“…Vanillic acid has potential as an agent for the treatment of sickle cell anemia and chronic liver injuries (Itoh et al, 2009;Safo & Kato, 2014). p-Hydrobenzoic acid has antimicrobial, antialgal, antimutagenic, antiestrogenic, hypoglycemic, anti-inflammatory, antiplatelet aggregating, nematicidal, antiviral, and antioxidant functions; in addition, it is widely used in cosmetic products (Azam, Dharanya, Mehta, & Sachdeva, 2013). Therefore, these phenolic compounds extracted from hsian-tsao have antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects.…”