Oregon Grape root has a distinctly bitter taste due to the presence of alkaloids including berberine. Though initially disagreeable to people not familiar with bitter herbs, these substances have a beneficial effect on the digestive tract. They stimulate the flow of bile which loosens the stools and helps prevent and sometimes relieves constipation, diverticulosis, gallbladder disease and hemorrhoids. They may also help people with constipation predominant irritable bowel syndrome (IBS).

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Oregon grape also has antibiotic and anticancer properties that are receiving more and more attention by researchers and clinicians. Berberine and other alkaloids have been shown to kill a wide range of microbes and have been effective in human studies for speeding recovery from giardia, candida, viral diarrhea and cholera.