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Active compound

Berberine

isoquinoline alkaloid

A yellow alkaloid from goldenseal, barberry, and Coptis.

Mechanism

Upregulates the hepatic LDL receptor (via PCSK9/ERK) and activates AMPK.

LDL receptor AMPK PCSK9

Found in

Remedies that contain Berberine.