“…Modern pharmacological studies have shown that Veronicastrum species have versatile beneficial pharmacological properties, such as anti-inflammatory, analgesic, antibiosis and immunosuppressive activities (Gao et al, 2004;Huang et al, 2009;Zhou & Meng, 1992a). Several kinds of chemical constituents have been isolated from these plants, including flavonoids, phenols, phenylpropanoids and terpenoids (Inouye & Aoki, 1968;Inouye et al, 1969;Lin et al, 1995;Liu et al, 1999;Nohara et al, 2010;Shang et al, 1997;Shimada et al, 1971;Zhao & Shi, 2007;Zhou & Meng, 1992b). Recently, several studies revealed that Veronicastrum axillare exhibited potential antiulcer effects on gastric ulcer in rats induced by ethanol (Du et al, 2013;Shen et al, 2012).…”