A study published in the journal BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine of a systematic review evaluating the neuroprotective effects of berberine suggests that it may be a promising multipotent agent against Alzheimer’s disease.
Alzheimer’s disease is complex and driven by multiple factors, therapies based on decreasing the amount of amyloid in the brain are failing in clinical trials suggesting that the disease should not be focused on a single approach, rather a number of different pathways that lead to the disease.
Berberine is commonly used in East Asia to treat a variety of health problems. Recently studies suggest that it may have neuroprotective effects on Alzheimer’s disease based on findings from animal studies.
