ReviewFrontiers in pharmacology2018
Berberine: Botanical Occurrence, Traditional Uses, Extraction Methods, and Relevance in Cardiovascular, Metabolic, Hepatic, and Renal Disorders.
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- The Integrative Role of Berberine in Gut Microbiota Modulation and Cardiometabolic Outcomes: A Systematic Review of Randomised Clinical Trials.Nutrients · 2026Pooled it
- Radiotherapy Enhancing and Radioprotective Properties of Berberine: A Systematic Review.Recent patents on anti-cancer drug discovery · 2025Pooled it
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- TCM-based natural products in type 2 diabetes: a comprehensive review of bioactive compounds and molecular mechanisms.Molecular diversity · 2026Review
- Berberine attenuates diabetic kidney injury via FOXO1/SP1-associated regulation of renal SGLT-2 expression.Chinese medicine · 2026Article
- Epigenetic Regulation of Ferroptosis in Inflammation: Molecular Mechanisms and Therapeutic Perspectives.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Review
- Berberine Suppresses Inflammatory Response in Severe Pneumonia by Specifically Targeting Upregulation of SIRT1 to Activate Nrf2 Signaling Pathway.Chinese journal of integrative medicine · 2026Article
- Synthesis of the Natural Product Berberine.ACS omega · 2026Article
- Berberine and its derivatives as candidate modulators of immunosenescence: a critical evaluation.Biogerontology · 2026Review
- Berberine-Drug Interactions: Mechanisms, Clinical Relevance and Risk Stratification-A Narrative Review.Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Alkaloids as Emerging Neuroprotective Agents for Neurodegenerative Disorders: Insights into Tryptanthrin and Its Derivatives.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Review
- Metabolic and Anti-Inflammatory Effects of Berberine-Rationale for Its Therapeutic Potential in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Review
- Natural Bioactive Compounds Targeting Key Hallmarks of Aging: Functional Food Potential of Spermidine, Fisetin, Berberine, and Urolithin A.Nutrients · 2026Review
- Berberine in breast cancer, a multi-targeted therapeutic agent from mechanisms to clinical translation.Molecular biology reports · 2026Review
- Plant-Derived Foods and Medicines as Modulators of the Gut Microbiome: Molecular Interactions and Implications for Disease and Therapy.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Intervening at the microbial crossroads: targeting inflammation across the oral-gut-reproductive microbiome crosstalk in atherosclerosis.Antonie van Leeuwenhoek · 2026Review
- Natural Bioactive Compounds in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: Properties, Molecular Mechanisms, and Therapeutic Potential.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Review
- Berberine and its structural diversity: structure-activity relationships, molecular mechanisms, and drug discovery opportunities.Molecular biology reports · 2026Review
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Abstract
Berberine-containing plants have been traditionally used in different parts of the world for the treatment of inflammatory disorders, skin diseases, wound healing, reducing fevers, affections of eyes, treatment of tumors, digestive and respiratory diseases, and microbial pathologies. The physico-chemical properties of berberine contribute to the high diversity of extraction and detection methods. Considering its particularities this review describes various methods mentioned in the literature so far with reference to the most important factors influencing berberine extraction. Further, the common separation and detection methods like thin layer chromatography, high performance liquid chromatography, and mass spectrometry are discussed in order to give a complex overview of the existing methods. Additionally, many clinical and experimental studies suggest that berberine has several pharmacological properties, such as immunomodulatory, antioxidative, cardioprotective, hepatoprotective, and renoprotective effects. This review summarizes the main information about botanical occurrence, traditional uses, extraction methods, and pharmacological effects of berberine and berberine-containing plants.
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