Berberis thunbergii wani nau'in shuka ne na furanni a cikin dangin Berberidaceae. An fi saninsa da Barberry na Japan kuma asalinsa ne a Japan da gabashin Asiya. Itacen yakan girma zuwa tsayin mita 1-2 kuma yana samar da kananan berries ja waɗanda ake ci amma tart. Ganyen suna da ƙanana da siffa mai siffar kwali, kuma ana shuka tsiron sau da yawa don darajar adonsa saboda ƙayayen ganyen sa da jajayen berries. A cikin magungunan gargajiya, an yi amfani da shuka don magance cututtuka iri-iri, ciki har da gudawa, zazzabi, da yanayin fata.