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Clarification of the phenotypic characteristics and anti-tumor activity of Hedyotis diffusa.
The American journal of Chinese medicine - 1 Jan 2011
Lee Hong-Zin, Bau Da-Tian, Kuo Chao-Lin, Tsai Ru-Yin, Chen Yu-Chang, Chang Yu-Hao
Abstract excerpt
Hedyotis diffusa Willd. (Rubiaceae) is an important folk herb used to prevent and cure hepatitis and liver cancer in Taiwan. For differentiation of H. diffusa from counterfeits, macroscopic and microscopic characters of H. diffusa, H. corymbosa and H. tenelliflora were examined in this study. According to Trypan blue exclusion assay and Western blot analysis, H. diffusa had a significant inhibition of cell growth...
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