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Cortex Berberidis
Definition
Cortex Berberidis consists of the dried stem bark of Berberis vulgaris L.
(Berberidaceae) (1, 2).
Synonyms
No information was found.
Selected vernacular names
Agracejo, aigret, aigribouet, almindelig berberis, ameer Paris, anbarbaris,
barberry, berberi, Berberitze, berbero, berberry, berbis, cigret, cigretier,
common barberry, crespino, crespino commune, epine-vinette, espino
cambrón, European barberry, Gemeiner Sauerdorn, harilik
kukerpuu, jaundice-berry, khichirma, kirsing, libdane, oad alreeah, piprage,
pipperidge, Rocky Mountain grape, salq, Sauerdorn, skerpa, snowberry,
surtorn, tarab, trailing mahonia, uqdah, vincllier, venittier, zerk,
zereshk (1, 3–5).
Geographical distribution
Found in Europe and North Asia, and naturalized in North America (2, 5).
Description
An erect, deciduous, heavily branched thorny shrub, up to 2 metres high.
The thorny branches are angular, deeply grooved, initially brownishyellow,
later becoming grey-white. The thorns are 1–2 cm long and protrude
horizontally. The leaves are compound, obovate to elliptoid 2–4 cm
long, and bear leaflets with dentate margins and spine. The flowers are
5–7 cm long in yellow, dense, hanging clusters. Sepals (6) are yellow and
petals (6) are orange at the base. Ovary is superior with a flat stigma. The
edible fruit is a bright, scarlet, oblong-cylindrical berry, 10–13 mm long
and 6 mm thick, containing 2 seeds. The exocarp is membranous-coriaceous
(5, 6).
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