Berberis vulgaris as an antihypertensive drug; berbamine and oxycontin antihypertensive active ingredients

Core tip Berberis vulgaris L., is a shrub in the Berberidaceae family and genus Berberis. Active ingredients of barberry plant contains berberine, jatrorrhizine, colombamine, palmatine, oxycontin, berbamine, malic acid, tartaric acid and pectin. Berbamine and oxycontin are active ingredients with blood pressure-lowering effects which with concentrated and determined the exact dose can be used in cases of high blood pressure as natural remedies. Citation Saki K, Eftekhari Z, Naghdi N, Bahmani M. Berberis vulgaris as an antihypertensive drug; berbamine and oxycontin antihypertensive active ingredients. J Prev Epidemiol. 2016; 1(2):e28.