1 Examples are morphine and heroin. 2  Worldwide, an estimated 69 000 people die from opioid overdose each year.  There are an estimated 15 million people who suffer from opioid dependence (i.e. an addiction to opioids).
Berberine is a natural alkaloid found in a wide variety of traditional herbs including goldenseal, barberry and Oregon grape. Many herbalists credit this unique alkaloid for the benefits of ancient herbal tonics used by native populations throughout the world.
Goldenseal contains a substance called berberine that has been found to inhibit or kill many microorganisms ... evidence (far too weak to rely upon at all) suggests that goldenseal or berberine may be ... In Stringtown on the Pike , a dead man is found to have traces of goldenseal in ...