Oregon Grape - Uses and Benefits
Mahonia aquifolium, Berberis aquifolium , , Holly-Leaved Barberry, Sowberry, Woodsour, Blue Barberry, Holly Mahonia, and Mountain Grape.
Oregon Grape is evergreen shrub & native to the West Coast of North America and is grown elsewhere for its ornamental value. It is also called as mountain grape and holly-leaved barberry. The plant grows nearly six feet of height , It producing flower with color yellowish-green and purple berries. The roots are used in digestive & circulatory problems.It is leaf almost all year .its flower has both male and female organs & it flowers during January to May and the seeds ripen from August to September.It can grow in heavy clay soil.
The plant is used medicinally by herbalists from many years.Its root is beneficial to stimulate liver function and digestive problems and to inhibit the growth of bacteria and other disease on the skin . The recent researches shows that Oregon Grape contains a specific multi drug resistance pump inhibitor (MDR Inhibitor) named 5'methoxyhydnocarpin (5'MHC) which works to decrease bacterial resistance to antibiotics and antibacterial agents.
Uses and Benefits
It improves the digestion and absorption . Oregon Grape used as dye, A yellow dye is obtained from the inner bark of the stem and roots. A green dye is obtained from the leaves.
If taken internally it treat the following problems:
If taken externally it treat :
Oregon grape root is useful in curing the many symptoms of "damp heat," such as:
Abdominal fullness & distention , Constipation alternating with diarrhea , Foul-smelling loose stools, General feeling of heaviness, Nausea, Reduced appetite, Reduced thirst although with the sensation of dry mouth, Sticky, thick, and yellow or green mucous discharges, Watery, oozing skin eruptions, and "Red" symptoms: red tongue, hot flushes, bad temper, rapid pulse.
Oregon grapes main works in psoriasis & there are other uses in which it works are athletes foot,eczema,acne & other fungal Infections Helpful for stomach & gall bladder conditions,when there is problem of nausea & vomiting. As an wonderful antibiotic oregon grape is used as a lymthatic and liver stimulating blood cleanser. It releases stored iron from the liver into the blood stream.
Root of oregon grape is not recommended with antibiotics for diarrhea .Because it may interfere with the intestineÍs ability to absorb doxycycline or tetracycline .Excess use of Oregon grape internally (more than 2 to 3 weeks) is not prescribed. Oral use of oregon grape not recommended to pregnant & breast-feeding women .
Studies shows that oregon grape has berberine, which create uterine contractions and to increase levels of bilirubin.Also interfere with normal bilirubin metabolism in infants,& it might worsen jaundice.
A tea can be made by boiling 5-15 grams of chopped roots of oregon grape in 2 cups (500 ml) of water for 15 minutes. After straining and cooling, 3 cups (750 ml) can be used per day.
Take 2-3 capsules per day with water at a morning or mid-day . Do not exceed prescribed dosage.
Creams containing 10% Oregon grape extract are applied three times daily to the infected areas.
There were no well-known drug interactions with mullein ,at the time of writing.
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