Barberry for gallstones, hypertension and sore throat

The barberry, Berberis vulgaris syn. B. abortiva, B. acida, B. alba, B. bigelovii, B. globularis, B. jacquinii and B. sanguinea, is also known as common barberry, European barberry, holy thorn, jaundice berry, pepperidge bush and sowberry. It is closely related to the Nepalese barberry (Berberis aristata), Indian barberry (Berberis asiatica) and Oregon grape (Berberis or Mahonia aquifolium) - all very active medicinally. The name holy thorn comes from a legend which states that it was the

Barberry health benefits

Hello World! again

I've been away so long, it's almost as if I'm starting again from scratch, and it's definitely important to let you know what's been going on. For some time, I've been having health problems, and recently I've been in and out of hospital no less than four times. I've always been a hard worker, but there came a point where I couldn't even face turning the computer on for days on end, even when I wasn't temporarily resident at the Royal Infirmary (where there is no wifi!). If you knew me

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