Berberine: What you need to know

Posted by Doctor Pham Thi Kim Dung - Faculty of Pharmacy - Vinmec Times City International General Hospital

Berberin is widely used to treat intestinal diseases such as colitis, dysentery, hepatitis, jaundice, eye pain caused by conjunctivitis, some skin diseases such as watery feet, itching caused by fungi... In the world There are studies on other effects of berberin such as lowering blood sugar, lowering cholesterol, losing weight, supporting cancer treatment...

1. What is Berberin?

Berberin is an isoquinoline alkaloid compound, yellow, found in many medicinal plants such as Bitter Gold (Coscinium fenestratum (Gaertn.) Colebr Menispermaceae), Phenella (Phellodendron amurense Rupr. Rutaceae) Chuan Lien (Coptis chinensis Franch. or Coptis quinquesecta Wang. Ranunculaceae), some plants of the Berberidaceae family, some plants of the mahonia nepalensis DC....
Berberin is extracted from berberine-rich plants such as Bitter Gold, Hoang Ba, Hoang Lien and prepared in the form of modern medicines such as tablets, capsules, sugar coated tablets, eye drops solution, topical powder. The Vietnamese Pharmacopoeia has a monograph of Berberin chloride tablets and film-coated tablets.

2. What are the uses of Berberin?

The most popular form of modern medicine is Berberin tablets used in the treatment of intestinal diseases with the following usage notes:
Treatment:
Bacillary dysentery, amoebic dysentery syndrome Enteritis, diarrhea

Tiêu chảy trong lúc mắc thuỷ đậu — Thuốc Berberin có tác dụng trong việc điều trị tiêu chảy

3. Dosage and how to use Berberin?

Commonly used Berberin strengths are Berberin 10mg, Berberin 50mg, Berberin 100mg and Berberin 500mg.
Dosage (can be converted into mg to calculate other 10mg tablets)
Adults and children over 15 years old: Take 12-15 tablets of 10mg/time x 2 times/day Children: from 2- 4 years old: take 2 tablets of 10mg/time x 2 times/day From 5-7 years old: Take 5 tablets of 10mg/time x 2 times/day From 8-15 years old: Take 10 tablets of 10mg/time x 2 times/day How to use : It is most suitable to drink in the morning and evening before eating about 1-2 hours.

4. What are the side effects of Berberin?

The drug berberine is relatively safe for most people when taken for a short time.
Nausea, vomiting, headache, dizziness, tachycardia, low blood pressure are possible manifestations of berberine overdose. At that time, the patient should stop taking the drug immediately and see a doctor for examination and treatment.
Note on pregnant women, lactating women and infants:
Berberin is contraindicated for pregnant women during the entire pregnancy, breastfeeding women and infants. Berberine can compete with bilirubin in the liver's elimination route, causing hyperbilirubinemia and fetal jaundice, possibly convulsions. Berberine may increase uterine contractions and induce premature labor.

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