Gli estratti di radice e corteccia di Berberis aristata hanno dimostrato attività antiossidanti, antidiabetica ed antinfiammatoria (1).
Studi farmacologici hanno evidenziato attività anticancro, antipiretica e analgesica (2).
Altri studi riguardano il trattamento di disturbi ginecologici, faringiti, HIV-AIDS (3).
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(1) Singh J, Kakkar P. Anti hyperglycemic and antioxidant effect of Berberis aristata root extract and its role in regulating carbohydrate metabolism in diabetic rats. J Ethnopharmacol. 2009;123:22–26.
(2) Dehar N, Walia R, Ratol S. Potentiation of thiopentone sodium induced hypnosis by Berberis aristata in rodents. Asian J Pharm Clin Res. 2013;5:131–133
(3) Tamilselvi S, Balasubramani SP, Venkatasubramanian P, et al. A review on the pharmacognosy and pharmacology of the herbals traded as Daruharidra. Int J Pharm Bio Sci. 2014;5:556–570.
Kumari K, Setty OH. The protective effect of Berberis aristata against mitochondrial dysfunction induced due to co-administration of mitomycin C and cisplatin. J Cancer Sci Ther. 2002;4:199–206.
