Berberine is known for a number of benefits:
- Antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory (used to treat bacteria, fungus, parasites, viruses)
- Aids with bile and bilirubin secretion
- Reduces elevated blood sugar, lowers insulin resistance and increases insulin secretion
- Improves cholesterol balance (lowers cholesterol, triglycerides, and LDL-cholesterol and raises HDL-cholesterol
- May help wih weight loss and in shrinking belly fat
- Promotes healthy cellular lining of the blood vessels and lymphatic system
- Inhibis thrombin-induced platelet aggregation
- Reduces hepatic inflammation
- Microbial-balancing effects, reduces dysbiosis in the gut
- Reduces intestinal permeability