Baluchi Barberry (Berberis baluchistanica)

俾路支小檗bǐ lù zhī xiǎo bòBiluzhixiaobo

Berberis baluchistanica · Plant

Berberis, standing in for Berberis baluchistanica
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3
Indications
1
With studies in people

Cautions

Contains berberine; contraindicated in pregnancy.

Indications

What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Baluchi Barberry for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.

Diabetes SyndromeInflammation SyndromeJaundice Syndrome

TCM actions

What the catalogue says Baluchi Barberry does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.

Benefit AntimicrobialBenefit ImmuneBenefit LiverBenefit Skin

In the literature

PubMed records whose title or abstract names Berberis baluchistanica and the indication, and how many of those are indexed as studies in people. A record names the two together; it does not show that one treats the other, and most are laboratory or animal work.

  • Benefit Antimicrobial3 records, 1 in people
  • Benefit Immune0 records
  • Benefit Liver0 records
  • Benefit Skin0 records
  • Diabetes Syndrome0 records
  • Inflammation Syndrome3 records
  • Jaundice Syndrome0 records