Arayne M Saeed, Sultana Najma, Bahadur Saima Sher
Department of Chemistry, University of Karachi, Karachi-75270, Pakistan.
Pak J Pharm Sci. 2007 Jan;20(1):83-92.
Barberry has played a prominent role in herbal healing for more than 2,500 years. Berberis vulgaris is a common garden bush, native to Europe and the British Isles, naturalized in North America, seems to have history as old as human race. Anthropologists believe in a ritual practice or sacred object, especially by Native Americans that it works as a supernatural power or as preventive or remedy of illness. It is a deciduous shrub having yellow flowers and scarlet colored fruit in the form of berries. Twenty two alkaloids have been reported so far from root, stem leaves and fruit of this plant, which are of medicinal importance. As a herbal remedy it has no match in serving human race since ancient times. It is the most widely used drug in Homeopathic system of medicine for kidney pain and for removal of kidney stones. In this article, we present countless blessings of nature encountered through this herb which are worthy of recording.
在超过2500年的时间里，小檗在草药治疗中发挥了重要作用。普通小檗是一种常见的园林灌木，原产于欧洲和不列颠群岛，在北美已归化，其历史似乎与人类一样古老。人类学家认为存在一种仪式或神圣物品，尤其是美洲原住民认为它具有超自然力量，或是疾病的预防或治疗方法。它是一种落叶灌木，开黄色花，结红色浆果状果实。到目前为止，已从这种植物的根、茎、叶和果实中分离出22种生物碱，它们具有药用价值。作为一种草药疗法，自古以来它在为人类服务方面无与伦比。它是顺势疗法中治疗肾痛和去除肾结石最广泛使用的药物。在本文中，我们展示了通过这种草药所获得的无数大自然的恩赐，这些都值得记录下来。
