Posted by sigismund on December 12, 2010, at 15:23:47
In reply to berberine, posted by linkadge on December 12, 2010, at 2:43:11
In one of my herb books.....
Patients with cirrhosis often have high plasma concentrations of tyramine which can cause cardiovascular and neurological complications. An uncontrolled clinical trial investigated the effect of oral berberine on hypertyraminaemea in cirrhotic patients over several months. Oral administration of berberine (600-800mg/d) corrected this and prevented the elevation of plasma tyramine levels following chemical tyramine stimulation. This effect was probably due to inhibition of bacterial tyrosine decarboxylase in the intestine.
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