Research Article

Development of an Innovative Berberine Food-Grade Formulation with an Ameliorated Absorption: In Vitro Evidence Confirmed by Healthy Human Volunteers Pharmacokinetic Study

Table 1

Solubility studies in gastric simulated fluids.

MaterialFaSSGFFeSSIFFaSSIF
Berberine (mg/mL)

BBR-PP0.6030.3290.365
Berberine extract0.1880.1290.149

Solubility studies were performed in FaSSGF (fasted-state simulated gastric fluid) at pH 1.6; FaSSIF (fasted-state simulated intestinal fluid) at pH 6.5, or FeSSIF (fed-state simulated intestinal fluid) at pH 5.0.