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Abstract
ABSTRACTHerbal plants play a vital and crucial role in everyday life. These plants produce some metabolites called phytochemicals or secondary metabolites. They are biologically active and thus involve in prevention and treatment for various illnesses. The isoquinoline alkaloids family of plant metabolites include berberine, which has potent biological and pharmacological effects. Among these wide range of phytochemicals, Isoquinoline alkaloid possess wide range of compounds. Each compound in this group has multifunctionality in medicine. Due to its anticancer potential based on numerous biochemical pathways, particularly its proapoptotic and anti-inflammatory activity, berberine is currently attracting a lot of attention. The activities of anti-ulcer, anti-diabetic, anti-inflammatory is finding rich source for drug developing. Because of this, it is necessary to summarize the current state of knowledge and research on berberine. This review has focused some of the pharmacological role and potential of berberine, an isoquinoline alkaloids. KEY WORDS: Berberine, Herbal Plants, Isoquinoline alkaloids, Pharmacology, Phytochemicals.
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Copyright © 2023 Lazarus Vijune Lawrence. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License.
