One of the most exciting natural products in current medical research is berberine, an alkaloid found in goldenseal root, barberry bark, Oregon grape root, and coptis (goldthread) root. Dr. Mike Murray wrote a newsletter back in 2015 titled “Berberine: An Ancient Remedy for Modern Humans.” A new study showing berberine exerts significant anti-stress effects adds even more support for this opinion. If you are not familiar with berberine, let me tell you, it should be poised to be one of the biggest things in the natural product industry – EVER. Here is why:
Berberine has been shown to:
Produce results in clinical trials in improving type 2 diabetes on par or better than conventional drugs including metformin.
Improve blood lipid levels better than statins.
Lower blood pressure in many subjects as well as any class of anti-hypertensive medication.
Improve liver function and promote anti-obesity effects.
Exert significant beneficial effects on digestive health and the “microbiome.”
Produce very encouraging experimental data in a wide range of modern health issues including cancer, Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, and others.
Berberine should be a much more popular herbal remedy than curcumin. Not to discredit curcumin, but the existing clinical research with berberine is just so much stronger. It is not even close.
Background Data:
Berberine-containing plants have been revered for a number of clinical applications through the years. Perhaps most important have been their use in fighting infections, but they have also been used for diabetes. Since the early 1900s, purified berberine has emerged as a popular natural medicine.
Click on the link shown above and remind yourself how this natural input can change lives...it sure has changed mine. I have referenced this alkaloid many times but was reminded today of its importance while supporting a local store and interacting with customers and their issues and experiences.
Mark
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