Tart red barberries are sold fresh in Iran and are most commonly used for juice made by street vendors. But you”ll find only dried ones in the States, in Mediterranean markets. Look for dried berries ...

TRAVERSE CITY — Local environmental officials have a thorn in their side — literally. A popular decorative shrub called Japanese barberry comes with sharp thorns and dense foliage, often in shades of ...

AMHERST, N.Y. (WIVB) – Ride through just about any neighborhood in Western New York and you will likely see many of the small, dark red variety of Japanese barberry shrubs. They have been a favorite ...

Japanese barberry, a tick-harboring shrub, could be banned in Pennsylvania at the first meeting of the new Controlled Plant and Noxious Weeds Committee in the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture ...

Berberine, a natural compound found in plants such as barberry and goldenseal, supresses the proliferation of lung cancer cells in the lab, new research shows. It also reduces airway inflammation and ...

The Japanese barberry bush may be pretty to look at, but state officials say it’s a nursery for ticks. The prickly shrub also spreads quickly, choking out native plants. “It’s very pretty this time of ...