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Berberine, an alkaloid present in most species of the Berberis (N.O. Berberidaceae) was used in Indian indigenous medicine as a febrifuge and carminative and as a healing ointment in indolent ulcers. The general pharmacology of the drug has been worked out by Chopra, Dikshit and Chowhan [1], Shanbag, Kulkarni and Gaitonde [2], Sabir and Bhide [3] and Seery and Beiter [4] have demonstrated the inhibitory action of berberine on Trypanosoma equiperdum. Berberis dried extract has been used in the chemotherapy of oriental sore.
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Gaitondé, B.B., Marker, P.H., Rao, N.R. (1975). Effect of Drugs on Cholera Toxin Induced Fluid in Adult Rabbit Ileal Loop. In: Jucker, E. (eds) Progress in Drug Research / Fortschritte der Arzneimittelforschung / Progrès des recherches pharmaceutiques. Progress in Drug Research / Fortschritte der Arzneimittelforschung / Progrès des recherches pharmaceutiques, vol 19. Birkhäuser Basel. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-0348-7090-0_59
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