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Berberis Vulgaris

7 entries across 7 books · abbreviations: BERB · Family: Berberidaceae

Source and preparationPlant · Berberidaceae · Barberry
PreparationTincture of the bark of the root. Clarke
Full source note…Barberry. (Britain.) N. O. Berberidaceae. Tincture of the bark of the root. Clarke
About the family
Berberidaceae…Berberidaceae is the barberry family, a group of mainly perennial herbs and shrubs with yellow wood and often bitter, alkaloid-rich tissues, including barberry, mayapple and blue cohosh. Its best-known homeopathic members here are Berberis Vulgaris and Berberis Aquifolium, with Podophyllum and Caulophyllum Thalictroides also prominent.
Antidoted byBelladonna Boericke, ClarkeCamphora Boericke, Clarke, GuernseyBerberis Hering
AntidotesAconitum Napellus ClarkeOpium Boericke

Entries

Clarke

Berberis Vulgaris · John Henry Clarke · 22,890 chars

Boericke

BERBERIS VULGARIS · William Boericke · 4,863 chars

Lippe

Berberis vulgaris · Adolph zur Lippe · 3,674 chars

Guernsey

BERBERIS VULGARIS · Henry Newell Guernsey · 2,538 chars

Nash

Berberis Vulgaris · E. B. Nash · 1,930 chars

Allen

Berberis Vulgaris · Henry C. Allen · 1,329 chars

Dewey

Berberis Vulgaris · Willis Alonzo Dewey · 1,201 chars

Relations (this remedy →)

compare 31Aloe SocotrinaAmmonium MuriaticumAntimonium TartaricumArsenicum AlbumBerberis AquifoliumCalcarea CarbonicaCalcarea PhosphoricaCantharis VesicatoriaCarbo AnimalisCarbo VegetabilisCaulophyllum ThalictroidesChamomillaCinchona OfficinalisConvallaria MajalisCyclamen EuropaeumHydrastis CanadensisLycopodium ClavatumMercurius Solubilis
+13 moreNatrum MuriaticumNitricum AcidumNux VomicaPodophyllinumPulsatilla PratensisRheum PalmatumRicinus CommunisSarsaparilla OfficinalisStramoniumStrontium CarbonicumThuja OccidentalisValeriana OfficinalisXantoxylum Fraxineum
follows well 4Bryonia AlbaKali BichromicumRhus ToxicodendronSulphur

Backlinks (other remedies → this one)

compare 23Ammonium BenzoicumBerberis AquifoliumCalcarea PhosphoricaCalotropis GiganteaHydrangea ArborescensHydrastis CanadensisJuncus EffususLithium CarbonicumMyrica CeriferaOcimum CanumPareira BravaPetroselinum SativumPhosphorusPodophyllumRheum PalmatumRicinus CommunisSarsaparilla OfficinalisScilla Maritima
+5 moreSelenium MetallicumSilica MarinaTabacumTerebinthinaValeriana Officinalis
similar 1Berberis Aquifolium

Other remedies of the Berberidaceae

Berberis AquifoliumCaulophyllum ThalictroidesPodophyllum

Research (11)

Papers in PubMed that mention this remedy together with homeopathy, newest first.

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  1. Toxicological safety profiling of Berberis vulgaris hydroethanolic extract using rodent, zebrafish, and in silico modelsGoswami A, Saka VP, Sharma M et al. · Toxicology reports · 2026 · doi
  2. Ethnopharmacologically important highly subsidized Indian medicinal plants: Systematic review on their traditional uses, phytochemistry, pharmacology, quality control, conservation status and future prospectiveAnmol, Aggarwal G, Sharma M et al. · Journal of ethnopharmacology · 2024 · Systematic Review · doi
  3. Evaluation of Therapeutic Potential of Selected Plant-Derived Homeopathic Medicines for their Action against Cervical CancerSingh T, Aggarwal N, Thakur K et al. · Homeopathy : the journal of the Faculty of Homeopathy · 2023 · doi
  4. Comparative Evaluation of Homeopathic Therapy in the Treatment of Chronic PeriodontitisMourão LC, Alhanati M, Gonçalves LS et al. · Alternative therapies in health and medicine · 2022 · Randomized Controlled Trial
  5. Homeopathy and Periodontal Treatment in Type II Diabetic Patients: a 1-Year Randomized Clinical TrialMourão L, Carillo R Jr, Linares SM et al. · Brazilian dental journal · 2019 · Randomized Controlled Trial · doi
  6. In Vitro Effects of Homeopathic Drugs on Cultured Escherichia coliPannek J, Kurmann C, Imbach E et al. · Homeopathy : the journal of the Faculty of Homeopathy · 2018 · doi
  7. Beneficial antioxidative effect of the homeopathic preparation of Berberis vulgaris in alleviating oxidative stress in experimental urolithiasisJyothilakshmi V, Thellamudhu G, Chinta R et al. · Forschende Komplementarmedizin (2006) · 2014 · doi
  8. Preliminary investigation on ultra high diluted B. vulgaris in experimental urolithiasisJyothilakshmi V, Thellamudhu G, Kumar A et al. · Homeopathy : the journal of the Faculty of Homeopathy · 2013 · doi
  9. The berberis story: Berberis vulgaris in therapeuticsArayne MS, Sultana N, Bahadur SS · Pakistan journal of pharmaceutical sciences · 2007 · Review
  10. Berberis vulgarisWESNER WN · Journal of the American Institute of Homeopathy · 1963
  11. [Contents of pharmaceutical plants and examination methods for tinctures made from plants; with contributions to an additional edition of the homeopathic pharmacopeia; XI. XXVIII. Berberis aquifolium, XXIX. Bryonia]SCHINDLER H · Arzneimittel-Forschung · 1952

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Clinical (Clarke)

Biliary colicBilious attackBladder affectionsCalculusDuodenum, catarrh ofDysmenorrhoeaFeversFistulaGall-stonesGravelHerpesIrritationJaundiceJoint affectionsKnee, pain inLeucorrhoeaLiver disorderLumbagoOphthalmiaOxaluriaPolypusRenal colicRheumatismSacrum, pain inSide painSpermatic cords, neuralgia ofSpleen, affections ofTumoursUrine, disorders ofVaginismus

Indicated for (Boger)

Air, smoky, as ifAlternations ofBack, stomach, toBack, thighs, downBurning, raw, smarting, bitingChest, region, rightChill, partialDirection, radiating, spreadingDirection, radiating, spreading, distant parts, toEyes, upward, fromFingers, nodesFingers, sensitiveFistula, chest symptoms andGenitalsGlands, knotted cords or beads, likeGurglingGushingHead, compression, cap, etcHeels, stone under [[as of]]Iliacs, down thighsKidneys, bubblingKidneys, colicLiver, backward, scapula, etc., toLiver, navel, toLoins, stickingLumbar back, lameLumbar back, numbLumbar back, radiating fromNails, gnawingNails, underRespiration, colic, aggRibs, floatingRibs, floating, rightSaliva, cottonySandySitting, hands, support bodySmall [[as if, objects, rooms, etc.]]SmartingStomach, backwardSudden, changing aboutThighs, coldThroat, hanging in, as ifTwilight, aggUreters, soreUric acid diathesis, lithaemiaUrine, oxaluriaUrine, profuse, and scanty, alternatelyUrine, sediment, mealyVulva, sitting, agg