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The genus Berberis is well known for its diversity and pharmacological uses in traditional medicine system since ancient time. Exploring this medicinal plant with more prominence is the need of present day medicinal system. The present review highlighted the phytochemical and pharmacological studies reported from genus Berberis over the last two decades.
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Bhardwaj, D., Kaushik, N. Phytochemical and pharmacological studies in genus Berberis . Phytochem Rev 11, 523–542 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11101-013-9272-x
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