Heilongjiang university of Chinese medicine: berberine can improve pregnancy women

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Has been used to treat dysentery and gastroenteritis of berberine in clinical, unexpectedly in the aspect of improve the female reproductive function will also be \"marketer\". Recently, reporters learned from heilongjiang university of Chinese medicine, department of gynaecology of TCM clinical research base construction by the state's chief scientist, heilongjiang university of Chinese medicine the first affiliated hospital of obstetrics and gynecology, director of professor xiao-ke wu led to complete a sample size at home and abroad of the biggest polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) scientific research subject, for the first time found that berberine has improve ovulation, pregnancy and live birth rate of reproductive outcomes. Relevant clinical research results published in the latest issue of the international famous journal the lancet.

As an important kind of alkaloid and berberine from Chinese herbal medicine rhizoma coptidis, cortex phellodendri, three needle plant extract, etc. Commonly used berberine hydrochloride and berberine hydrochloride, can against pathogenic microorganisms, and for a variety of bacteria such as dysentery bacillus, n/med tuberculosis bacili have significant inhibition effect, clinical commonly used to treat bacterial gastroenteritis and diarrhea, the digestive tract. Modern pharmacology study confirms that berberine has anti heart failure, lower cholesterol, and many other effects.

So, berberine can in solving the problem of infertility can also write \"veteran xinchuan\"? According to introducing, current sterility occurrence rate increased year by year, 5% of the childbearing age women - 10%, and infertility in polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is the most rare. Among them, abnormal menstruation, sugar, lipid metabolic disorder and insulin resistance as the typical characteristics of polycystic ovary syndrome. Xiao-ke wu group through research confirmed that berberine is for treatment of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) works, is promoting ovulation by ovarian insulin resistance, lower androgen synthesis and ultimately achieve.

At the same time, professor xiao-ke wu group also started berberine multicenter, randomized, double-blind, comfort, and controlled trial. For the first time found that berberine live-birth rate of curative effect is similar to western medicine of first-line drugs, club, berberine oral PCOS infertility patients 6 months after a live birth rate at about 22%. And berberine had few adverse reactions such as nausea, constipation.

Original: http://www.edu.cn/rd/gao_xiao_cheng_guo/cheng_guo_zhan_shi/201601/t20160125_1360472.shtml