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Subject area	Pharmacy
More specific subject area	Anticancer effect of natural products
Type of data	Figures, tables and
How data was acquired	Microplate reader (Thermo Scientific, Vantaa, Finland) at 450 nm. Automatic biochemical analyzer (Beckman Coulter, USA)
Data format	Analyzed and raw
Experimental factors	Huh7, SMMC-7721, HepG2, Hep3B or L-02 cells were exposed to HML (1.25–50 μg/mL), worthmanning or Insulin (100 nM) for 6 or 12 h. HepG2-bearing nude mice models were administered by HML (0–20 mg/kg).
Experimental features	Cytotoxicity of HML to serval HCC cell lines was assessed. The effect of HML on p53 and Akt downstream proteins in HCC cells. Physiological indexes of HepG2-bearing nude mouse model administered by HML.
Data source location	Wuhan, China
Data accessibility	Data is provided in the article.