Daruhaldi berberis aristata

this herbal drug very useful

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BERBERIS
ARISTATA
निघण्टुिा नििा िैद्यो निद्वाि् व्याकरणं नििा।अिभ्यासेि
धािुष्कस्त्रयो हास्यस्य भाजिम्॥ (राजनिघण्टु १/९)
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2. Botanical classification :
Botanical Name
Berberis aristata DC.
Family
Berberidaceae
Synonyms
Berberis bussmul K. Koch
Berberis coccinea K. Koch
Berberis coerulescens G.
Nicholson
Berberis elegans K. Koch
Berberis gracillima K. Koch ex
Miq.
Berberis umbellata Lindl.

Chitra, Indian Barberry or Tree
Turmeric

3. Berberis is an important genus and well
known in the Indian as well as European
systems of traditional medicine.
It is used since ancient times for curing eye
disease, fever, jaundice, rheumatism,
vomiting during pregnancy,
kidney and gall balder stones and various other
ailments due to the presence of biologically
active alkaloid
berberine. Action of the root extracts of few
species are believed to be as powerful as
quinine in the treatment of
malarial fever.

4. Patterns of berberidaceae family :

5. Regional Name

•English : Indian Berberry,
• Hindi : Daruhaldi, Darhald,
• Sanskrit : Katamkateri, Darvi,
•Urdu : Darhald,
•Punjabi : Sumalu,
•Bengali : Daruharidra,
• Gujrati :Daruharidra,
Daruhuladur,
•Kannada : Maradarishana,
Maradarishina, Daruhaladi,
• Malayalam : Maramannal,
Maramanjal,
• Marathi : Daruhalad,
• Oriya :Daruharidra, Daruhalidi,
•Tamil : Gangeti, Varatiu manjal,
•Telugu : Manupasupu

6. introduction
Berberis aristata an erect, spinous, deciduous shrub, usually
1.8-3.6 m in height found in Himalayan ranges at an
elevation of 2000-3000 m, and in the Nilgiri hills in South
India, Nepal, Bhutan. It is also naturally found in the wet
zone of Sri Lanka.
दारुहल्दी एक आयुिेनिक औषधीय पौधा है | इसे िा�हररद्रा भी कहा जाता है नजसका अर्थ होता है
हल्दी के समाि नपली लकड़ी |
इसका िृक्ष अनधकतर भारत और िेपाल के नहमालयी क्षेत्ों में पाए जाते है |
इसके िृक्ष की hight 6 से 18 फीट तक होती है | पेड़ का तिा 8 से 9 इंच के व्यास का होता है |
भारत में िा�हल्दी के िृक्ष अनधकतर समुद्रतल से 6 – 10 हजार फीट की ऊं चाई पर जैसे – नहमाचल
प्रिेश, निहार, निलनिरी की पहानड़यां आनि जिह पाए जाते है |
िा�हररद्रा के पत् दृढ, चमथित, आयताकार, कं टकीय िांतों से युक्त अर्ाथत कांटेिार पत् होते है, |
इिकी लम्बाई 1 से 3 इंच होती है |
इसकी पुष्पमंजरी 2 – 3 इंच लम्बी संयुक्त होती है जो सफ़े ि या पीले रंि की होती है | पुष्प हमेशां
िुच्ों में लिते है और साल के अप्रेल – जूि महीिे में खिलते है |
इसके फल अंडाकार िील िैंििी रंि के होते है नजन्हें हकीम आनि “झररष्क” िाम से पुकारते है | जूि
महीिे के िाि इसके फल लिते है |
Habit and Habitat

7. Berberis aristata :

8. Image 1
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Images of berberis aristata stem :
source:MMM ayurved college,udaipur

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10. Species description
•Berberis
asiatica
•Berberis
chitria
There are about 12
species of Berberies seen
in Himalayas and
Assam. Common species
used as Daruharidra are
Berberis aristata.
Berberis asiatica
DC.Ex.DC Royle.
berberis chitria
and Berberis lyceum

11. Comparative macroscopic analysis of the stems of
three Berberis species.
Source:

12. Chutro, Rasanjan (Nep); marpyashi (Newa);
Daruharidra, Darbi (Sans)
Berberis asiatica

13. •Indian Barberry is characterized by an erect spiny shrub, 2-3 m in
height. It is a woody plant, with bark that appears yellow to brown
from the outside and deep yellow from the inside. The bark is
covered with three-branched thorns, which are modified leaves,
and can be removed by hand in longitudinal strips. The leaves are
arranged in tufts of 5-8 and are approximately 4.9 cm long and
1.8 cm broad. The leaves are deep green on the dorsal surface and
light green on the ventral surface. The leaves are simple with
pinnate venation. The leaves are leathery in texture and are
toothed, with several to many small indentations along the
margin of the leaf. The yellow flowers that develop are 1.2 cm, in a
racemose inflorescence, with 11-16 flowers per raceme, arranged
along a central stem. The flower is polysepalous, with 3 large and
3 small sepals, and polypetalous, with 6 petals in total. Flowers
have 6 stamens, 5-6 mm long. The plant produces bunches of
succulent, acidic, edible berries that are bright red in color and
have medicinal properties.The berries are approximately 7 mm
long, 4 mm in diameter and weigh about 227 mg.

14. Berberis chitria
flowering

15. berberis chitria

16. •Shrub, 3-4 m tall, almost deciduous; stem and shoots terete, dark
reddish-brown, finely pubescent to subglabrous; internodes 2.5-5 cm
long; spines (1-) 3-fid, 1-2(-3) cm long. Leaves obovate to elliptic, 2-6(-
10) cm long, 1.5-2.5 (-4) cm broad, dull to pale green, subsessile, finely
reticulate, usually 3-9 spinulose at the margin, sometimes almost
entire. Inflorescence (5-) 8-12(-17) cm long, 10-20-flowered, loosely
corymbose-paniculate, with flowers usually in groups of three,
including peduncle (1.5-)4-6(-8) cm long, drooping. Flowers 12-18 mm
across, yellow, often tinged with red; pedicels 8-15 mm long, glabrous.
Prophylls c. 1.5 mm long, appressed, at middle of pedicel or the base of
flower. Sepals obovate, outer 6-7 mm long, inner 9-10 mm long, Petals
8-9 mm long, broadly elliptic, emarginate and subacute at the apex.
Stamens 7 mm long, subapiculate at the apex. Ovules 4-5, with longer
stipes. Berries dark red-brown, 10-12 mm long, 4-6 mm broad,
narrowly ovoid or oblong-ellipsoid, epruinose, excluding 1-1.5 mm long
style.
•Fl. Per.: May June.
•Type: Described from the Himalayas.
•Distribution: Almost throughout the Himalayas.
•The var. occidentalis, which includes Kashmir plants also and is said to
have smaller, entire leaves (2-4.5 cm long) and broader fruits (12 x 6
mm), is not different from it

17. Berberis lycium :

18. Berberis lycium - Royle.
•Common name: Indian Lycium, Indian Barberry, Boxthorn Barberry
• Hindi: Darhaldi, Chatrol • Kumaon: Kirmora • Urdu: इशकीि Ishkeen,
Kushmul, Za
•Botanical name: Berberis lycium Family: Berberidaceae (Barberry
family)

•Indian Lycium is a semi deciduous shrub, 2-4 m high, leaves lanceolate or
narrowly obovate-oblong, entire or with a few large spinous teeth, arranged
alternately on stem. Inflorescence a raceme, flowers yellow born in axillary
clusters longer than the leaves. Fruit, berries, black. Flowering: March-June

•Medicinal uses: Indian Lycium's roots are used as remedy for swollen and
sore eyes, broken bones, wounds, gonorrhea, curative piles, unhealthy ulcers,
acute conjunctive and in chronic opthalmia, also used as bitter tonic
astringent, diaphoretic and febrifuge. Leaves are given in jaundice.
•rch • Gujarati: કસમલ Kasmal

Source :-

https://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Indian%20Lyciu
m.html

19. Several species :
•Berberis darwinii
Darwin's Barberry, Darwin's
berberis
•Berberis vulgarisEuropean
Barberry, Common barberry
•Berberis koreana
Korean Barberry, Barberry
•Berberis georgii
Barberry
•Berberis fendleri
Colorado Barberry

Berberis canadensis
Allegheny Barberry, American
barberry
Berberis aristata
Chitra, Indian Barberry or Tree
Turmeric
Berberis asiatica
Chutro, Rasanjan (Nep);
marpyashi (Newa);
Daruharidra, Darbi (Sans)
Berberis buxifolia
Magellan Barberry
Berberis aggregata
Salmon Barberry


https://hiveminer.com/Tags/berberis%2Cjard%C3%ADnbot
%C3%A1nicodeiturraran/Timeline

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22. Classical uses with references
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25. Chemical constituents
•Alkaloids contains berberine, quaternary
ammonium salt of isoquinoline alkaloid. The
fruit contains 0.64 per cent tannins and 0.37
per cent pectin. Its vitamin C content is only
4.60 mg per 100 ml of juice.

26. General habitate and distribution
Mixed and open temperate forests, altitude of
about 2200-3200 m.
Global Distribution
Asia: Nepal, Bhutan, India.
Local Distribution
Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Tamil
Nadu, Sikkim, Uttarakhand.

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28. Rasapanchaka & Doshakarma-

•इसका रस नतक्त और कषाय होता है | िुणों में यह लघु
और &#154143041;क्ष gksrk है | इसका िीयथ अर्ाथत प्रकृनत उष्ण
होती है एिं पचिे के िाि इसका निपाक कटु होता है |
•Rasa : Tikta, kashaya
•Guna : Laghu, Rukhsa
• Virya : Usna
•Vipaka : Katu
Doshakarma-
•Kaphapittasamaka.

29. berberin

30. Prayojyaanga (part used)
Mula and kanda

31. Formation of rasanjana :-
िा&#154143041;हररद्रा से प्राप्त रसांजि का इस्तेमाल 1 से 3 ग्राम की मात्ा में करिा चानहए और
फल का प्रयोि 5 से 10 ग्राम तक नकया जा सकता है |

32. Daruharidra
Rasanjana -madhu
pratisaran is used
two times in a day for
15th day and follow
up should be taking
from 0,5th, 10th and
15th day.
The ancient Ayurvedic
literature
of India records uses of
Rasaut (Ras =
juice; out = frothing and
foaming when boiling;
hence Rasaut means
concentrated juice),
an extract of either stem or
root of Berberis
sp. The specific uses of Rasaut
for curing eye
diseases and indolent ulcers
earned a great
fame.
Uses of rasanjana

33. ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY
BERBERIS ARISTATA
PHYTOCHEMISTRY
Anti diabetic
antifungal
hepatoprotactive
Anti-inflammatory
Anti-lipidemic
Anti-PAF
dermatological
Anti-cancer
Anti-microbial
Berberine,taxilamine,
karachine,aromoline,
palmatine,
oxyberrberine,berbamine

34. ROGAGHNATA
ROGAGHNAKARM
A
(PHARMOLOGICA
L ACTION)
SHOTHAHARA
VEDANASTHAPANA
VRANAROPANA
DIPANA
PACHANA
RAKTASHODHAKA
VRANASODHANA
KAPHAGNA
SVEDAJANANA
VRANYA
TVAKDOSAHARA
RASAYANA
YAKRIT PLEEHA ROGHNATA

35. T.S. nature stem of Berberis aristata

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Drug In Charakokta MAHAKASHAYA And Sushrokta
GANA

37. Ethno botanical uses of different species of Berberis
Species Ethno botanical Information References

B.
aristata
1.In Kumaon region of India, the decoction of root
bark
from B. aristata and B. asiatica is used for curing
eye
troubles and boils. A sauce is also prepared from its
acidic flower buds
2. The decoction of the root of B. aristata is used in
piles, gastric disorders and other allied complaints
by
Tibetan people and the plant is known there as
Kershuen
Shah and Joshi, 1971











Chauhan et al.,
1978/79
B.
asiatica
Inhabitants of Assam, India, use root extract with butter
for the treatment of bleeding piles. About 2 ml of
the extract of its root is taken with butter daily for two
weeks
Bhattacharjee et al.,
1980
B. lycium In Rajouri district of Jammu, India, fruits of B. lycium
are used as coagulant, branches made into broom for
removing husk from grains
Virjee et al., 1984

38. Distilled water
coarse
Berberis root & stem
Mortar pestles
Powdered by
powder
Powder
was stored
in tight
glass
container
in dark
until
subjected
to various
extension
procedure
storage
Powder
process

39. preparations
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•dY;k.kd ?k`r
•tkR;kfn rSy

40. Preparation of Daruharidra Kwatha-
Preparation of Daruharidra Kwatha-
•Materials required – Daruharidra – 100 g
•Water- 1600 ml (for Kwatha preparation)
•Water - Q.S. (for washing)
•Equipments required – utensils, cloth for filtering, heating device.
•Procedure:
•1. Daruharidra stem bark free from insects was taken and washed properly
for soil removal.
•2. It was soaked in 16 parts of water i.e. 1600 ml for a period of 12 hours.
•3. Soaked Daruharidra was kept on moderate flame for heating. It was
subjected to heating till the contents were reduced to ¼ th i.e. 400 ml.
•4. Then it was filtered through cloth to get decoction of Daruharidra.

•Observation- The colour of water changes to yellow after soaking and
after Kwatha preparation its colour changes to dark brown.
•Precaution – Heating should be done on moderate flame.

41. Sanskrit
name
Bhavprakash
nighantu
Dhanvantari
nighantu
Madanpal
nighantu
Shodhal
nighantu
Kaiydev
nighantu
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ipEipk - + + + +
ihrnk: + + + + +
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fiRrnzq% + + + + -
Lo.kZo.kkZ% - - + + -
dVadVh + + + - -
ihrpUnue~ + + - + +
dk’Bjtuh

- + - + +
SANSKRIT NAMES DISTRIBUTION IN VARIOUS
NIGHANTUZ

42. Sanskrit
name
Bhavprakash
nighantu
Dhanvantari
nighantu
Madanpal
nighantu
Shodhal
nighantu
Kaiydev
nighantu
dkys;dk + + + + +
nk:fu”kk - + + + -
dkyh;d + + + + -
ihrkg`~ok _ + + + +
ihrdk - + - + +
gseo.kZorh _ + - + +
itZU;k - + - + -
ihrk - + + - -
gsedkUrk - + + - +
dqlqEHkk - + + - +

43. •In vedic literature “kesava paddati” describes
“daruharidra” along with haridra in the
management of “khalitya” for topical
application.(ke.pa.30/10)

44. Nighantu vatahara pittahara Kapha hara
BPN - + +
DN - + +
MN + + +
RN - + +
KN - + +
PrN - + +
SS - + +
DOSHGHNTA ACCORDING TO
DIFFERENT NIGHANTU

45. Nighantu Rasa Guna Veerya Vipaka
BPN Katu,tikta Ruksha,ushna Ushna


sheeta
DN Tikta Ruksha,ushna

Ushna


sheeta

MN Katu,tikta

Ruksha,ushna

Ushna


sheeta

RN Katu,tikta

Ushna Ushna


sheeta

KN Katu,tikta

Ruksha Ushna
sheeta

PRN Tikta Ushna Ushna


sheeta

SS Kashaya, - Ushna
AYURVEDIC PROPERTIES OF DARUHALDI ACCORDING
TO VARIOUS NIGHANTU

46. TEXT VARGA/GANA
Charaka samhita Lekhniya,kushthghna,kandughna,arshogh
na
Astang sangraha Vachaharidra,mustadi
Astanga nighantu Vachadi,haridradi
Bhavprakash nighantu Haritkyadi
Madanpal nighantu Haritkyadi
Raj nighantu Pippalyadi
Kaiydev nighantu Aushdhi
Priya nighnatu shatpushpadi
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