Table 2.
Aromatase inhibitory effect of the main compounds from MHT components.
| Constituent | Chemical name | Aromatase inhibition (IC50) | Maximum con. (mM) |
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| Ephedrae Herba | Ephedrine (1) | >10 mM | 10 |
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| Cinnamomi Ramulus | Coumarin (2) | >10 mM | 10 |
| Cinnamic acid (3) | >10 mM | 10 | |
| Cinnamaldehyde (4) | >10 mM | 10 | |
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| Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma | Liquiritin (5) | 530 μM | 10 |
| Liquiritin apioside (6) | 508 μM | 10 | |
| Liquiritigenin (7) | 1.611 mM | 10 | |
| Glycyrrhizin (8) | >10 mM | 10 | |