Phytochemical and antioxidant activities of Berberis integerrima and Berberis vulgaris and pharmacological effects of the more active species on alloxan-induced diabetic rats

ABSTRACT

Background: Medicinal plants with biologically active components such as antioxidant and antidiabetic are useful sources of novel therapeutics. In Iran, traditionally believed that the aqueous extract of berberry fruit [Berberis integerima F.] improved health, especially in people with diabetes