From: Cancer chemoprevention and therapy using chinese herbal medicine
Name | Botanical Origin | Biological/Pharmacological Activity | Potential Active Components | |
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Latin | Chinese Pinyin | |||
Single Herbs | ||||
Green tea | Lv Cha | Nonfermented leaves of the plant Camellia sinensis | Apoptosis, cell cycle arrest, growth inhibition, antiangiogenesis, and inhibition of metastasis [87] | Epicatechin, Epigallocatechin, Epicatechin-3-gallate,Epigallocatechin-3-gallate [87], |
Panax ginseng C. A. Mey. | Ren Shen | Fleshy roots | Apoptosis [125], cell cycle arrest, growth inhibition, antiangiogenesis, | EFLA400 [21] |
Prunella vulgaris L. | Xia Ku Cao | Dried spikes of the Labiatae plant PV. | antiestrogenic [128], antiestrogen receptor [51], anti-tumor [127] | Rosmarinic, ellagic and caffeic acids [129],Phenolic acids, flavonoids, coumarins, triterpense, |
Scutellaria barbata D. Don | Ban Zhi Lian | Aqueous extract from Scutellaria barbata | Anti-inflammatory and anti-tumor [22] | |
Magnolia officinalis | Hou Pu | Root and stem bark of the oriental herb Magnolia officinalis | Anti-inflammatory [131], anti–gastric ulcer, anti-allergic, antibacterial, and antithrombotic properties [110], | |
Curcuma longa L. | Jiang Huang | Root of the Curcuma Longa | Curcumin [23]α-pinene, β-pinene, γ-terpinene, p-cymene, cuminaldehyde, carvone, 1,8-cineole, β-carotene, β-sitosterol, caffeic acid,carvacrol, carvaol, geranial, kaempferol, limonene, p-coumaric acid, quercetin, tannin, thymol [135] | |
Formula | ||||
Anti-tumor B (ATB), also known as Zeng Sheng Ping(增生平) | Zeng Sheng Ping Pian | Mixture composed of six plants: Sophoratonkinensis, Polygonum bistorta, Prunella vulgaris, Sonchus brachyotus, Dictamnus dasycarpus, and Dioscorea bulbifera. | Anti-tumor [29] | NA |
BaoFei Decoction | Bao Fei Yin | Clerodendrum bungei, Solanum nigrum L., Platycodon grandiflorus, Glycyrrhiza uralensis Fisch, | NA | |
Liu-Wei-Di-Huang Wan | Liu Wei Di Huang Wan | Mixture composed of Six plants: Formula contains Rehmannia glutinosa, Cornus officinalis Sieb., Common Yam Rhizome, Alisma orientalis, Tree Peony Bark, and Poria cocos | Immune modulatory, | NA |