Liber Herbarum Minor (English)
The incomplete reference-guide to Herbal medicine

Rev.12-05-2020

Oregon-grape

Plant

Family

Barberry family (Berberidaceae)

English

Oregon-grape, American mahonia, Blue barberry, Holly barberry, Holly-leaf oregongrape, Hollyleaved barberry, Holly-leaved oregon-grape, Holly mahonia, Mahonia, Mountain grape, Oregon grape root, Oregon hollygrape, Piper's oregon-grape, Shining oregongrape, Tall oregongrape

Latin

Berberis aquifolium Pursh, Mahonia aquifolium (Pursh) Nutt., Berberis aquifolium, Mahonia aquifolia, Mahonia aquifolium Nutt.

Plantparts

Fruit, Root, Root bark, Unspecified

Diseases & Uses

Ungrouped Diseases & Uses

Aids digestion, Alterative, Amoebozoa infections, anorexia, Anorexy, Anti-bacterial, Antibacterial Agent, Anti-diarrheic, antidiarrhetic, Anti-diarrhoeal, Antidiarrhoeic, Anti-dysenteric, Antifungal, Antifungal Agent, antiparasite, Antiparasitic, antiseptic, aperient, Appetite stimulant, Appetizer, Appetizing, Bactericidal, Bactericide, Bacteriostatic, bad digestion, baktericidal, benificial effect on the digestion, Blood cleanser, blood cleansing, Blood purifier, Blood tonic, Bloody flux, catharic, Cathartic, cholagogic, Cholagogue, Choleretic, Cleanses the blood, constipation, Costive, Costiveness, depurant, Depurative, diaorrhea, Diarrhea, Diarrhoea, Digestive, Digestive stimulant, digestive trouble, Digestive weakness, disease of the eye, Disinfectant, dispepsia, Diuretic, Dyschezia, dysentery, dyspepsia, Dyssynergic defaecation, Eupeptic, Expellant of bile, Eye complaints, Eye disease, eye diseases, fungicide, Fungitoxic, fungus, Good for digestion, good for the liver, Herbal tonic, improves appetite, improves digestion, improve the complexion, inappetence, Increases the appetite, increase the bile secretion, Indigestion, Inflammation of bowels, Inflammatory states of intestines, inspissated faeces, intestinal inflammation, lack of appetite, laxative, loss of appetite, movements of the bowel, ophthalmic disease, Ophthalmic problems, opthalmic disease, parasite, parasites, Parasiticide, Poor appetite, Poor digestion, Promotes digestion, Psoriasis, Purgative, purify blood, purify the blood, Stimulant to increase appetite, stimulates digestion, Stimulates the flow of bile, Stimulates the gallbladder, stimulate the appetite, stomach lining inflammation, to cleanse the blood, Tonic, Tonic for blood, Used as an antiseptic, Warming digestive, Weakness of the kidney

Other uses

colouring, Dye, Dyeing, Used to dye different types of fibres

TCM - Traditional Chinese medicine

TCM MERIDIAN: NA, Traditional Chinese medicine, Used in traditional Chinese medicin

Ingredients

 Berbamine, berberine, Canadine, Columbamine, Hydrastine, Isokinolinalkaloides, jatrorrhizine, Magnoflorine, Oxyacanthine, palmatine, resin, Tannic acid, tannin, Vitamin C

Source: LiberHerbarum/Pn1469

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