Berberine - Have you used this TCM?

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Just heard about Berberine from a friend’s podcast and was interested to learn it has been used in TCM

For over 3,000 years, berberine has been a significant compound in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), primarily derived from herbs known as “the yellows” due to their distinctive yellow color

(From AI)

Just wondering if you have used it as an alternative to Metformin. Apparently, it’s also good for canker sores

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Berberine is not used in Chinese medicine. Herbs containing this compound are such as Huang Lian. Furthermore, herbs are rarely used individually. Usually they are used in combination with other herbs and should be prescribed by an herbalist. I’d stay clear from most social media discussions on Chinese herbs unless the people are actually experts in that area.

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