People with high cholesterol who took a natural supplement called berberine hydrochloride, two pills a day for three months, saw their blood fat levels (triglycerides) drop significantly—from pretty high to much lower.

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Berberine – a novel approach to cholesterol lowering

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2005 May

The study gave people with high cholesterol berberine pills twice a day for three months, and their triglyceride levels dropped from 2.3 to 1.5 — just like the claim says.

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Berberine – a novel approach to cholesterol lowering

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DOI: 10.1517/13543784.14.5.683

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Taking a natural supplement called berberine hydrochloride twice a day for three months helped people with high bad cholesterol lower it by about 25%, without changing their good cholesterol levels.

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Taking berberine pills for 3 months helped people with high cholesterol lower their bad fats in the blood—cholesterol dropped by almost a third, and triglycerides by over a third—so it might be a natural way to help manage cholesterol.

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Taking berberine pills daily for a few months may help lower your bad cholesterol and overall cholesterol levels if you have high cholesterol, diabetes, or metabolic syndrome.

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Taking berberine pills every day for 3 months can lower your bad cholesterol and fat levels in the blood by a lot—like cutting your cholesterol by nearly a third.

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Taking berberine pills may help lower your 'bad' cholesterol and fat in your blood by about 10–20%, which could be good for your heart.

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