Berberine (BBR) is a natural alkaloid isolated from the Coptis chinensis. While this plant has been used in Chinese medicine for more than 2500 years, interest in its effects in treating cardiovascular disease has been growing in the last decade. Recent researches showed that BBR had the effect of anti‐heart failure, anti‐hypertension, anti‐hyperlipidemia, anti‐insulin resistance, anti‐arrhythmias, and anti‐platelet aggregation.
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