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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Aug 4.
Published in final edited form as: Chin J Nat Med. 2020 Mar;18(3):161–168. doi: 10.1016/S1875-5364(20)30017-0

Table 2.

Representative natural products in lipid metabolism

Type Mode Consequence
Natural products Flavonoids herbacetin, aringenin, hesperetin, nobiletin, tangeretin, fisetin, baicalin Anti-hyperglycaemic and anti-hyperlipidemic properties, ameliorating obesity, inducing fatty acid β-oxidation
Alkaloids berberine, trigonelline, nuciferine Cholesterol-lowering regulation
Saponins Saponin, Gnsenoside Rb2, Akebia Saponin D, Sea Cucumber Saponin Echinoside A Improving hepatic lipid accumulation, attenuating hepatic inflammation, activating mitophagy