- Type
- Plant alkaloid supplement
- How serious
- High severity
- Evidence
- Moderate evidence
Why it is flagged
Crosses the placenta and displaces bilirubin from albumin, so it is advised against in pregnancy, while breastfeeding and for infants, in whom it can worsen jaundice.
Health topics it bears on
Sources
- Chemical Substance - Berberine Health Canada (Natural Health Products Ingredients Database), 2026
- Berberine Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (About Herbs), 2023
- Displacement of bilirubin from albumin by berberine Biology of the Neonate (Chan), 1993
Also listed as
berberine hcl, berberine hydrochloride, berberine chloride, berberine sulfate, berbérine, berberina, berberin