Abstract Ethnopharmacological relevance Sophora flavescens (Fabaceae), also known as
Kushen (Chinese: 苦参), has been an important species in Chinese medicine since the Qin …

Cancer is the second leading cause of mortality, only overcome by cardiovascular diseases,
and has caused more than 8.7 million deaths in 2015 all over the world. This figure is …

Traditional Chinese herbal medicine (TCHM) is widely used in the prevention and treatment
of viral infectious diseases. However, the operative mechanisms of TCHM remain largely …

Ethnopharmacological relevance Sophora alopecuroides L., which is called Kudouzi in
China, is a medicinal plant distributed in Western and Central Asia, especially in China, and …

Alkaloids are nitrogen-containing natural products found in bacteria, fungi, animals, and
plants with complex and diverse structures. The widespread distribution of alkaloids along …

Abstract Background Sophora flavescens Aiton (SF), also known as Kushen (Chinese: 苦参),
has been an important species in Chinese medicine since the Qin and Han dynasties. It is …

Quinolizidine alkaloids (QAs) are nitrogen-containing compounds produced naturally as
specialized metabolites distributed in plants and animals (eg, frogs, sponges). The present …

Eight new matrine-type alkaloids, flavesines G–J (1–4), alopecurine B (5), 7, 11-dehydro-
oxymatrine (6), 10-oxy-5, 6-dehydromatrine (7), and 10-oxysophoridine (8), along with nine …

Three new matrine-type alkaloids,(+)-5α-hydroxyoxysophocarpine (1),(−)-12β-
hydroxyoxysophocarpine (2), and (+)-5α-hydroxylemannine (3), along with 14 known …

A rapid and effective method of integrating extraction and purification for alkaloids from
Sophora flavescens Ait. was developed by microwave-assisted aqueous two-phase …