Barberry Family (Berberidaceae)

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Berberidaceae · Plant

Berberidaceae
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Indications
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With studies in people

Cautions

Many species contain berberine; caution with jaundice in newborns.

Indications

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

Inflammation SyndromeJaundice Syndrome

TCM actions

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

Benefit AntimicrobialBenefit ImmuneBenefit Liver

In the literature

PubMed records whose title or abstract names Berberidaceae 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.