berberine is the effective ingredient berberine extracted from cork or three needles. It has a certain antibacterial effect, so it is often used to treat dysentery and infectious diarrhea. Berberine has a poor oral absorption effect and is almost not absorbed. Most of it stays in the intestinal tract, inhibits intestinal bacteria, and is effective against intestinal infections caused by dysentery and E. coli.
In recent years, some new studies on berberine have found that it also has a certain effect on reducing blood sugar and blood lipids. However, these effects are only preliminary studies and have not been confirmed by real clinical trials, which means that evidence-based evidence is lacking, so it has not been recommended for the three symptoms of hyperlipidemia and hypertension.
At present, drugs with clear lipid-lowering effects such as statins and blood pressure-lowering drugs such as nifedipine and irbesartan are still the first choice. Since
berberine has poor oral absorption effect, it generally requires a larger dose to reduce blood fat, blood sugar, and antihypertension, but larger doses are prone to obvious adverse reactions.
Therefore, some patients want to try berberine to prevent and treat the three highs, and must consider its benefits and risks. If the benefits are uncertain but the risks are clear, then it is worthwhile to consider carefully.
Common adverse reactions of berberine are nausea, vomiting, skin rash, and drug fever. It is not suitable for patients with broad bean disease, pregnant women and breastfeeding women.
