Daru Haldi Chilka - Berberis Aristata

Daru Haldi chilka botanical name Berberis aristata is erect, evergreen shrub with height of 3.5mt. It is woody plant with yellow to brown bark from outside and with dark yellow bark inside. The bark is fully cover with three branch thorns, which are modify leaves in tufts of 5-8 and are simple with pinnate venation. Upper surface of leaves are dark green and lower surface of leaves are light green. Leaves of this plant are toothed, simple, sessile, and leathery in texture and are arrange radically. Flowers are stalk, yellow, complete and hermaphrodite. The flowers appear in month of April-May.

Daru Haldi chilka, also known as Daruharidra is made from wild cultivate roots of Berberi Aristata plant. Indian Barberry Powder is from one of unique specie of turmeric family use in various herbal formulations in Ayurveda. Its antibacterial properties helps with various health disorders.

This Daru Haldi chilka plant is self-fertile and are pollinate by small insects. Fruits are avoid and covered with bloom as in plum and color is aconite violet. The fruits of this Daru Haldi Lakdi Powder are juicy rich in nutrients and contain plenty of sugar. Seeds are 2-5 in number and vary in color from yellow to pink.

Daruharidra (Daru Haldi Lakdi Powder) in Ayurveda is a versatile medicinal plant used singly or in combination with other medicinal plants for treating a variety of ailments like jaundice, enlargement of spleen, leprosy, rheumatism, fever, morning/evening sickness, and snakebite, and so forth. In addition, the decoction of root or stem of Berberis known as “Rasaut” is specifically used in eye disease, skin disorders, and indolent ulcers.

Its use in the management of infect wounds has also been described in Ayurvedic classical texts. The major alkaloid of the plant is berberine, which is known for its activity against cholera, acute diarrhea, amoebiasis, and latent malaria and for the treatment of oriental sore caused by Leishmania tropica.

Daru Haldi chilka Benefits:

Berberis aristata is one of the major plants used in Ayurveda for several remedies. Daru Haldi chilka is used as a tonic, alternative, demulcent, diaphoretic and diuretic, and in the treatment of diarrhea, jaundice, skin diseases, syphilis, chronic rheumatism and urinary disorders.

The therapeutic potential of Berberine in different neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer, Parkinson and Huntington disease has been brought to evidence by numerous studies. According to Ayurvedic pharmacopeia of India Berberis aristata DC is also use in diabetes. Diabetes mellitus is one of the most common chronic diseases and is associated with hyperlipidemia and co‐morbidities such as obesity and hypertension. In order to establish scientific facts for the utility of this plant in the treatment of diabetes, the hypoglycemic activity Diabetes mellitus study reveal that it is a heterogeneous metabolic disorder old as mankind and its incidence consider to be high (4‐5%) all over world.