Berberine Definition

bûrbə-rēn
noun
A bitter, yellow alkaloid, C20H17NO46H2O or C20H19NO56H2O, obtained from barberry and other plants: it is used as a dye and as a drug in treating malaria, fever, or skin ulcers.
Webster's New World
A bitter, yellow alkaloid, C20 H19 NO5 , obtained from several plants such as goldenseal and having medical uses as an antipyretic and antibacterial agent.
American Heritage Medicine

(organic chemistry) Any of a class of alkaloid originally obtained, as a bitter, yellow substance, from the root of the barberry, gold thread, and other plants.

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Other Word Forms of Berberine

Noun

Singular:
berberine
Plural:
berberines

Origin of Berberine

  • New Latin Berberis barberry genus (from Medieval Latin berberis barberry) –ine

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Berberine Sentence Examples

  • It contains berberine, an alkaloid that may prevent UTIs by inhibiting bacteria from adhering to the wall of the urinary bladder.

  • One compound found in goldenseal that has been studied is called berberine.

  • According to the National Center for Complimentary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM), berberine shows some promise fighting infections, especially eye infections and infectious diarrhea.

  • The government currently funds several studies on goldenseal and berberine, but results aren't in yet.

  • The benefits of goldenseal are enhanced when it is combined in formulas with multiple herbs and when taken as a whole herb rather than berberine extract, the active ingredient and the one currently being scrutinized in research studies.

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