The Dendrobrium species have been commonly used in traditional Chinese medicine as a tonic to nourish the stomach, replenish body fluid, and reduce fever. However, their application as possible therapeutic agents for the treatment of cancers has not been examined. In this study, we want to examine
Breast cancer metastasis is more resistant to chemotherapy and radiotherapy than is cancer of the visceral tissues; therefore, new treatment strategies are urgently needed. Moscatilin, derived from the orchid Dendrobrium loddigesii, has shown anticancer activity. We evaluated the mechanism by which
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