Wa’s Barberry (Berberis wae)

瓦氏小檗wǎ shì xiǎo bòWashixiaobo

Berberis wae · Plant

Berberis, standing in for Berberis wae
This photo shows Berberis, not Berberis wae: Wikidata knows no taxon by that name. Photo: Patricio Novoa Quezada from Valparaíso, Chile, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
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Indications
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With studies in people

Cautions

Contains berberine; contraindicated in pregnancy.

Indications

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

Diabetes SyndromeInflammation SyndromeJaundice Syndrome

TCM actions

What the catalogue says Wa’s 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 wae 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 Antimicrobial0 records
  • Benefit Immune0 records
  • Benefit Liver0 records
  • Benefit Skin0 records
  • Diabetes Syndrome0 records
  • Inflammation Syndrome0 records
  • Jaundice Syndrome0 records