Cardiovascular disorders are the leading cause of mortality worldwide. Berberis vulgaris (B. vulgaris) is a commonly used plant in traditional medicine. In recent studies, B. vulgaris showed antiarrhythmic, antihypertensive, anticholinergic, and cardioprotective effects. We reviewed the literature to explore the possible prophylactic and therapeutic roles of B. vulgaris in cardiovascular medici...

conclusions considering the significant decrease in the liver enzymes, triglycerides and cholesterol after using berberis vulgaris extract, further studies with larger sample sizes will identify the accurate dose as well as duration of consumption for this extract, to recommend in the treatment of patients with nafld. results in the case group, the mean serum levels of alanine transaminase (alt...

The stems of Berberis aristata DC. (Berberidaceae) are used in the South Asian traditional medicine as a key ingredient in formulations for eye care, skin diseases, jaundice, rheumatism and also in diabetes. B. lycium Royle and B. asiatica Roxb. are traded as equivalents of B. aristata. Conventional macro-morphology and microscopic examination does not aid in critically distinguishing the three...

Two major bisbenzylisoquinoline alkaloids, isotetrandrine and berbamine and three protoberberine type alkaloids berberine, palmatine, and jatrorrhizine were isolated from seeds of Berberis thunbergii DC. Berberine and oxyberberine, which is not present in the seeds, were isolated from the pericarp. Identity of the isolated substances was verified by spectral means (i.r., u.V., and mass spectrom...

A rapid, easy, and simple spectrophotometric method was developed for the estimation of total alkaloids precipitated by Dragendorff's reagent (DR) in plant materials. It is based on the formation of yellow bismuth complex in nitric acid medium with thiourea. The yellow-colored complex formed obeys Lambert-Beer's law in the concentration range of 0.06-50 microg/mL with lambdamax at 435 nm. Using...

Objective(s) The effect of Berberis vulgaris aqueous extract in hepatocarcinogenic rats was studied to investigate the apoptotic and sodium, potassium elements properties. A loss of both intracellular potassium and sodiumoccurs when apoptotic cells shrink and prior to the loss of membraneintegrity. Materials and Methods Forty-eight Sprague dawley rats were randomly divided into 2 groups, normal...

Berberine-containing herbs such as golden seal (Hydrastis canadensis) and barberry (Berberis vulgaris) are traditionally said to be contraindicated in pregnancy. The British Herbal Pharmacopoeia 1983 is one such source of this information. In most earlier texts or articles it is not always clear as to why this contraindication might exist. Certainly in the case of golden seal the concern was th...

A study was carried out to elaborate the medicinal plant diversity at higher altitude of District Shangla, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. The district is located between 33°-31' to 34°-08' North latitudes and 72°-33' to 73°-01' East longitude. Floristically the area comes under SinoJapanese region. The study revealed that there were 25 medicinal plant species belonging to 21 families. Among thes...

Background and Aim: In recent years, due to the indiscriminate and irrational use of synthetic drugs, the resistance of pathogenic microorganisms has increased; therefore, new compounds are vitally needed. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of ethanolic and aqueous extracts of Berberis vulgaris on Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Proteu...