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Ethnobotanical Plant Berberis asiatica

Common Name
Haridra

Activities

Uses for this plant.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Country/Region Reference
Alterative India Duke, 1992 *
Aperient India Duke, 1992 *
Boil India Duke, 1992 *
Conjunctivitis India Duke, 1992 *
Diaphoretic India Duke, 1992 *
Eye India Duke, 1992 *
Laxative India Duke, 1992 *
Ophthalmia India Duke, 1992 *
Piles India Duke, 1992 *
Refrigerant India Duke, 1992 *
Sore India Duke, 1992 *
Stomachic India Duke, 1992 *
Tonic India Duke, 1992 *
Tumor(Abdomen) India Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.