Berberidis fructus

Author: Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer

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Last updated on: 29.10.2020

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Synonym(s)

Barberry fruit; Sauerdornbeere

Definition
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Extract from the berries of Berberis vulgaris, the barberry fruit or sour thorn berries.

Ingredients
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Fruit acids, pectin, gum, sugar, vitamin C, carotene, lutein. Unripe fruits contain the alkaloid berberin, they are poisonous. Ripe fruits on the other hand do not contain the alkaloid berberin.

Field of application/use
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The medicinal uses of Berberidis fructus have not been sufficiently proven. Folk medicine uses the extracts for liver diseases. They are also found in soft drinks.

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Last updated on: 29.10.2020