Plant Details

Accepted name:: Berberis vulgaris L. [Berberidaceae]
Source:: World Checklist ( Medium Taxonomic Confidence )
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online
Infraspecies:: 3

Berberis vulgaris subsp. seroi O.Bolòs & Vigo

Berberis vulgaris subsp. vulgaris

Berberis vulgaris subsp. australis (Boiss.) Heywood

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
agracejo	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004) WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009) WHODrug Herbal Substances (WHO-UMC, 2019)
aigret	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
aigribouet	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
almindelig berberis	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
ambar-baris	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
ambarbaris	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
ambarbāris	Other	Tradit. Persian Med. Pl. Database (Rahimi et al., 2018)
ameer paris	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
anbarbaris	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
asrar	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
barbaris	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
barberry	Other	Ethnomedica (RBG, Kew, 2020) GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007) Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004) National List of Med. Pl. in Palestine (Ali-Shtayeh et al., 2014) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia (HPUS, 2009) WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009) WHODrug Herbal Substances (WHO-UMC, 2019)
bedana	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
berberi	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
berberidis cortex	Pharmaceutical	E-Kommission: Approved Status (1984-1994) Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
berberidis fructus	Pharmaceutical	E-Kommission: Unapproved Status (1984-1994) Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
berberidis radicis cortex	Pharmaceutical	E-Kommission: Approved Status (1984-1994) Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
berberidis radix	Pharmaceutical	E-Kommission: Approved Status (1984-1994) Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
berberis	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
berberis vulgaris	Other	E-Kommission: Approved Status (1984-1994) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia (HPUS, 2009)
berberis vulgaris, fructus	Other	U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia (HPUS, 2009)
berberitze	Other	E-Kommission: Approved Status (1984-1994) GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Tea and Herbal Infusions Europe Pl. Inventory (THIE, 2021) WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009) WHODrug Herbal Substances (WHO-UMC, 2019)
berberitzenfrüchte	Other	E-Kommission: Unapproved Status (1984-1994)
berberitzenrinde	Other	E-Kommission: Approved Status (1984-1994)
berberitzenwurzel	Other	E-Kommission: Approved Status (1984-1994)
berberitzenwurzelrinde	Other	E-Kommission: Approved Status (1984-1994)
berbero	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009) WHODrug Herbal Substances (WHO-UMC, 2019)
berberry	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
berbis	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
berbéris commun	Other	Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
berbéris vulgaire	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
bérbero	Other	Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
chatrod	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
cigret	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
cigretier	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
common barberry	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007) Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004) Native American Ethnobot.(Moerman, 1998) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
cortex berberidis	Pharmaceutical	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
crespino	Other	Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004) WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009) WHODrug Herbal Substances (WHO-UMC, 2019)
crespino commune	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
cutch	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
daruharidraa	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
epine-vinette	Other	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
epine-vinette commune	Other	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
espinho-de-são-joão	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
espinho-de-são-simão	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
espino	Other	Pl. for Malaria, Pl. for Fever (Milliken, 2021)
espino cambrón	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
european barberry	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004) Tea and Herbal Infusions Europe Pl. Inventory (THIE, 2021) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009) WHODrug Herbal Substances (WHO-UMC, 2019)
gemeiner sauerdorn	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
gewöhnliche berberitze	Other	Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
harili	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
hez	Other	Marketing of Med. Pl. of Utror-Gabral Valleys, Pakistan (Hamayun et al., 2003)
jaundice berry	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia (HPUS, 2009)
jaundice-berry	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
karamuk	Other	Med. Pl. Trade Turkey (Özhatay et al., 1997)
kashmal	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
kasmal	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kemal	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kemal/kasmal	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
khichirma	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
kirsing	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
kukerpuu	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
kwaray	Other	High Value Med. Pl. to Pakistani Communities (Sher et al., 2014) Sustainable Use of Med. & Arom. Pl. Pakistan (Sher et al., 2017)
libdan	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
oad alreeah	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
pepperidge bush	Other	U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia (HPUS, 2009) WHODrug Herbal Substances (WHO-UMC, 2019)
pippe ridges	Other	National List of Med. Pl. in Palestine (Ali-Shtayeh et al., 2014)
pipperidge	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
piprage	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
rartak	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
rasaunt	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
rocky mountain grape	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
salq	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
sauerdorn	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004) WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009) WHODrug Herbal Substances (WHO-UMC, 2019)
shuturum	Other	Med. Pl. in Alpine and Sub-Alpine Pakistan (Kayani et al., 2015) Pl. Used in Skardu Valley, Pakistan (Bano et al., 2014)
skerpa	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
snowberry	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
sour-spine	Other	U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia (HPUS, 2009)
speenkwaray	Other	Marketing of Med. Pl. of Utror-Gabral Valleys, Pakistan (Hamayun et al., 2003)
surtorn	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
tarab	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
tor kwaray	Other	Folk Med. Knwlg. & Consv., Pakistan (Hamayun et al., 2006)
trailing mahonia	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
true barberry	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
uqdah	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
venittier	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
vincllier	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
vinetteier	Other	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
vinettier	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
zaraj	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
zarishk	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
zarshak	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
zereshk	Other	Tradit. Persian Med. Pl. Database (Rahimi et al., 2018) WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
zerk	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
ziarrlargai	Other	Sustainable Use of Med. & Arom. Pl. Pakistan (Sher et al., 2017)
épine-vinette	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
آرغيس	Other	Tradit. Persian Med. Pl. Database (Rahimi et al., 2018)
امبرباريس	Other	Tradit. Persian Med. Pl. Database (Rahimi et al., 2018)
زرشک	Other	Tradit. Persian Med. Pl. Database (Rahimi et al., 2018)
ᾱrqies	Other	Tradit. Persian Med. Pl. Database (Rahimi et al., 2018)
‫برباريس‬	Other	National List of Med. Pl. in Palestine (Ali-Shtayeh et al., 2014)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:
Bark		High Value Med. Pl. to Pakistani Communities (Sher et al., 2014)
Roots		Marketing of Med. Pl. of Utror-Gabral Valleys, Pakistan (Hamayun et al., 2003)
Root		Tradit. Persian Med. Pl. Database (Rahimi et al., 2018)
Fruits		Med. Pl. in Alpine and Sub-Alpine Pakistan (Kayani et al., 2015)
Fruit		Pl. Used in Skardu Valley, Pakistan (Bano et al., 2014)
Stem bark, Root bark, Root, Bark, Fruit	Oil	WHODrug Herbal Substances (WHO-UMC, 2019)
roots		Sustainable Use of Med. & Arom. Pl. Pakistan (Sher et al., 2017)
Whole plant		Folk Med. Knwlg. & Consv., Pakistan (Hamayun et al., 2006)
root, bark		Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
root		Med. Pl. Trade Turkey (Özhatay et al., 1997)
fruit, bark, root		Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
fruit		U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia (HPUS, 2009)
stem	dried stem bark	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)

Kew's taxonomic resources include 1 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

Berberis racemosa Stokes Bot. Mat. Med. 2: 296 (1812), nom. superfl.

This plant is cited in medicinal sources using the following names:

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Berberis vulgaris	Ethnomedica (RBG, Kew, 2020) Europe's Med. Pl. (Lange, 1998) Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007) Marketing of Med. Pl. of Utror-Gabral Valleys, Pakistan (Hamayun et al., 2003) Med. Pl. Trade Turkey (Özhatay et al., 1997) Med. Pl. in Russia & C Asia (Mamedov et al., 2005) SOTWP 2016: Kew Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2015) Substances in Meds., Australia (TGA, 2007) Tradit. Persian Med. Pl. Database (Rahimi et al., 2018)
Berberis vulgaris L	High Value Med. Pl. to Pakistani Communities (Sher et al., 2014)
Berberis vulgaris L.	Demand & Supply of Med. Pl. in India (Ved et al., 2017) GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Hagers Handbuch (Hänsel et al., 1992-1998) Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Med. Pl. in Alpine and Sub-Alpine Pakistan (Kayani et al., 2015) Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004) National List of Med. Pl. in Palestine (Ali-Shtayeh et al., 2014) Native American Ethnobot.(Moerman, 1998) Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997) Pl. Used in Skardu Valley, Pakistan (Bano et al., 2014) Pl. for Malaria, Pl. for Fever (Milliken, 2021) SOTWP 2016: Kew Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2015) SOTWP 2016: Pl. for Malaria, Pl. for Fever (Milliken, 2015) Sustainable Use of Med. & Arom. Pl. Pakistan (Sher et al., 2017) Tea and Herbal Infusions Europe Pl. Inventory (THIE, 2021) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia (HPUS, 2009) WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009) WHODrug Herbal Substances (WHO-UMC, 2019) World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020) World Dictionary of Med. & Pois. Pl. (Quattrocchi, 2012)
Berberis vulgaris Linn	Folk Med. Knwlg. & Consv., Pakistan (Hamayun et al., 2006)
Berberis vulgaris Linn.	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
Berberis vulgaris Linné	E-Kommission: Approved Status (1984-1994) E-Kommission: Unapproved Status (1984-1994)

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