fluid extract and tincture.
Barberry Tea is made of the dried roots and berries of barberry.
Barberry tea brewing
To prepare
Barberry tea: steep 1 to 2 teaspoons of dried barberry root or 1 to 2 teaspoons of whole (or crushed berries) in about 2/3 of a cup of hot water for 10 to 15 minutes.
Barberry Tea can be consumed three times, daily.
Barberry tea benefits
Barberry tea has proven its efficiency in treating:
- inflammation due to bacterial ear, nose and throat infection
- bacterial and viral forms of diarrhea
- psoriasis
- the function of the gallbladder
- urinary tract infection
- heartburn
- candida
- epilepsy
Barberry Tea may help stabilize blood pressure and normalize heart rhythm.
Also, it has been claimed that
Barberry Tea may help strengthen the immune system.
Barberry tea side effects
Studies conducted so far showed that
Barberry tea should not be used beyond seven consecutive days, in order to avoid complications on excessive use of barberry.
There have been cases when
Barberry tea interacted with anti-coagulants, blood pressure medication and antibiotics, causing side effects.
Pregnant, nursing women, and nursing infants also should avoid drinking this tea.
Barberry tea is a medicinal beverage, effective in treating respiratory and urinary tract infections, as well as hypertension, diarrhea and gallbladder disease.... barberry tea for body health
Berberis vulgaris L. French: Vinettier. German: Berberize. Italian: Berberi. Indian: Zirishk. Stem bark.
Action. Liver stimulant, cholagogue, antiseptic, alterative. Tonic to spleen and pancreas, antemetic, digestive tonic. Hypotensive. Mild sedative and anticonvulsant. Uterine stimulant. Anti-haemorrhagic, Febrifuge, Anti-inflammatory, Anti-diarrhoeal, Amoebicidal, Bactericidal.
Uses: Sluggish liver, jaundice, biliousness, gastritis, gallstones, itching anus, ulcerated mouth, malaria, sandfly fever, toxaemia from drugs and environmental chemicals. Shingles, bladder disorders, leucorrhoea, renal colic. Old gouty constitutions react favourably. Cholera (animals). Leukopaenia due to chemotherapy.
Combinations. With Yarrow for malaria. With Gelsemium for pain in the coccyx (tailbone). With Fringe Tree bark for skin disorders.
Contra-indications: pregnancy, diarrhoea.
Preparations: Thrice daily.
Decoction: 1 teaspoon to each cup cold water left to steep overnight. Half-1 cup. Liquid Extract: BHP (1983) 1:1 in 25 per cent alcohol. Dose (1-3ml).
Tincture: BHP (1983) 1:10 in 60 per cent alcohol. Dose (2-4ml).
Powdered bark, dose, 1-2g. ... barberry bark
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