Berberis rigidifolia Kunth ex DC. Berberidaceae

Abstract

Botany and Ecology A spiny shrub with flexuous, terete, glabrous branchlets and 2-3-fid spines. These are 1.5 mm thick at the base, 7 mm long, strongly curved; petioles slender, 1-2.5 cm long, minutely puberulent, about five fasciculate; leaves subrotund, usually deeply cordate at the base, 3-4 cm long and broad, chartaceous, slightly lustrous above but scarcely veiny, dull, papillose, prominently reticulate-veined beneath, and undulatespinulose-dentate; flowers in peduncled corymbs or subpaniculate, granular

Berberis aristata DC. Berberis asiatica Roxb. ex DC. Berberis chitria Buch.-Ham. ex D. Don Berberis glaucocarpa Stapf Berberis lycium Royle Berberis orthobotrys Bien. ex Aitch. ssp. orthobotrys Berberis vulgaris L. Berberidaceae

“…Berberis pseudumbellata: Used to remedy indigestion, typhoid, muscular pain, jaundice, and urinary problems (Kayani et al 2015). Berberis rigidifolia: The roots are used to treat fevers, as a purgative, as a tonic, against excessive sweating, and especially the root is used to stop bleeding (Paniagua Zambrana et al 2020).…”

“…Other species like Berberis glauca and Berberis goudotii are used for constipation, fevers, hemorrhages, as sudorific, to treat malaria, and as skin tonic. The fruit is used in refrigerating syrups (Paniagua Zambrana et al 2020). Berberis buceronis is used in for liver problems and hepatitis, respiratory and nervous system disorders, and gynecological problems.…”

“…Most material is used in mixtures with other species. Packages labeled as "Berberis vulgaris" are distributed to patients in the Peruvian social security health system, and Berberis species are widely sold in markets (Paniagua Zambrana et al 2020). Berberis holstii: Root decoction as remedy for constipation, as laxative, and for chest diseases (Kokwaro 2009).…”

“…The spiny branches are sometimes used to make fences around fields in villages (Manandhar 2002). Berberis rigidifolia: fruits can be eaten (Paniagua Zambrana et al 2020). Berberis jamesiana/Berberis vulgaris: The fruits are eaten fresh, and dried for use in sauces, for making jams and sweets, as well as spice (Batsatsashvili et al 2017;Bussmann et al 2020; (Fig.…”

“…Berberis rigidifolia Ecuador: The root is used as a dye because it contains yellow berberine. The plant is used as a living fence (Paniagua Zambrana et al 2020).…”