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Berberis Vulgaris

Barberry
BERB · 10 entries across 10 books
HabitatBritain. PreparationTincture of the bark of the root. Clarke
6X, Ø
Tincture, to sixth potencyDose · Boericke

Reason for use

[45] Great weakness, like fainting, after a walk, with perspiration and heat on the upper part of the body ; cold, pale, sunken face and oppression of breathing.

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General

Berberis vulgaris.

Mind And Disposition

Indifference, apathy. Melancholy, inclination to weep.

Head

Darting and shooting pains in the head, often changing their locality. Heat in the head after dinner, or in the afternoon. [5] Headache aggravated by movement, relieved in the open air.

Eyes

Dryness of, or biting, -burning, or itching sensation in the eyes. Itching in the canthi, eyebrows, and eyelids.

Ears

Stitches in the ear.

Nose

Dryness in the nose.

Face

[10] Pale face, with a dingy-grayish tinge, sunken cheeks, and deep-seated eyes, surrounded with bluish and blackish-gray border.

Mouth

The mouth feels dry and sticky. Painful white blisters on the tip of the tongue.

Throat

Inflammation of the tonsils and pharynx, with swelling and fiery redness, and a sensation as if a lump were lodged in the side of the throat ; expectoration of a quantity of thick, yellow, jelly-like mucus, -white, sticky tongue, viscid saliva resembling soap-suds.

Appetite and Taste. Thirst and dryness of the mouth.

Abdomen

Pressure in the region of the liver. Burning under the skin, in the left side of the abdomen.

Stool And Anus

Hard, scanty stool, (like sheep's dung). Watery evacuations. [20] Burning, stinging pain in the anus, before, during, and after stool. Haemorrhoidal tumors, with burning pain after stool. Painful pressure in the perinaeum ; stitches in the perinaeum, extending deep into the (left side) pelvis (fistula in ano).

Urine

Lancinating or tearing pulsative pains in the region of the kidneys ; worse when stooping and rising again, sitting or lying ; better when standing. Violent sticking pains in the bladder, extending from the kidneys into the urethra, with urging to urinate. [25] Frequently recurring, crampy, contractive pain, or aching pain, in the bladder, when the bladder is full or empty. Stitches in the urethra, extending into the bladder. Stitches and burning in the urethra. Frequent urging to urinate. Urine dark yellow, red, becoming turbid, copious ; mucous sediment, or transparent, jelly-like or reddish, bran-like sediment.

Greenish Urine, Depositing Mucus

Blood-red urine, depositing a copious, slimy, bright-red, bran-like sediment. During urination, burning in the urethra, with pressure on the bladder. After urination, burning in the urethra, or bladder, pressure in the bladder, cutting, burning, and stitches in the urethra. Movement brings on or increases the urinary difficulties. [35] With the symptoms in the urinary organs, pain in the loins and hips.

Sexual Organs

Men. Dragging or lancinating pains in the spermatic cord, extending into the testicles. Cold feeling in the prepuce and scrotum. Women. Catamenia too scanty, painful (pain in the small of the back). Menses, consisting of gray mucus or brown blood.

Chest

Stitches in the chest (left side).

Back

Stitches in the spine. Numbness in the small of the back. Pain in the small of the back ; worse when sitting mind lying in the morning, when awaking (during menstruation).

Sleep

Great sleepiness daring the day and after dinner. Sleep unrefreshing.

Fever

Pulse slow and weak, or full, hard and rapid. Chilliness, with hot face, followed by heat, with perspiration, or burning heat in the afternoon, increasing during the night. [50] Perspires easily from the least exertion.

Conditions

Rheumatic and gouty complaints, with diseases of the urinary organs. Movement increases or causes the complaints.

Complete text of the Berberis Vulgaris entry in Lippe - Materia Medica; origin and preparation from Clarke. Historical text from the classical materia medica (1828–1950). Not medical advice, and not a claim that any remedy works.
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Entries

1 Boericke

BERBERIS VULGARIS · William Boericke · 4,863 chars

3 Clarke

Berberis Vulgaris · John Henry Clarke · 22,890 chars

5 Allen

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

6 Nash

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

9 Farrington

Berberis Vulgaris · Ernest Albert Farrington · 4,421 chars

10 Lippe · shown above

Berberis vulgaris · Adolph zur Lippe · 3,674 chars

16 Guernsey

BERBERIS VULGARIS · Henry Newell Guernsey · 2,538 chars

18 Dewey

Berberis Vulgaris · Willis Alonzo Dewey · 1,201 chars

20 Hempel

Berberis Vulgaris · Charles Julius Hempel · 6,053 chars

22 Roberts

Berberis vulgaris · Herbert Alfred Roberts · 2,802 chars

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Research (11)

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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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