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Beauty berry is a plant which has hundreds of specie in the genus callicarpa. It is an ornamental plant mostly found in home gardens for decoration. Beautyberry is native to east, Southeast Asia, Australia, southeast America, and Central America. Callicarpa macrophylla is specie which is majorly found from India to Malaysia. And other species are distributed in other parts of the world. Beautyberry prefers well drained sandy, loamy and clayey soils with acidic and alkaline nature. The hardy zone preferred is 9 and majorly cultivated at altitudes of Himalayas. It is also found near swampy areas, waste lands and roadsides. Beauty berry has various medicinal uses as it is believed that decoction made of leaves help in alleviating pain in rheumatism. The tincture and decoction is also used in