• What exactly is Barberry?
  Barberry is an Iranian plant that may also be found in other countries.
  The kind of barberry tree found in Iran is the same; nevertheless, the differences in water, air, and soil in each location alter the type of barberry, as well as its attributes and visual features.
  However, due to our country’s climatic circumstances, two varieties of barberry are grown in black and red colors. Many foods and beverages use barberry.
  Barberry is a plant in the form of shrubs and dark barberry. Its height reaches up to 4 meters. A latent, dicotyledonous plant with thorny stems and many razor blades. The wood of this tree is brown, red, or yellow. It is sometimes seen wild in the foothills of the Alborz Mountains and other parts of the country. Since the mountain is one of the natural members of the region, barberry shrubs produce a lot of fruit in harsh conditions.
  Barberry leaves are elliptical in shape, dark green in color, and have a tart flavor. Some trees have smooth bark, whereas others have serrated bark. The leaves have no stomata on the top surface. The blossoming season for the barberry plant is late spring and early summer. It has yellow buds that become cherry red in the autumn.
  The blossoms of the barberry tree hang in clusters from the tree, with 15 to 25 flowers in each corner. Its blossoms have a rich golden color. Each flower has six petals and is different from the others.
  The fruit of the barberry is sealed and non-blooming, becoming green then yellow until turning totally red and vivid when fully ripe. The fruit is fleshy, round, and sour in flavor. In October and November, the fruit is ready to harvest. Long winters are not a problem for this plant. There are several species of barberry, the most common of which is seedless barberry. Orally ingested barberry, also known as rock barberry, seeded barberry, blue barberry, or water barberry in different parts of the world. There are two kernels in each seed.

• Chemical substances found in barberries include:
  Taurine, oxycontin, and berberine are alkaloids found in this plant. The root of the barberry contains more alkaloids than the rest of the plant. There are resins, mucilage, and pectic compounds in the buds and roots of barberry, in addition to some sugar. Other alkaloids found in the root bark include 2-bamine, palmatine, cilobamine, and veratrine, in addition to oxycontin. B vitamins, particularly vitamin B2, are among the vitamins found in this plant. The vitamins B1 and thiamine are discussed.Barberry for calming bile, blood purifier, thirst, stomach and liver heat, strengthens the heart and liver, and warm stomach are some of the medical qualities of this plant. Blood illnesses, wounds and injuries, rheumatism, renal, addiction, high blood pressure, diarrhea, fever, back discomfort, and ringworm are all conditions that it can help with.
  Barberry has been shown to have beneficial effects on blood sugar levels, making it a great choice for avoiding or treating diabetes. The effects of ingesting 500 mg of barberry vs metformin (a common diabetes treatment) for three months were examined in a study. Berberine was just as effective as metformin at controlling blood sugar and fat metabolism. As a result, barberry was identified as a natural food with the ability to treat diabetes by researchers.

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