“…Aquifoliaceae family comprises 400 species. Among them, Ilex pubescens (IP), under the Chinese name ‘Mao‐Dong‐Qing’, is an evergreen shrub, which is mainly distributed in southern regions of China (Lin, Ying, Zhang, & Lu, ). Its root is a well‐known traditional Chinese medicine herb commonly used for the treatment of cardiovascular disease and hypercholesterolemia (Zhou et al, ), and as a main ingredient in many formulae such as Mao‐Dong‐Qing injection, Mao‐Dong‐Qing tablet and Mao‐Dong‐Qing capsule.…”