A systematic review of the anticancer properties of berberine, a natural product from Chinese herbs

@article{Sun2009ASR,
  title={A systematic review of the anticancer properties of berberine, a natural product from Chinese herbs},
  author={Yiyi Sun and Keli Xun and Yitao Wang and Xiuping Chen},
  journal={Anti-Cancer Drugs},
  year={2009},
  volume={20},
  pages={757-769}
}
Natural products represent a rich reservoir of potential small chemical molecules exhibiting antiproliferation and anticancer properties. An example is berberine, a protoberberine alkaloid widely distributed in medical plants used in traditional Chinese prescriptions. Recent advances have shown that berberine exerts anticancer activities both in vitro and in vivo through different mechanisms. Berberine shows inhibitory effects on the proliferation and reproduction of certain tumorigenic… 
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