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. 2016 Apr 29;21(5):559. doi: 10.3390/molecules21050559

Table 2.

Some drugs or compounds isolated from Chinese herbal medicines which follow the traditional uses.

Plant Origin Drugs or Compounds Chemical Structures Effects or Indications Ancient Chinese Literature Recording Chinese Herbal Medicines with Same Effects and the Published Time
Artemisia annua L. [53,55] Artemisinin graphic file with name molecules-21-00559-i001.jpg Anti-malarial Zhou Hou Bei Ji Fang (Jin Danasty, AD 266–420)
Corydalis yanhusuo W.T.Wang [58,59] Tetrahydropalmatine graphic file with name molecules-21-00559-i002.jpg Analgesic Lei Gong Pao Zhi Lun (Nanchao Song Dynasty, AD 420–479)
Ligusticum chuanxiong Hort. [60] Tetramethyl-pyrazine graphic file with name molecules-21-00559-i003.jpg Mmyocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing (Donghan Dynasty, AD 25–220)
Paeonia lactiflora Pall. [61,62] Paeoniflorin graphic file with name molecules-21-00559-i004.jpg Analgesic Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing (Donghan Dynasty, AD 25–220)
Epimedium brevicornum Maxim. [63,64] Icariin graphic file with name molecules-21-00559-i005.jpg Osteoporosis Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing (Donghan Dynasty, AD 25–220)
Pueraria lobata (Willd.) Ohwi [65] Puerarin graphic file with name molecules-21-00559-i006.jpg Diabetes Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing (Donghan Dynasty, AD 25–220)
Salvia miltiorrhiza Bunge [66,67] Salvianolic acid B graphic file with name molecules-21-00559-i007.jpg Cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing (Donghan Dynasty, AD 25–220)
Uncaria rhynchophylla (Miq.) Jacks. [68] Rhynchophy-lline graphic file with name molecules-21-00559-i008.jpg Antihypertensive Ming Yi Bie Lu (Nanchao Liang Dynasty, AD 502–557)
Saussurea lappa (Decne.) C.B. Clarke [69] Costunolide graphic file with name molecules-21-00559-i009.jpg Anti-gastric ulcer, antispasmodic Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing (Donghan Dynasty, AD 25–220)
Gastrodia dlata Bl. [70,71] Gastrodin graphic file with name molecules-21-00559-i010.jpg Anti-convulsion, analgesic Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing (Donghan Dynasty, AD 25–220)