Synonym(s)
cortex berberidis radicis
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Berberidis radicis cortex is an extract from the barberry root bark of the barberry (Berberis vulgaris).
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The alkaloid berberine (1-3%), oxyacyanthine and its isomer berbamine. Furthermore jatrorrhizin, columbamin, palmatin as well as various resins.
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The medical applications are not sufficiently proven. In folk medicine, the extracts are used as choloretics and cholecinetics in liver diseases. Applications are also known in homeopathy (stone formation, gout).
Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer
Prof. Dr. med. Martina Bacharach-Buhles