Latin,, Barberis canadensis dumetorum, B. irritabalis, B. pisifera, B. sinensis, Oxycantha, Pedunculis racemosis, Spina acida, Spinis triplicibus;
English, Pipperidge bush;
French, Epine-vinette;
German, Berberitazen.
A deciduous shrub with thick, branching, tough, porous root of
pale-yellow color, with thin, inodorous, bitter bark of yellowish-gray
color externally, and having a smooth, orange-yellow inner surface.
The stem is form 3 to 8 feet high, higher under cultivation, with
thorny, alternate, angular branches, hanging at the top , bark light
gray or yellow-brown, the wood fine and yellow. The leaves are in
tufts somewhat obovate, more or less pointed, serrated and fringed,
and with three-cleft, spreading, sharp thorns at the base of each
leaf-bud. The flowers, May and June, are in drooping many-flowered
racemes ; are bright-yellow with red glands, and are succeeded by
oblong, scarlet barriers growing in loose bunches.
Found in :-
Europe and north of Asia, naturalized in New England and other parts
of the United States, Where it has become wild. Found in waste grounds
and thickets.
Introduced into homoeopathic:-- |
Practice in 1835 by Dr. Hesse, Bid. Hom. De Gen. v. 46. ( Allen’s Encyc. Mat, Med. II. 139.)
The bark of the root.
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(a)Tincture Q: = | Drug Strength 1/10 |
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Berbaris vulgaris, moist magma containing solids | 100gm. |
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Plant moisture 80 Cc. | = 180 |
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Distilled water | 420 Cc. |
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Strong alcohol | 537 Cc.
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To make one thousand cubic centimeters of tincture.
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(b) Dilutions: 2x to contain one part tincture, four parts distilled water, five parts alcohol; 3x and higher with dispensing alcohol.
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