Bajiaolian, one of the species in the Mayapple family (Podophyllum pelatum), has been widely used as a traditional Chinese herbal medicine for the remedies of snake bites, general weakness, poisons, condyloma accuminata, lymphadenopathy, and certain tumors in China. In Western medicine, Podophyllum
The histologic changes of podophyllin-treated condylomata acuminata were studied at 24-hour, 48-hour, and 7-day intervals. The 24-hour specimens had scattered individual atypical cells, whereas 48-hour specimens demonstrated small focal areas of atypia. Seven-day specimens exhibited very mild atypia