{"id":286,"date":"2026-10-26T12:12:14","date_gmt":"2026-10-26T11:12:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/voyagedefemme.com\/?p=286"},"modified":"2026-11-09T21:44:33","modified_gmt":"2026-11-09T20:44:33","slug":"a-plant-berberine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/voyagedefemme.com\/index.php\/en\/2026\/10\/26\/a-plant-berberine\/","title":{"rendered":"Berberine: the plants that contain it and their properties"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Berberine: Natural Plant Sources<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Berberine<\/strong> is a naturally occurring alkaloid found in several plants, mainly in the roots, rhizomes, bark, and stems of certain species. Here are the main plants that contain berberine:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Barberry (<em>Berberis vulgaris<\/em>)<\/strong>: One of the most common natural sources of berberine. The root bark and wood of this plant contain significant amounts of this alkaloid.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Chinese goldthread (<em>Coptis chinensis<\/em>, also known as Huang Lian)<\/strong>: A plant widely used in Traditional Chinese Medicine that is particularly rich in berberine, especially in its rhizomes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Goldenseal (<em>Hydrastis canadensis<\/em>)<\/strong>: A plant native to North America that also contains berberine, particularly in its roots and rhizomes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Oregon grape (<em>Mahonia aquifolium<\/em>)<\/strong>: A shrub commonly found in North America whose roots and bark contain berberine.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Amur cork tree (<em>Phellodendron amurense<\/em>)<\/strong>: A tree native to Asia whose bark contains berberine.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These plants are used in herbal medicine for their <strong>antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, and blood-glucose-lowering properties<\/strong>, among others. Berberine, in particular, has been studied for its potential beneficial effects on <strong>glucose regulation and lipid metabolism<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">More information (in French): <a href=\"https:\/\/www.quechoisir.org\/actualite-complements-alimentaires-mise-en-garde-contre-la-berberine-n73683\">https:\/\/www.quechoisir.org\/actualite-complements-alimentaires-mise-en-garde-contre-la-berberine-n73683<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"254\" height=\"321\" src=\"https:\/\/voyagedefemme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/BERBERINE.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-213\" srcset=\"https:\/\/voyagedefemme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/BERBERINE.png 254w, https:\/\/voyagedefemme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/BERBERINE-237x300.png 237w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 254px) 100vw, 254px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group vf-disclaimer\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Health disclaimer:<\/strong> I am not a doctor. As a naturopath, I share this information for information and health education purposes; it is not a diagnosis or a medical prescription and does not replace your doctor\u2019s advice. <a href=\"\/index.php\/en\/legal-notice\/\">Read the full health disclaimer<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading vf-related-title\">Further reading<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list vf-related\">\n<li><a href=\"\/index.php\/en\/naturopathy\/\">naturopathy to ease everyday stress<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/index.php\/en\/2022\/11\/06\/my-favourite-books\/\">my go-to books on essential oils<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/index.php\/en\/2026\/10\/29\/mitochondria-real-goal-after-50\/\">looking after your mitochondria after 50<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Berberine: Natural Plant Sources Berberine is a naturally occurring alkaloid found in several plants, mainly in the roots, rhizomes, bark, and stems of certain species. Here are the main plants that contain berberine: These plants are used in herbal medicine for their antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, and blood-glucose-lowering properties, among others. Berberine, in particular, has been studied &hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":213,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-286","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-plants-essential-oils"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/voyagedefemme.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/286","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/voyagedefemme.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/voyagedefemme.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/voyagedefemme.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/voyagedefemme.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=286"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/voyagedefemme.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/286\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":421,"href":"https:\/\/voyagedefemme.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/286\/revisions\/421"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/voyagedefemme.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/213"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/voyagedefemme.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=286"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/voyagedefemme.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=286"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/voyagedefemme.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=286"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}