“…L. japonica is traditionally used as a medicinal plant (Peng, Mei, Jiang, Zhou, & Sun, 2000). Pharmacological studies and clinical practice have demonstrated that L. japonica possesses many biological functions, including hepatoprotective, cytoprotective, antimicrobial, antioxidative, antiviral and anti-inflammatory (Chang et al, 1995). The constituents of this plant have been previously investigated and shown to contain iridoid glucosides (Kakuda, Imai, Yaoita, Machida, & Kikuchi, 2000) and polyphenolic compounds (Peng et al, 2000).…”