"Berberine" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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An alkaloid from Hydrastis canadensis L., Berberidaceae. It is also found in many other plants. It is relatively toxic parenterally, but has been used orally for various parasitic and fungal infections and as antidiarrheal.
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D001599
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D03.132.098.057.100 D03.633.400.168.100
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| 2000 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Berberine" by people in Profiles.
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5'-Methoxyhydnocarpin-D and pheophorbide A: Berberis species components that potentiate berberine growth inhibition of resistant Staphylococcus aureus. J Nat Prod. 2000 Aug; 63(8):1146-9.
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Synergy in a medicinal plant: antimicrobial action of berberine potentiated by 5'-methoxyhydnocarpin, a multidrug pump inhibitor. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2000 Feb 15; 97(4):1433-7.