Macleaya cordata has been used for the treatment of cancer, insect bites, and ringworm infection in Mainland China, North America, and Europe. Phytochemical and pharmacological studies demonstrated that the isoquinoline alkaloids derived from M. cordata are its major active components.
Year:2013
Institution:Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Crop Germplasm Innovation and Utilization and National Chinese Medicinal Herbs (Hunan) Technology Center, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha, China
Material:, China
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