berberine
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Introduction
An alkaloid found in many plants & botanical products, including goldenseal, barberry, & Oregon grape.
Uses
- has been used orally for
Adverse effects
- relatively toxic parenterally
Notes
- hailed on social media as Nature's Ozempic
- Jamie Kane, MD, director of Northwell Health's Center for Weight Management & chief of the section of obesity medicine at Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell in Long Island, New York discourages its use for weight reduction[2]
More general terms
References
- ↑ NLM MeSH Browser http://www.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/meshhome.html
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Henderson J Is Berberine Really 'Nature's Ozempic'? An obesity medicine specialist shares his insights on the new social media craze. MedPage Today June 2, 2023 https://www.medpagetoday.com/popmedicine/cultureclinic/104812
- ↑ Youmshajekian L Can Berberine Live Up to the Claim That It's 'Nature's Ozempic'? Medscape. July 12, 2023 https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/993949
Database
- PubChem: http://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/summary/summary.cgi?cid=2353
- PubChem: http://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/summary/summary.cgi?cid=10246509
- PubChem: http://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/summary/summary.cgi?cid=23644195
- PubChem: http://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/summary/summary.cgi?cid=23644195
- PubChem: http://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/summary/summary.cgi?cid=9424
- PubChem: http://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/summary/summary.cgi?cid=72350
- PubChem: http://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/summary/summary.cgi?cid=6426334