Common barberry - bark - 50g
Product characteristics
Contents: dried bark
Country of origin: UE
Classification: Cortex berberidis
Weight: 50g
Preparation proposal: Place on teaspoon of bark into 250ml of water, boil shortly, let stand for 10 minutes
Description
COMMON BARBERRY - dried bark - 50g
Plant description Kolczasty krzew z rodziny Berberysowatych, występuje właściwie w całej Europie, uprawiany jako roślina ozdobna. Osiąga wysokość 1,5 - 2,5 m. Liście na gałązkach przekształcone są w trójdzielne kolce. Owoc to podłużna, czerwona jagoda. Common barberry is a prickly shrub and is actually grown throughout Europe - often as an ornamental plant. It reaches the height of 1.5 - 2.5 m. The leaves on the twigs are transformed into triple spikes. Fruit is oblong red berries. |
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Properties - healing part: bark - contain alkaloids (berberine) which acts antibacterial, demonstrating antibiotic properties - used as an antipyretic and a choleretic - used for indigestion, as a choleretic, as well as against internal hemorrhages, in cases of gall and kidney stones - externally bark is used to treat diseases caused by protozoa WARNING!!! Some sources claim that high doses of the herb may be poisonous. |