User:Herb5902/Berberine
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C20H18NO4+
Benefits:
- Improves Intestinal Motility
- IBS-D
- Activates an enzyme inside cells called AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK).
- Reduces blood sugar levels
- decreases insulin resistance,
- inhibits NF-kappaB nuclear translocation
- decrease sugar production in the liver, and
- slows the breakdown of carbohydrates in the gut.
- Improves diabetic nephropathy (DN)
- inhibits fibronectin (FN) expression
- inhibits protein expression of the fibrotic cytokine TGF-beta1
- Increases the number of beneficial bacteria in the gut.
- High Blood Pressure
- Antioxidant and anti-inflammatory
- Can reduce the growth of harmful microorganisms, including
- bacteria, such as
- Staphylococcus aureus
- Strep
- viruses, and fungi
Side Effects:
- Gas
- Huang Lian Su Tablets