Berberis aristata root and bark extracts have shown antioxidant, antidiabetic and anti-inflammatory activity (1).

Pharmacological studies have shown anti-cancer, antipyretic and analgesic activity (2).

Other studies concern the treatment of gynecological disorders, pharyngitis, HIV-AIDS (3).

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(1) Singh J, Kakkar P. Anti hyperglycemic and antioxidant effect of Berberis aristata root extract and its role in regulating carbohydrate metabolism in diabetic rats. J Ethnopharmacol. 2009;123:22–26.
(2) Dehar N, Walia R, Ratol S. Potentiation of thiopentone sodium induced hypnosis by Berberis aristata in rodents. Asian J Pharm Clin Res. 2013;5:131–133
(3) Tamilselvi S, Balasubramani SP, Venkatasubramanian P, et al. A review on the pharmacognosy and pharmacology of the herbals traded as Daruharidra. Int J Pharm Bio Sci. 2014;5:556–570.
Kumari K, Setty OH. The protective effect of Berberis aristata against mitochondrial dysfunction induced due to co-administration of mitomycin C and cisplatin. J Cancer Sci Ther. 2002;4:199–206.

Berberis aristata is an Indian medicinal plant used in Ayurvedic medicine as an anti-inflammatory for various diseases: fever, skin infections, osteoporosis and more.

It belongs to the Berberidaceae family, where we also find:

• Berberis vulgaris (barberry)
• Berberis aquifolium (Oregon grape)

The plant is distributed mainly in the mountains in the Himalayas, Bhutan, Nilgiri, Srilanka.

Berberine, an ammonium quartz salt, an alkaloid with neuroprotective, anti-inflammatory and protective properties of the cardiovascular system is extracted from these plants.

Berberis aristata studies