Table 5.

Bioactivities of TCM herbs. (Modeled after McCulloch et al. (2018))

Bioactivity	TCM herbs
Antiproliferative	Bai Hua She She Cao (Herba Oldenlandia), Huang Qin (Scutellaria baicalensis), Jiang Huang (Rhizoma Curcumae Longae, turmeric), Ling Zhi (reishi mushroom or Ganoderma)
Apoptotic	Jiang Huang (Rhizoma Curcumae Longae, turmeric), Green tea (Camellia sinensis)
Inhibitive (NF-kappa B, COX-2, telomerase) Pulmonary fibrosis (radiation-induced)	Jiang Huang (Rhizoma Curcumae Longae, tumeric) Green tea (Camellia sinensis) Dang Gui (Angelicae sinensis)
Synergistic with chemotherapy agents (anthracycline, cisplatin, and irinotecan)	Green tea (Camellia sinensis)
Reductive and preventive (radiation-induced) Enteritis DNA damage Pneumonitis	Ren Shen (Radix Ginseng, Panax ginseng) Dang Gui (Radix Angelicae sinensis, dong quai) Bai Shao (Radix Paeoniae Alba)
Bone marrow and intestinal toxicity	Shu Di Huang (Radix Rehmanniae Preparata) and Chuanxiong (Rhizoma Ligustici Chuanxiong) Dong Chong Xia Cao (Ophiocordyceps sinensis)