Phytolacca acinosa is an herb for treatment of ascites and tumor. Two forms of phytolacca acinosa, i.e. raw and vinegar-processed herb, have been used in clinic. However, pharmacokinetic difference between the two forms of phytolacca acinosa has not been fully understood. Herein, a comparative
Background: Esculentosides and related phytolaccosides form a group of oleanene-type saponins isolated from plants of the Phytolaccaceae family, essentially Phytolacca esculenta, P. americana and P. acinosa. This chemical family offers a