A slightly shrubby plant, 1 to 2 feet high, has compound slender-stemmed leaves 5 to 6 inches long clustered at the summit of the short stem. Leaves consist usually of five thin leaflets 1 to 3 inches long, with sharp, irregular teeth. The small, purplish-brown flowers are produced in spring, borne either singly or in clusters from terminal scaly buds.

Analgesic, antialzheimeran, antiarthritic, anticancer, anticonvulsant, antihelicobacter, antiinflammatory, antiseptic, antiulcer, astringent, candidicide, depurative, fungicide, hemostatic, hypotensive, immunostimulant, sedative, tonic, trypanocide, uterotonic.

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Berberine (root)

Indicated for treating Alzheimer’s diseases, arthrosis, bleeding, cancer, candida infections, cold, conjunctivosis, convulsions, cramp, diabetes, dysmenorrhea, fungal infections, gastrosis, helicobacter infections, hemorrhoid, high blood pressure, immunodepression, infection, inflammation, insomnia, jaundice, mycosis, nervousness, nicotinism, ophthalmia, pain, pharyngosis, sore throat, stomatosis, ulcer and yeast.

James A Duke and Maryl Fulton. Handbook of Medicinal Herbs - 2nd Edition, P:805-806, CRC Press July 2002.