⚠️Caution Barberry
Berberis spp.
AntimicrobialBitterCholagogueCholereticAntipsoriaticAlterativeHepatoprotectiveLaxativeAntibacterialAntidiarrhealHypolipidemicAntidiabeticAntioxidantAntiamoebicHypoglycemicAppetite Stimulant +12
Plant Family
Berberidaceae
Pictured: Barberry
Barberry family
Shrubs and herbs characterized by yellow berberine-bearing roots and wood, used as bitters and antimicrobials.
2 Herbs // 1 Constituent // 5 Notable Members
Overview
The Barberry Family
Shrubs and herbs characterized by yellow berberine-bearing roots and wood, used as bitters and antimicrobials.
Materia Medica
Herbs in This Family
The 2 monographs in the database whose Berberidaceae membership is recorded on the herb itself — so this list keeps itself current as new herbs land.
Barberry
Berberis spp.
Blue Cohosh
Caulophyllum thalictroides
Phytochemistry
Characteristic Chemistry
Compounds recorded in two or more of the 2 herbs above — the chemistry this family holds in common, grouped by class. A further 23 appear in only one member and are listed on that herb's own page.
Alkaloids 1
Isolates
Supplements From This Family
Sold as isolated compounds that occur in the herbs above.
Beyond the Database
Also in This Family
Notable members without a monograph yet.
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