Tree Turmeric
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Other Names: Berberis aristata, Berberis chitria, Berberis coriaria, Bérbero Indio, Chitra, Darhahed, Darhald, Daruhaldi, Daruharidra, Darurajani, Darvi, Épine-Vinette Aristée, Hint Amberparisi, Indian Barberry, Indian Berberry, Indian Lycium, Indian Ophthalmic Barberry, Nepal Barberry, Nepalese Barberry, Ophthalmic Barberry. Tree turmeric is a plant. The fruit, stems, leaves, wood, root, and root bark are used to make medicine.
Special Precautions of Tree Turmeric
- Children: Tree turmeric is UNSAFE in newborn infants. It contains a chemical called berberine that can cause kernicterus, a rare type of brain damage that can occur in newborns who have severe jaundice. Jaundice is yellowing of the skin caused by too much bilirubin in the blood. Bilirubin is a chemical that is produced when the old red cells break down. Bilirubin is normally removed by the liver. Berberine may keep the liver from removing bilirubin fast enough.
- Pregnancy and breast-feeding: It’s UNSAFE to take tree tumeric if you are pregnant because it contains a chemical called berberine. Researchers believe berberine can cross the placenta and might cause harm to the fetus. Kernicterus, a type of brain damage, has developed in newborn infants exposed to berberine.
- It’s also UNSAFE to take tree tumeric if you are breast-feeding, because it contains a chemical called berberine. Berberine can be transferred to the infant through breast milk, and it might cause harm.
- Cyclosporine (Neoral, Sandimmune) interacts with Tree Turmeric
- Medications changed by the liver (Cytochrome P450 3A4 (CYP3A4) substrates) interacts with Tree Turmeric
The benefits of Tree Turmeric are
- Heart failure.
- An eye infection that can cause blindness (trachoma).
- Liver disease.
- Malaria.
- Heavy menstrual periods.
- Diarrhea.
- Yellowed skin (jaundice).
- Burns, when applied directly to the skin.
- swelling of the stomach and intestines (gastroenteritis)
- Tree turmeric is sometimes applied directly to the skin to treat burns and wounds.