Chinese Drugs of Plant Origin

Correlation Between Antioxidative Power and Anticancer Activity in Herbs from Traditional Chinese Medicine Formulae with Anticancer Therapeutic Effect

“…For example, ban bian lian has been widely used to treat anasarca and ascites, carbuncles, boils and snake or insect bite, and ascites in late schistomiasis; da huang has been used as a laxative, antiphlogistic and hemostatic in the treatment of obstipation, gastrointestinal indigestion, diarrhea, and jaundice (Tang et al, 1992;Huang et al, 1993;Newall et al, 1996) di yu has been used for the treatment of hemostasis and inflammation ; xian he cao has been used to stop bleeding, inhibit Gram-positive bacteria, and get rid of tapeworms; and zhi hua tou has been used to alleviate pain, cough, and dyspnea, remove blood stasis, and stop bleeding.…”

Comparison of growth‐inhibiting activities of Cordyceps militaris and Paecilomyces japonica cultured on Bombyx mori pupae towards human gastrointestinal bacteria

“…(Clavicipitaceae) and the larval corpses of insects of the family Hepialidae, particularly Hepialus armoricanus Oberthür, on which the fungus is parasitic. 6,7 It may be an alternative source of materials for antimicrobial agents and much effort has been focused on Cordyceps-derived materials as potential sources of commercial antimicrobial agents or as lead compounds. It contains a range of bioactive chemicals such as amino acids, cordycepic acid (D-mannitol), cordycepin, galactosaminoglycan, nucleic acids, polysaccharides, and steroids.…”

“…6 -8 In the Chinese Pharmacopoeia, C. sinensis has long been considered to have natural medicinal properties such as hemostatic, mycolytic, antiasthmatic, and expectorant in the treatment of respiratory diseases as well as a tonic. 6,7 Cordyceps militaris Link has also been used as a substitute for C. sinensis. 7 In Korea, C. militaris and Paecilomyces japonica Yasuda have been used as substitutes for C. sinensis.…”

“…6,7 Cordyceps militaris Link has also been used as a substitute for C. sinensis. 7 In Korea, C. militaris and Paecilomyces japonica Yasuda have been used as substitutes for C. sinensis. They have been described as parasites to a variety of insect species under humid ground in Korea.…”

A new aliphatic alcohol and cytotoxic chemical constituents from Acorus gramineus rhizomes

“…It has been used for sedation as well as treatment of various conditions, including cranial nerve disease, stomach ache, tinnitus, and edema. 1,2) In an earlier pharmacological study, phenolics such as β-asarone, α-asarone, phenylpropenes, and methyl chavicol have been reported from this rhizome, which were shown to have antibacterial, antifungal, and anti-inflammatory effects. 3−6) Recently, our phytochemical investigations on A. gramineus revealed the presence of various bioactive constituents with antitumor and cytotoxic activities.…”