Chinese herbs are useful edible and medicinal plants for their immune modulatory functions.
We have proven that (S)-armepavine (C19H23O3N; MW313) from Nelumbo nucifera inhibits …

Pseudolaric acid B (PAB) is a major bioactive component of the medicinal plant Pseudolarix
kaempferi. Traditional medicine practitioners in Asia have been using the roots of this plant …

T cell immune responses play important roles in the pathogenesis of systemic lupus
erythematosus (SLE).(S)-Armepavine (C19H23O3N; MW313) from Nelumbo nucifera …

Punicalagin (PUN) was isolated from the peel of pomegranate (Punica granatum L.), is a
polyphenol with anti-inflammatory, hepatoprotective, and antioxidant activities. However, it …

Althaea rosea (Linn.) is a medicinal plant from China and Korea that has been traditionally
used to control inflammation, to stop bedwetting and as a mouthwash in cases of bleeding …

Berberine is an isoquinoline alkaloid isolated from herb plants, such as Cortex phellodendri
(Huangbai) and Rhizoma coptidis (Huanglian). Huanglian and Huangbai have been used …

Background Various health benefits have been attributed to Er-Miao-San (EMS), a
traditional Chinese herbal formulation that contains equal amounts of cortex phellodendri …

Cirsitakaoside is a natural compound isolated from Premna szemaoensis. However, the anti-
inflammatory effects of cirsitakaoside are poorly understood. We investigated the anti …

Fibroblast-like synoviocytes (FLS) are inhabitant mesenchymal cells of synovial joints and
have been recognized to play an imperative role in the immunopathogenesis of rheumatoid …

Macrophages play central roles in the innate immune system. The roots of Aralia cordata are
widely used in Oriental medicine as a remedy for arthritis. During our program to screen …