A bird's eye view on a therapeutically ‘wonder molecule’: Berberine

Berberine is a quaternary ammonium salt and naturally occurring benzylisoquinoline alkaloid, present in numerous medicinal herbs’ roots and stem bark as an active constituent, especially in the genus Berberis. It contains many pharmacological properties such as antioxidant, antiviral, antidiabetic, antidepressant, antidiarrheal, antibacterial any many more. Since nature is the best healer, it has been traditionally used in Ayurvedic and Chinese...