What is Berberine?

Product Name:    BERBERINE CHLORIDE
Synonyms:    Berberine; berberine hydrochloride; BERBERIN HCL
CAS:    141433-60-5
MF:    C20H18ClNO4
MW:    371.81
EINECS:    211-195-9
Appearance: White to yellow crystals.
 

Berberine comes to us from China and India, where it was first used in traditional Chinese medicine and Ayurvedic medicine. It’s a natural alkaloid found in a wide variety of traditional herbs, including goldenseal, barberry, goldthread, tree turmeric and phellodendron. Within these plants, the berberine alkaloid can be found in the stem, bark, roots and rhizomes (rootlike subterranean stems) of the plants.

Berberine extracts and supplements, such as berberine HCL, are generally inexpensive,safe and well-known for their broad antibacterial activities-and can help naturally treat conditions without always resorting to antibiotics. For example, berberine has been proven to have many pharmacological effects, including antimicrobial, antitumor, anti-inflammatory and blood glucose–lowering effects.