Ophiorrhiza pumila, belonging to the genus Ophiorrhiza (Rubiaceae), is distributed throughout tropical and subtropical Asia. In this study, we evaluated for the first time the anti-proliferation and anti-migration effects of ethanol extract of O.
Three alkaloids, aknadinine, 1-nitroaknadinine and sinococuline, isolated from Stephania sutchuenensis were studied for their effects on a fibroblast cell line, eight tumor cell lines and a rat alveolar macrophage culture. Sinococuline is an effective tumor cell growth inhibitor whereas the toxicity
The most complete medicinal herbs database backed by science
Works in 55 languages
Herbal cures backed by science
Herbs recognition by image
Interactive GPS map - tag herbs on location (coming soon)
Read scientific publications related to your search
Search medicinal herbs by their effects
Organize your interests and stay up do date with the news research, clinical trials and patents
Type a symptom or a disease and read about herbs that might help, type a herb and see diseases and symptoms it is used against. *All information is based on published scientific research