What does berberine hydrochloride do?

What plants contain berberine hydrochloride?

Coptis chinensis is one of the famous Chinese medicinal materials. It has strong antibacterial properties and has a good effect on acute conjunctivitis, aphthous ulcers, acute bacterial dysentery, acute gastroenteritis, etc. Coptis chinensis contains a variety of alkaloids, with berberine hydrochloride as the main active ingredient, as well as coptisine, methyl coptisine palmitoyl alkaloids and african alkaloids.

Depending on the origin of Coptis chinensis, the content of berberine in Coptis chinensis is about 4%~10%. There are many plants containing berberine, such as Phellodendron chinense, Tripterygium wilfordii, and Barberry, which can be used as raw materials for extracting berberine, but the content of berberine in Coptis chinensis and Phellodendron chinense is the highest.

What does berberine hydrochloride do?

* It can resist bacterial infection. It has an inhibitory effect on a variety of pathogenic bacteria such as Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus, among which the effect on intestinal infection is obvious. As an effective auxiliary ingredient in the treatment of acute gastroenteritis and bacillary dysentery, it can interfere with the bacterial metabolic process and hinder its reproduction.

* It can relieve a variety of diarrhea symptoms. Berberine can inhibit excessive contraction of intestinal smooth muscle, slow down intestinal peristalsis, and reduce the amount of intestinal secretion. It has a relieving effect on diarrhea caused by acclimatization and acute diarrhea caused by food poisoning, but fluid replacement is required in severe dehydration.

* Control blood sugar management. Recent studies have shown that it has the effect of insulin resistance. It may increase the cell's uptake and utilization rate of glucose by activating the AMPK signaling pathway. Patients with type 2 diabetes can use it as an auxiliary means of regulation under the guidance of a doctor, but it cannot replace hypoglycemic drugs.

* The mechanism of regulating blood lipids is related to affecting bile acid metabolism. It promotes the conversion of cholesterol into bile acid and its excretion from the body, and inhibits the reabsorption of cholesterol by the intestine. Animal experiments have shown that it can reduce serum total cholesterol and low-density lipoprotein levels, but there are individual differences in human effects.

* Anti-inflammatory properties. Berberine hydrochloride can inhibit the release of inflammatory factors and reduce the production of pro-inflammatory factors such as TNF-a and I-6 by blocking the NF-KB signaling pathway.

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